“ What if?”

What would you do if Your office is destroyed by fire An essential member of staff falls seriously ill Your telephone system fails and cannot be repaired for 3 days You lose all your office equipment in a Burglary Extreme weather stops your staff getting to work Flooding causes major damage to your premises and equipment Over 400 businesses each week are interrupted for reasons like this. The majority have not planned ahead and the impact of the interruption can be disastrous. Police evacuate you from your office due to an incident

“ The Buncefield explosion was a prime example of something that no one expected, causing heartache to thousands. I do not want to see anyone experience the lows that my constituents did in 2005” Mike Penning – MP for Hemel Hempstead Over 80% of small businesses without a DR plan that experience major interruption fail within two years British Chambers of Commerce “ We lost twenty billable weeks over our four week disruption – it nearly killed us!” RC Hampshire

Do all your key staff know how to Redirect your telephone lines in an emergency? Make an insurance claim / know what is covered? Recover lost computer data? Source short term premises? Communicate with key clients in an Emergency? Contact colleagues out of hours? Research shows that most SME’s cannot answer YES to the majority of these questions Replace computer equipment and software in a hurry?

The solution is simple Develop a Business Continuity / Disaster Recovery Plan Identify the likely risks to your business Take action to minimize the risks Put arrangements in place – should the worst happen Write all the arrangements down in a Business Continuity / Disaster Recovery Plan Devoting a little time to Business Continuity now could save your business in the future – it will also impress your clients and could even reduce your insurance premiums Share the Plan with all key staff and partners, keep it up to date and secure.

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