Disaster Recovery –
How would you cope?


Businesses such as banks and brokerage houses all are required to have a disaster plan by federal law. This is where businesses like CAPS become necessary. CAPS provides a "hot site" or alternate workplace for these businesses, allowing them to simply move their employees to the non-affected area and resume work as normal. CAPS provides the employees with computers, software and telephones to make the system work as effortlessly as possible.

You are probably saying to yourself that this sounds like overkill for your business. And you’re probably right. However, Mr. Zein has seen firsthand what to do in preparing for a disaster and he has agreed to share a few tips with us. Here is what he says:

First things first – make a plan:

First, any business, regardless of size should have a disaster plan. This is a written document that will be kept off site (perhaps in a safe deposit box or even at your mother’s house). Make sure that the plan is easily accessible in case of a disaster, so if you put it in a safe deposit box, keep a key somewhere out of your house in case of fire, etc. This plan should list exactly what to do in case of a disaster that would shut down your business. Include the following information in the plan: