Business Continuity Advice

Business continuity simply means thinking ahead and planning, so that your business can survive if it is disrupted.

Do you run or manage a business? Experience shows that businesses with business continuity arrangements in place are more likely to stay in business and recover from the effects of a serious incident, than those that do not. 

The ability of a business to function normally can be affected in many ways. Ask yourself the questions:

• What if staff can't get to work? This could be due to strikes, closure of the transport network, severe weather, flu pandemic 
• What if the premises are inaccessible? Fire, flooding or a police cordon may prevent you gaining access to a building
• What if there is a utilities failure? Occasionally utilities do fail and you could be left without water, power or telephones for a considerable period of time
• What if the IT fails? This could be caused by a virus, corruption, damage to or theft of your equipment