A business continuity plan audit is a formalized method for evaluating how business continuity processes are being managed. The goal of an audit is to determine whether the plan is effective and in ...

A business continuity plan for small businesses should contain all the crucial information necessary to keep a business operational during an unforeseen event, such as a disaster. It institutes risk ...

As discussed in Part 1, the first step in Business Continuity Planning is to form the BCP Team, create the Mission, and draft the Policy. The next step is to conduct a vulnerability risk assessment.

The interconnected nature of modern business means that your vendors’ operational resilience can, and frequently does, have an outsized impact on business operations. Case in point: 61% of companies ...

To all Chamber of Commerce staff, thank you for your daily management support and field guidance!When people hear 'BCP ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Amid economic strife and a public health crisis, businesses naturally divided along two lines: the prepared and the unprepared. Even then ...

In the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, organizations, including those in financial services, are thinking hard about business continuity planning. The pandemic is raising awareness and prompting a ...

In an article aimed at providing assistance to those starting out in business continuity, CMAC overviews the basics of business continuity and offers a useful framework for writing your first business ...

To understand the importance of disaster planning, employers and their counsel need look no further than the events surrounding extreme weather and storms in different parts of the country, such as ...

Companies can flourish in unexpected situations only if their leaders have a cautious vision of what they could do to protect their organizations. However, this vision needs to be followed by action ...

In previous posts, we stepped through the process of understanding the business, the threats it faces related to business continuity, and how prepared it is to prevent, detect, or respond to events.

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. A business emergency is one of those things you never want to think about — until you have to. Weather emergencies. Natural disasters.