The reality is that a majority of small businesses do not have a plan. As part of the Wells Fargo Small Business Index, Topline, 3rd Qtr 2011 survey, a sample of small businesses were asked if they “have an emergency plan in place in the event your local area experiences a major disaster, such as a fire, tornado, hurricane, earthquake, major flooding, or other disaster?” While 41% have a plan, 58% do not.
Yes, we have a comprehensive plan that includes emergency call in numbers, team communication leaders, and evacuation procedures. Thankfully, we haven't needed the evacuation part yet.
Unfortunately my plan didn't account for the severity of Sandy and my domain is off-line as well as my office.
That is unfortunate. www.bluehost.com is a great provider.
Living and working in the area I am in hurricanes, earthquakes, tornados, flooding, and such are not a major concern. In fact the most worrisome issue we have in Knoxville, is alleged peaceful protestors getting into Oak Ridge National Lab, and the other complexes in the not-so-Secret-City (if the peaceful one can get past the guards, the not so peaceful ones can too!). Yet we have been struck by minor tornados, earthquakes and flooding in the Knoxville area and surrounding counties within the last five years, but nothing like other areas have seen. The two companies I have worked for in my professional
I do hope everyone is safe that has been affected by this storm system. I listen to a station out of Poughkeepsie, New York in the afternoons, and some of the devastation being talked about is beyond my imagination.
If you think of relocating, consider TN, no state income
