Natural disasters can strike almost anywhere and at almost anytime. While we often think of hurricanes and tornadoes as serious problems, there are also threats of wildfire, earthquake, flooding and even ice storms, depending on where you live. All of these problems can interfere with your home business operation. Chief Home Officer offers this advice for preparing for disaster:
When considering how to prepare your corporate or home office for a mean season, or any time of year, ask yourself these questions…
- How does home office protection differ from that of the corporate office?
- What lessons have been learned in recent disasters that can influence or improve home office disaster protection?
- What technology that’s widely available can help home officers smooth the transition from outage to productivity?
- How can I get my home office – or telework team – back up and running with minimal disruption?
It is very important that you consider these questions and make a plan. Use data backup services when warranted, and think of such items as generators, supplies and other necessary items. If you need to be able to get online, think of a place you can go to get Internet access. It is important that you think of contingency plans so that when disaster strikes, your home business doesn’t come to a complete standstill for too long.
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Data backup service sounds great for business backup. For my personal computers, I’ve been using SafeCopy, http://www.safecopybackup.com. In particular I was able to backup USB drives, share files and backup both my Mac and PC with one account. I’m very happy with it and it may be worth checking out.