Natural and man made disasters are all around us. Consider the flames in California, the devestating floods in the midwest, tornadoes, and hurricanes. If you do business from your home, think about the inventory or your home office and all it's contents. Could you continue your business if a fire consumed your premises?

It is imperative that you have a diasater plan for your business no matter how large or small your business is. We have said that even if you are a one man operation, you must think like a large business.

Your Books

You will need a copy of your bookeeping to keep your business afloat

Contact List

Create a contact list for everyone in your organization. You should have phone, physical address and email for all of these catagories:

• Employees
• Downline or Consultants in your line
• Your home company contacts
• Upline, mentors, or those above you in your company
• Current customers
• Websites and passwords that are part of your business-include web hosting, affiliate programs
• Any Leads
• Your mailing list
• Suppliers

Taking Inventory

The very first thing to do is to take an inventory of the assests of your business ! That means your home office, your inventory,your supplies . Anything and everything that applies to your business. Make sure that you have copies of reciepts, an inventory list and pictures. Store them in a safe deposit box or at a location away from your business.Remember to periodically update your inventory.

Your Current Projects

This is important to keep your business stay in business

Business Insurance-A Smart Choice

If you have inventory on or off your residence, it is important to know that your products and supplies will not be covered unless you have business insurance. Say you are a person who has a large Avon inventory in your home, how would you recover it's value if your house went up in smoke.

Load it all On A Flash Drive

Once you have gathered the information, it's a simple matter of plugging in a flash drive to your USB and placing it in another location.