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A Government website with practical advice to help in emergencies.
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Business Continuity
No matter how unlikely it may seem, there is no doubt that ALL businesses are constantly under threat from unexpected disasters...
...It is for that reason that they all need robust business continuity plans.
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What is 'Business Continuity'?
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Business Continuity is the processes and procedures that an organisation puts into place to ensure that essential functions can continue during a disaster and get back to a normal level of operation as quickly as possible.
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Business continuity planning is considerably more widespread in larger organisations, with a serious gap in small to medium sized enterprises. Unfortunately it is the smaller organisations who struggle to recover and continue trading after major disasters, so it is those who really need to use the information on this site.
Remember: 'Business' refers to ANY enterprise or organisation.
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How can my Local Authority help?
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Your local authority, via this website, can help direct you to resources and organisations who can offer specialist help in the area of business continuity.
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A simple plan and procedures in place within a business, which are known to all who work there, go a long way to being prepared. There are 5 basic steps which businesses should follow when putting together a business continuity plan.
Select each one of the links below to work through the process:
1. Analyse your business
What makes it tick?
2. Assess the risks
What might happen?
3. Develop a strategy
What are you going to do?
4. Develop your plan
What do you need to put in place?
5. Rehearse the plan
Does it work?
Download the business continuity leaflet for a summary of what the major issues are, why you need a plan and where you can start to look for further information and expertise.
