Having a Disaster Recovery Plan is Vital for Your HomeBased Business

The 2005 hurricane season began with history-making statistics showing a record-breaking four tropical storms forming before July 5th and now the first hurricane of the season threatening to be a Category 3 bearing down upon the coastal United States. With the memories still vivid of last years four major hurricanes striking Florida, many are fearful that this is a sign of another active and deadly year.

If you own a home-based business, you face unique challenges. Not only is your home at risk, but your business is as well. In fact, the June 27th issue of the Sun Sentinel Newspaper in a column by Robyn Friedman, states: "The impact of a disasters, such as hurricanes, can be staggering to a small business. According to the Financial Planning Association, 40 percent of all businesses hit by a natural disaster fail to reopen, and 25 percent that reopen close within a year. That's why complete and early preparation for disasters, whether hurricanes, fires, earthquakes or floods is essential for the survival of a small business." The article further quoted, Carol Chastang, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Small Business Administration in Washington D.C. as saying, "Small business are particularly vulnerable because they don't have the resources of a larger company. The sooner a small business owner prepares, the more ready he or she will be when disaster hits."

Author Diana Ennen, president of Virtual Word Publishing, http://www.virtualwordpublishing.com lives in Margate Florida and like many Floridians witnessed four hurricanes last year firsthand. She has co-authored a book on Disaster Recovery entitled, Home Office Recovery Plan: The Disaster Preparedness Guide for Your Home Business with Patty Gale and provides the following tips to help you prepare your home-based business or small business:

- Protect your computer files -- FedEx back-up files out of state or downloads via e-mail.
- Back-up all your files and keep a copy off site. Pay special attention to client files, they depend on you to keep their files safe.
- Write down the following information: Your company statistics, subcontractors, key employees, insurance, attorney, accountant, personal, family, medical history, web information & hosting, credit cards, etc. Have a designated person who knows where this information is kept and they should have a copy of this.
- Keep client contracts, wills, important papers, etc., in a safe location.
- Take an inventory of all valuables and assets, computer equipment, printers, etc. and write it down with serial numbers and description as well as taking a photo. If possible attach a copy of the sales receipt to this. This will assist you in getting your money quickly.

Their book, Home Office Recovery Plan: The Disaster Preparedness Guide for Your Home Business provides everything you need to protect you and your business. It enables home business owners to prepare a comprehensive disaster-preparedness plan for their home business and their home. For a free sample chapter of our Home Office Recovery Guide go to Home Office Recovery Plan and also get tips and suggestions there as well for hurricane and storm preparations.

Contact:
Diana Ennen is available for media by contacting via her website at http://www.virtualwordpublishing.com.




Having a Disaster Recovery Plan is Vital for Your HomeBased Business



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