Business Disaster? Won't Happen to MeWritten by Denise O'Berry
As fast as you can say business disaster, your business can go up in smoke. That's what happened a while back to Castle Carpet One. Gone were thousands of dollars worth of equipment and carpet, plus two smaller businesses that were housed in same building. Luckily owners, Larry and Diane Cox, had plenty of business insurance to cover their physical losses. But they lost their most important business asset - customer records - because of failed back up systems. Rebuilding their customer base will be tough and long-term revenue impact is hard to measure.With disasters like hurricanes, tornados, fires, floods and terrorism, to name a few, it's critical for small companies to have a disaster plan. And for companies with only one location, it's even more important. One location companies have potential to lose entire business if disaster strikes. For a home-based business, it's even worse. You could lose your home and your business in one swoop. Any small business owner can minimize damage by simply having proactive strategies in place to deal with an emergency when it happens. What if: * You arrive at your business to find it vandalized and all of your customer records missing?
| | Associate Editor TR Cutler to Offer 6 Advertorial Profiles at Steep DiscountWritten by Thomas Cutler
Thomas R. Cutler, Associate Editor of Industrial Connection magazine (www.industrialconnection.net) is leading North American manufacturing journalist, writing for more than 200 publications per year. Cutler recently announced an important addition for July and August 2005 issues of Industrial Connection. With a fast approaching deadline of June 1, 2005, Cutler is going to provide four free advertorial profiles to manufacturers located in Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Florida. These one page Manufacturer profiles will include a JPG photograph, and information about their product line being offered to readers of Industrial Connection. Industrial Connection is only Manufacturing dedicated publication covering Southeastern United States, with emphasis in Florida, Georgia, North and South Carolina. Cutler added that, “We are going to generate a series of articles about quality, and manufacturing process improvement from Six Sigma to Lean Manufacturing Certification, Electronic Kanban to Job Scheduling. Any feature article about a Southeast U.S. manufacturer that demonstrates continued process improvement is eligible for four complimentary advertorial issues.
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