Dear Small Business Owner: Any disaster will do, say a fire strikes. Everybody panics and they all run from the building. Is anyone missing? God! I need my records! Where's my ledger? Did anyone call 911? Yes, you can handle it.
Maybe it's an earthquake. Maybe you are caught in the rubble. Are they still going to run? All the questions just asked are still unanswered, but you are under the rubble. Who does it now? And we haven't yet considered a law suit against you because someone got hurt or worse. Maybe the court will hold you negligent. Well, you didn't have a Plan, did you? You know, one of those things which proves you aren't negligent?
We haven't yet mentioned a tornado, a hurricane, a flood, or maybe a toxic spill, or, better, write in your own disaster. They all need a plan.
This is a framework for a disaster plan which the Law says you don't need. BUT, if there is a disaster, you are legally responsible if you don't have one. Having one shows that you made an effort to protect people. Get it? Besides, that disaster is a threat to your business, too. Better now to also have a recovery plan in case Mother Nature splatters your facilities and people all over the countryside.
You need a plan.
Our other books were written with individuals in mind and you may want them also. People need survival plans, too. Be sure your employees are prepared, they have an important place in your business. Of course, you have an emergency pack: survival foods and water for at least three days, you will need one in the car, too, and your family is trained to take appropriate action? It's in the books.
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