Business-disrupting events, both large and small, lurk around every corner. Businesses may experience extended power outages due to storms and disruptions that last several days, such as a major snowstorm or hurricane. There are also transformative disruptions that could impact business for more than a year, such as a global pandemic.

If companies want to remain resilient and businesslike in all these cases, they must be prepared to deploy a 'Plan B'.

What are the costs if you do not handle business continuity properly?

Your business may never recover from a disaster. 40% of small businesses never reopen their doors after a disaster.

Where are you going to work?

While not all disasters will completely destroy your office, warehouse or factory, as we have seen during COVID-19, you may need to leave your primary business location for other reasons.

Where will you work if you cannot work at your normal workplace?

Having a plan in advance for where to rotate your activities can help limit downtime during a crisis and get you back on your feet much faster.

What technological solutions do you need?

When you can't work from your normal business location, having the right technology tools is essential to keeping your team connected to their work, to each other and to your customers.

Some of the technology solutions you can consider:

Cloud infrastructure (cloud accessibility for all the productivity tools your company uses)
Offsite cloud data backup and recovery
Remotely managed IT services
Unified cloud communication system (e.g. Microsoft Teams)
VoIP phone system
Cloud-based accounting system (e.g. QuickBooks Online)
Hardware that employees can use at home (e.g. laptops, headsets)

Does your team know what to do?

It is important to document your business continuity and disaster recovery plan as clearly as possible. This includes requiring staff to follow step-by-step instructions in the event of a wide variety of crisis events, such as a ransomware attack, extended power outage, major disasters, pandemics, etc.

Get help with disaster recovery and business continuity tools

Contact us today for more information! Call 317-565-7094 or contact us online.

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