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Protecting Your Business When Disaster Strikes
Thursday, May 15th, 2008
The earthquake tragedy in China is only the most recent example of how harmful disasters can be. Not only are they costly in human lives and sheer destruction but also in the number of businesses that will never open their doors to customers again. Disaster can occur on a smaller scale as well such as burglary, fires, hardware crashes and many more.
A White Paper produced by HP and SCORE reveals that about one-third of all respondents to a survey in the paper said they backup their data rarely, if at all. Most of the rest did it less than monthly, and yet 70% of small businesses that suffer a major data loss will go out of business within a year.
We can’t prevent disasters from happening but we can do our best to prepare for the worst. Here are some ways to minimize the loss your business could incur in case something should happen:
* Of course, the easiest and most obvious preventative measure you can take is simply to backup your data , and not just in the same location, but remotely.
* Important documents should be kept in a fireproof safe.
* Software should be utilized to prevent computer worms and viruses from destroying your hard drives.
* Create a plan to keep things running if something should happen. Assign roles and responsibilities as a part of that plan and walk through them with employees. Then keep the plan updated.
Insurance is also another key factor in salvaging a business in the aftermath of a disaster. Check out Small Business Insurance and Why You Need It for more advice.
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