Business Resumption Plan
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What is a Business Resumption Plan?

A BRP (Business Resumption Plan), also called a Business Continuity Plan, is a documented procedure that explains how your business will function in the event of a disaster. A disaster can be as small as a building flood or as large as a natural disaster or terrorist attack that renders your business inaccessable. A Business Resumption Plan is not the technology you use or plan to use in the event of a disaster, rather, it is the documentation that describes the technology or proceedures you will use. Typically, it includes how you will address data, telecom, applications, employess, payroll, and the profitable parts of your company.

Why have a documented Business Resumption Plan?

Having a BRP has long been considered a best practice but in the day of electronic storage and delivery of information, it is essential to any profitable company. It's only a matter of time before disaster strikes and businesses without a plan will simply be unable to function. The Small Business Administration (SBA) recommends businesses keep and practice disaster recovery plans and numerous federal, state and private regulatory agencies require them. Most companies rely on their employees to know what to do and when to do it on a daily basis but disasters don't occur every day and a documented procedure will help employees and yourself know what to do. Employees that are aware of and trained on the resumption plan become self-sufficient which leads to increased productivity. Most importantly, owners can rest assured that if an employee leaves they don't take knowledge with them.

Okay, I need a plan...Now What?

The first step is to develop one. BRPs are very dynamic - there are no one-size-fits-all solutions and every company must develop solutions that fit their own needs. We have created a document generator to help businesses in this process. It is 100% web based and can be accessed from anywhere in the world in the event of a disaster. To learn more, click here.