Dec 19, 2008

If you're like most people, you probably started with wonderful ideas of fulfilling their dreams, to be successful and take charge of their own destiny.

I hope that those who have met or are well on their way.

You do not start thinking about your business without a business plan and you should not even consider the marketing of their product or services without a marketing plan. A solid business plan and marketing plan are the work plans that will help you know where to go, how to reach and achieve their goals.

Nobody likes to think of what would happen if those accomplishments were suddenly pulled out from under you, but unfortunately did not happen.

Do you have a plan in case of an event like a hurricane, tornado, fire or simple computer crash should happen to you? If not, then it's time to start thinking about adding a business continuity plan to your list of things to do. What is a business continuity plan? In short, a business continuity plan is a set of projects and documented procedures that will help your business back on track in the event of an emergency.

If your business is run from home, while their residence and their livelihoods are at risk due to the unexpected loss. Natural disasters are not the only risk factors. As devastating as it is to think that someone else was at home, robberies can happen anywhere.

Something as basic as a hard drive crash can cripple your home business indefinitely. Recently I talked with two people in the last month who said they experienced hard drive crashes and you lose everything.

When you think of how much time, money and effort they have invested in businesses in their home, it only makes sense to ensure you're protected and can survive an emergency.

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