"Of all businesses that close down following a disaster, more than 43% never reopen....an additional 29% close for good within two years...(because they
did not have a business continuity / disaster recovery plan)."

EIGHT QUESTIONS:

1. How immune is our homeland, your business, your community, and our economy against future hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes, floods, a pandemic event or a terrorist attack?

2. How prepared is your business to reopen within 24 to 48 hours following a natural or man-made disaster or epidemic?

3. What is your disaster Recovery-Time Objective (RTO: your targeted time-limit to get critical operations/systems back up and running) following a local disaster?

4. Have you formulated a plan and strategies to limit the impact of risks to your business?

5. How quickly can you return from incremental business resumption to normal business operations after a minor disaster? After a major disaster?

6. Do you believe, as many business owners/managers do, that insurance will take care of the losses?

7. Where will your customers/clients, vendors/suppliers go, during downtime, when your building is destroyed or employees are quarantined and your business is knocked to its knees?

8. Will your owners, board members/stakeholders be well informed about impact, on the bottom line, if there is no Business Continuity Plan?

Regardless of all your good efforts--without advance Business Continuity Planning (BCP)--your business may be closed due to an overt or covert terrorist attack, a cyber attack, severe electrical storm, hurricane, earthquake, wildfire, flood, epidemic or other cause.

THREE OBJECTIVES:

1. Protect your business and community's human and physical infrastructure.

2. Stay in business...no matter what happens.

3. Protect the economy of your community.

Business Continuity Planner Pandemic Preparedness Consultant Counter-Terrorism Expert Keynoter Workshop Leader Award-Winning Author Business continuity planning consultant, anti-terrorism expert, and International Benjamin Franklin Award-winning author, Craig O. Thompson, is communications director for the International Association for Counterterrorism & Security Professionals, a member of the Institute for Business & Home Safety, and the Association of Contingency Planners International. Clients embrace his philosophy: risk assessment, business impact analysis, appropriate strategies, and advance preparedness enables commerce and our citizens to get up-and-running soon after a disaster. Craig's keynotes, business continuity planning workshops, H5N1 Avian Flu Seminar and neighborhood/community preparedness programs champion knowledge, advocacy, and action for business, personal security, and endurance. He will focus on your theme and target what you need for your business, convention, trade association, college or university campus, community, or special event. Public Health System & Medical Industry Sponsorships Business Area Recovery Plan Development Business Continuity Program Development Risk & Threat Assessment Business Impact Analysis Recovery Strategies Physical Security and More! Attack on America & The War on Terrorism: Interviewed Worldwide by Countless Media Outlets   BCP & Counterrorism Workshops Keynotes Consulting Pandemic Preparedness Business Venture & Succession Plan Components Neighborhood & Family Preparedness Click Here For Sample BC Plan Outline For more information or Craig Thompson's availability: info--AT--BusinessContinuityBCP.com Click Here For Sample BC Plan Outline   Craig Thompson provides Keynotes and Workshops for: Conferences Trade Shows Executive Retreats Professional Groups Corporate Gatherings College & University Programs Available for Chambers of Commerce Sponsored Seminars   Craig O. Thompson will help your professional staff or audience: Develop a Business Continuity / Risk Reduction and Recovery Plan, to mitigate exposure from any natural or man-made disaster (including pandemic flu and terrorist attacks) Safeguard mutual business investments in the community to ensure stability, and to reduce liability and disruption to normal operations Gain a better understanding of the challenges businesses and individuals face with America's War on Terrorism Understand how to practice neighborhood preparedness for families and loved-ones Become advocates in the corporate community for business, neighborhood and family safety, and break out of the "It won't happen to us" syndrome Manage time & maintain a motivated, hope-filled stance in this challenging decade AVAILABLE: Consultant, Workshop, or Keynote How to Keep SMBs Open for Business� As a partner working to secure your business, managing consultant Craig O. Thompson can help your professional staff / organization determine critical business fuctions in order to: Initiate a Business Continuity / Contingency disaster recovery project (its scope and objectives) Gain management support by defining the risk/benefit ratios Obtain a working budget, organization and staffing Perform a Risk/Probabilities Assessment for natural and man-made disasters to protect human and physical resources/infrastructure Determine required time-frame for recovery Conduct a Business Impact Analysis (BIA) to identify various impacts that might be caused by workforce disruption--including loss of employees during a pandemic flu event or other epidemic Determine potential Upstream and Downstream losses for business continuity to protect key customers, employees, IT, buildings, suppliers, records, and other important aspects Define critical vs. non-critical (suspendable) business unit functions Determine, prioritize, and set disaster prevention / mitigation strategies Create the Business Continuity and Recovery Plan to protect against adverse effects of disasters, including potential for a bio-event Establish an Emergency Operations Center (EOC) (also referred to as Command Center) and alternate sites Duplicate and protect vital records (off-site) Test, Update, and Maintain the Plan...and more ARE YOU OVERWHELMED, MIDSTREAM, WITH YOUR BC PLANNING PROJECT? Contact Craig O. Thompson Managing Consultant, Business Continuity-BCP A Division of Brightwater Enterprises, LLC   NEW SERVICES! Certified, Professional Security & Life Safety Training Available NOW AVAILABLE Instruction on Personal Protection for Dignitaries / Celebrities NOW AVAILABLE Back to Top Click Here for a Partial List of Keynote & Workshop Topics Or Call 317.535.3705 www.BusinessContinuityBCP.com Business Continuity -- BCP P.O. Box 503, Greenwood, IN 46142-0503 Email: info--AT--BusinessContinuityBCP.com CLICK HERE TO VIEW A FREE SAMPLE BUSINESS CONTINUITY / DISASTER RECOVERY PLANNING OUTLINE The Institute for Business and Home Safety has established that 43% of all businesses involved in local disasters never reopen. Of those who reopen, an additional 29% are gone within two years...because they did not establish a business continuity and disaster recovery plan. (Source: IBHS) Click Here for a Partial List of Keynote & Workshop Topics Or Call 317.535.3705 Email: info--AT--BusinessContinuityBCP.com Back to Top Before you move on, you can join the Business Continuity - BCP / Brightwater Enterprises Mail List to receive Craig O. Thompson's free, electronic newsletter with important monthly and special updates on business continuity and counter-terrorism. Or make inquiries regarding our Business Continuity - BCP consulting or speaking services. PRIVACY NOTICE: We will not provide your email address to anyone. *Your Name: *Your E-Mail: Contact Phone With Area Code: (OPTIONAL) Additional Comments or Inquiry: *Required Fields Back to Top

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