What if a fire destroyed your building, including your computers and records? What plans do you have if your business closed down for a couple days?

Here Are Some Tips To Help You Get Started:

• Develop a staff succession plan
• Arrange for off-site storage of important records and information, including:
• Back up computer files regularly
• Have potential locations from which you can operate on a temporary basis
• Consider a back-up power source such as a portable generator
• Review your insurance policies and estimate what it will take to restore your business - supplies, equipment, workspace and people. Verify what is covered and not covered
• Develop a plan for salvaging equipment or inventory
• Make a photographic record of your business assets
• Develop a list of people who have keys, codes and access passwords to bank accounts, high security areas, databases and systems
• Plan to maintain contact with customers, suppliers and investors
• Inform employees of your plans, and let them know what will happen and where you will relocate if necessary
• Review your plan on a regular basis and update it as your business changes
• Schedule regular drills and training
• Provide first aid and CPR training for your employees
• Encourage your employees to develop household emergency plans