As I sit here through yet another rainy day in NY, it reminds me that rain as necessary as it is, can in very large quantities, wreak havoc.
National Disaster Preparedness month is September, but you need to plan year round to be prepared properly.
The prospect of preparing for a business-halting event is daunting, but necessary. Not being prepared to react quickly in an emergency can lead to loss of business. iPEP can make it easy.
Small and large businesses alike share some common business issues: hiring the right people, finding the right vendors, getting and keeping the right customers.
Unbelievably, businesses of all sizes are also largely unprepared to maintain or resume their day-to-day business if a natural disaster or emergency happens. iPEP is an amazing took that can provide you with the ability to quickly and affordably implement disaster recovery plan for your business.
The 4th annual survey Disaster Planning in the Private Sector: A Look at the State of Business Continuity in the U.S. completed by AT&T in August 2005 reports that on average 1/3 of US companies do not have a disaster recovery plan
How can iPEP Help?
Business Must Go On: Have a Plan B and C
Business continuity planning begins with having a plan in place and identifying what business critical processes have to be documented and backed up to preserve operations. The plan should include where calls are routed, provisions for employees, and how the core business functions will be sustained in case of an emergency. All of this can be stored in your iPEP and be accessible to your team wherever they are.
It’s important that your staff understands what they can do to support business continuity. Pull a team with representatives from each department and have them develop a plan designed to maintain business processes, client relationships and employee safety.
Backup and Store Offsite
With iPEP’s unlimited storage and quick accessibility, you can have backups of your electronic files, archives of important documents stored in a secure remote location.
You won’t have to worry about losing valuable information like your Client Database, work samples or business support when you use iPEP to keep copies these important documents and your procedures of what do in case of emergency.
Taking Inventory for Insurance Purposes
Create an inventory of your business assets and upload them to iPEP. It will make insurance claims easier to process. Include images, serial numbers, date of purchase and warranties of equipment and electronics. Update your inventory as new assets are added to maintain accurate records. Store your inventory in a secure offsite location. If you don’t have the time to have staff do it, hire someone to come in and conduct an inventory for you.
Test, Test and Test
Don't create a plan then leave it to collect dust. Make sure that your plan will work in the event of seasonal or manmade emergencies. Revisit it at least every 6 months to make sure it's still valid and that key players are still in employment.
Contact me now to learn how iPEP can replace your existing filing system, and be the finding system that supports your business now and in case of emergency.