Protecting your business from the unexpected
You don’t usually hear about the local businesses that go under after a hurricane or an earthquake — but it happens more often than you’d think. Don’t let it happen to you.
Being prepared means having a plan, not a few gallons of water
Carrying business interruption insurance matters. But insurance alone doesn’t keep your doors open and your revenue coming in — and that is what survival actually depends on.
An extremely important component of an effective risk management plan is being prepared to respond quickly to an emergency or a disaster. Being prepared doesn’t mean having a few gallons of water tucked away in the back of the office, and responding doesn’t mean returning to inspect the damage after the fact.
It means having a plan in place that lets you continue conducting business immediately after a disaster or emergency strikes — a plan for recovery from both a partial disruption and a complete interruption.
Book a Free AssessmentCarefully assess your critical business functions, and consider which parts of your business could sustain a prolonged interruption. If you can afford to put every function on hold and potentially lose customers, you may survive a mild emergency. Most businesses can’t — even a mild disruption can have disastrous effects on the future of the company.
Evaluating your business continuity plan
Five questions worth answering honestly before you need the answers.
- Do you have a written business continuity plan?
- Do you have a crisis management team?
- What provisions have been made for resuming business operations?
- Have you identified and prioritized your critical applications?
- Does each job function have a primary and a secondary person assigned to its critical duties?
No eye-rolling allowed. But seriously — the last thing you need to be doing is working out what to do while your business is in the middle of a significant technology failure.
If you can’t answer these five questions today, that is the gap worth closing first. We can work through them with you.
Talk to UsYour people are the highest risk — and the best defense
Let’s be honest: the highest risk to your business is your own team. Our Employee Education & Assessment Program educates your people and evaluates how they respond to real threats.
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Book a free assessment and we’ll pressure-test your continuity plan before you need it.