Could your business survive a business interruption?
2/22/2021 (Permalink)
Could your business survive a business interruption? What happens when the internet is down? Do you panic? What if it was more serious? As business owners you need to think about what would you do if you walked in one morning and there was two inches of water on the floor. Well luckily you are reading this blog so you know what to do about that, you call SERVPRO. But what other resources will you need to handle a situation quickly and efficiently to get back to business ASAP. You need a plan and we have a free foundation of a plan in our Emergency Ready Profile mobile app. Think about the vendors and contacts you need to have to run your business.
Let’s say that you had a fire in your business and stock inventory of the raw materials you use are destroyed. Let’s list out the resources that are needed in this event.
- 911 Fire dept
- SERVPRO of West Forsyth County
- Insurance company with policy numbers (what if those files were damaged)
- Key personnel within your organization
- Landlord if you rent
- Vendors of the raw materials
You may also need other resources to be able to contact them about restoring services or repairing services. Within the ERP you can load the account mgr. and account number so that you have them pull up your records quickly and know what services you have. These would include.
- The Electric company
- The Water / Sewer company
- Gas company
- Internet service provider
The ERP is customizable, this allows you to place key personnel and contacts that you need all at your finger tips to call right away. These may include.
- HR director for your company
- Maintenance mgr.
- IT Mgr.
- Trades service companies you have a relationship with such as HVAC, Plumber, General Contractors.
This may not be an all-inclusive list here, but having the list of resources and their related account numbers / contacts will make for faster communication. This will result in getting back to business faster. The ERP app is available to have on your phone and or print it out and place right beside / integrate with your current operations manual or employee handbook. We don’t schedule disasters but we can be ready for them when they show up unexpectedly. Call Ed Dean to schedule a walk through and ask for any assistance you need with the SERVPRO Mobile Ready App. 336-946-1131