Readysmith Advisers Limited has developed a service to help small and medium organizations develop effective readiness plans to deal with emergencies, crises, and disasters. Their service includes customized planning assistance from experienced advisers, online learning modules to guide plan customization, and ongoing support in plan implementation and crisis response. For an annual fee of $5,000-$15,000, organizations gain access to Readysmith's planning templates and expertise to establish a comprehensive readiness strategy that addresses emergency response, crisis management, business continuity, and IT recovery.

1. In-
Readysmith Advisers Limited
Many organizations think they
Ready, Set, Go
are ready for anything - emer- Targeting Small and Medium Sized Organizations
gencies, crises, disasters. Some
Readysmith Advisers Limited has devel-
actually are. Most are not.
oped a unique solution to get you ready
for emergencies, crises and disasters.
We will guide you in developing a prag-
matic, effective Ready Plan to protect
and continue your business.
You can develop and implement your
readiness plans with our SaaS based
service and our veteran Advisers in
Less than 30% of small and months or even weeks. You can work at
your own pace, seek our advice and
medium sized businesses have
guidance when you need it and build
developed effective plans to deal your organization’s response capabilities
painlessly.
with emergencies, crises and
Readysmith’s Advisers are veterans,
disasters. Their options for plan- averaging over 15 years experience in
ning are limited—inadequate developing readiness plans for our cus-
tomers.
templates from the Internet,
• A customized and comprehensive plan
expensive software packages,
to continue your organization's opera-
very expensive consultants. The tions. The Ready Plan addresses
learning curve is steep and slip-
Emergency Response, Crisis Manage-
ment, Business Continuity and IT Re-
pery. covery.
• 40 hours of advice in the first 12
months from your assigned Ready-
smith Adviser.
• A base Ready Plan template to start
customization.
• Web-based learning modules to guide
You need a clear vision of where you through the customization of your
you are going and how to get Ready Plan.
there. We will check what you • Wiki-based platform to collaborate with
your assigned Readysmith Adviser and
have done, work with you to
colleagues, including the Readysmith
determine where and how you blog and the customer discussion fo-
rum.
should improve your readiness,
and plan how to proceed. The
• In the event of a crisis, emergency or
disaster, we can provide tele-
pieces have to fit together. phone support and advice. To find out more, please visit our website at:
Readysmith
Advisers Limited
www.readysmithadvisers.com
or call 1-877-636-3596
or 1-716-803-8795

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Certainty
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There is no certainty when you
execute your Ready Plan. The Targeting Small and Medium Sized Organizations
plan cannot anticipate every
eventuality. After all, Helmuth
von Moltke, a German Field
Marshal, said "No battle plan Info Center Pages Your Pages
survives contact with the en-
emy". However, you will be The Info Center offers a wealth of informa- A secure and private set
confident. tion to educate you further in readiness. of pages for your Ready
• Your Ready Plan is based on • About Readysmith Advisers Plan, associated documents and Ready
common standards for busi- Plan customization tasks.
ness continuity management, • Alerts
including BS2599 (from the • Blog • Document Library
British Standards Institute),
NFPA 1600 (from the National • Definitions • Ready Plan
Fire Protection Association) • Service Contract
and CSA Z1600 (from the • Discussion Forum for Customers
Canadian Standards Associa- • FAQ • To Do
tion).
• You have had good advice • Industry News
from Advisers averaging over
• Interesting Articles
Your Readysmith Adviser
15 years of experience.
• You have practiced executing • Personal Readiness Your Adviser is the glue that holds the ser-
your Ready Plan in a table top vice together. You will meet regularly with
exercise. • Useful Websites
your Adviser and discuss your progress
• You will get good advice when • Using the Wiki
you do need to use your
and plans.
Ready Plan. Meet with your Adviser by phone, web
Work Module Pages meeting or Skype. Typical reasons to
Comfort meet:
Work modules teach you how to customize
• We will always call you back.
your Ready Plan. With a combination of • When you don't understand something
• We will always answer your
question. instructive text, diagrams, pictures, videos, • When you think you do understand
• We know how to help you and tutorials, you are guided through the something, but want to confirm it
through this. process.
• We love our work. • When you have an idea
• We want you to use our ser- • Starting Off
• When you have a question
vice forever. • Self Assessment
• When you think something is unclear
Speed • Risk Assessment or could be presented better
• You can work at your own • Emergency Response • When you have finished a work mod-
pace.
• If you need to finish your plan • Crisis Management ule and want your adviser to review
quickly, go ahead. You can it and confirm that you can move on
probably get it done in a few • Business Impact Analysis
weeks. Finally, your Adviser will develop, facilitate
• Recovery Strategies
• If you want to go slowly, that's and report on a scenario-based table top
fine. • Business Continuity exercise, designed to validate your plan
• However, we do expect you to • IT Recovery and make sure that your teams know how
finish in the first 12
months. That's why the price • Training to respond to an emergency, crisis or dis-
drops significantly after your aster.
first one year term. • Awareness/Exercises
Don’t wait. Call now to talk to a Ready-
• Keeping Current
Value smith Adviser.
• Your annual fees for the ser-
vice can range from $5,000 to
$15,000, based on the options
you choose.
• You can only judge the value To find out more, please visit our website at:
by looking at the service with
one of our Advisers.
Readysmith
Advisers Limited
www.readysmithadvisers.com
or call 1-877-636-3596
or 1-716-803-8795