Business Continuity Plan

Exploring the topic of continuity plans for small businesses. Ideas and expert advice on how to create the processes and procedures of prevention and recovery to deal with any potential threats to a company.

Business management

Top tips for business continuity – Preparing for the unexpected

Klaus Allion, managing director at ANT Telecom, automated communication specialists, discusses business continuity and the need for businesses to have a flexible and robust communications system to enable employees to work from any location.

Business Technology

Business continuity plan: What it is and why you need it

Bruce Penson, managing director of Pro Drive IT, discusses why business continuity plans and disaster recovery plans are crucial to protecting your organisation.

Business management

How to improve your business continuity strategy in five steps

Here, we outline five steps that can take to improve your business continuity strategy and ensure it’s fit for purpose.

News

How much does two weeks of disruption cost a small business?

More than 550,000 small businesses in the UK have been forced to halt trading due to a disruption in the last two years, research finds.

News

Business continuity plans not a priority for small businesses

Just 27 per cent of small businesses have a business continuity plan (BCP) in place, compared to 68 per cent of medium-sized organisations and 75 per cent of large companies, finds research.

Business Technology

Cloud back-up options for small businesses

John Dryden, chief technology officer at ITLab, discusses how today's companies should approach business continuity.

Small Business Insurance

Business continuity in a flash

Fires, floods and flu get all the headlines, but it's the less obvious perils that bring down the majority of businesses. Here we look at ways to prevent your company becoming a lightning rod for disaster.

Business Technology

Plan for the worst: business continuity

Business continuity provider SunGard and Smallbusiness.co.uk offer advice on how to carry on with ‘business as usual’ when the unexpected happens.

Future-proof your business communications set-up

Landlines as we know them will be scrapped in 2027 – along with a raft of upcoming business changes. Here's how to ensure your communications set-up is fit for whatever the future brings