Can your business bounce back from the impacts of an earthquake, flood, or severe weather storm? Does you business continuity plan include redundancy strategies to ensure your business can continue operation in the case of a power outage or phone interruption?

According to the Institute for Business and Home Safety an estimated 25% of businesses do not reopen following a major disaster. Building a continuity plan and taking proactive steps toward preparedness will reduce this risk, protect stakeholder's interests, and ensure continuation of services.

Resources to help you prepare your business continuity plan:

• Is Your Business Ready? - Questionnaire
• Develop and Implement Emergency Action Plans
• Build a Continuity Plan:
  • Institute for Business and Home Safety:
    • How to Get Started-Online Training
    • Open for Business® Planning Toolkit
    • Individual Forms:
    • Employee Contact List
    • Key Supplier/Vendor Information
    • Key Contacts
    • Critical Business Functions
    • Recovery Location
    • Vital Records
    • Critical Telephone Numbers
    • Critical Supplies
    • Equipment/Machinery/Vehicles
    • Computer Equipment & Software
    • Voice/Data Communications
    • Miscellaneous Resources
    • Disaster Response Checklist
    • Disaster Response Checklist Inventory Sheet
  • Federal Emergency Management Agency:
    • A Step-by-Step Approach to Emergency Planning
  • Ready.gov:
    • Business Continuity and Disaster Preparedness Plan
  • Identify Hazards and Threats
  • Respond to a Disaster or Emergency
  • Resume Operations
  • Conduct Training and Exercises

Resources to support your plan:

• Insurance Discussion Form
• Computer Inventory Form
• Media Communications Plan - (PDF)
• NonStructural Hazard Mitigation - Self Assessment
• Incident Command System (ICS)