Book description
Now in its second edition, Prepare for the Worst, Plan for the Best presents you with a structured, time-tested blueprint to help you evaluate your business in terms of its vulnerability and guide you through developing a cost-effective, individualized disaster and recovery plan. This book is an essential handbook for anyone who owns, or plans to start, a small business, to help you move from paralysis to preparedness.
Table of contents
- Copyright
- About the Author
- Foreword
- Acknowledgments
- Preface
- 1. Yes, You Should Sweat the Small Stuff!
- 2. Our Roadmap
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1. PREPARE
- 3. Preparing Your IT Strategy
- 4. Ensuring Financial Liquidity
- 5. Basic Safety Practices
- 6. Business Mail Procedures
- 7. Special Needs of the Disabled and the Elderly
- 8. Give Some Thought To Your Pets
- 9. Take Five
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2. RESPOND
- 10. IT Strategy
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11. Financial Liquidity
- 11.1. MITIGATING INSURED LOSSES
- 11.2. SECURING INSURANCE FOR A PROPERTY LOSS
- 11.3. IDENTIFYING IMPLICATED POLICIES
- 11.4. RECONSTRUCTING INSURANCE POLICIES
- 11.5. ISSUES RELATING TO EMPLOYEE DISPLACEMENT
- 11.6. DISASTER RELIEF PROGRAMS
- 11.7. SOMETIMES "AID" CAN BE HARMFUL
- 11.8. WORKING TOGETHER
- 11.9. COMMUNICATING WITH STAKEHOLDERS
- 3. RECOVER
Product information
- Title: Prepare for the Worst, Plan for the Best: Disaster Preparedness and Recovery for Small Businesses
- Author(s):
- Release date: April 2008
- Publisher(s): Wiley
- ISBN: 9780470170915
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