Many business owners assume major disruption won’t happen to them. However, preparing your business to withstand and recover from the unexpected is essential for every organisation.
In today’s complex and fast‑changing operating environment, disruption can occur at any time and impact your ability to operate, serve customers, or generate income.
Disruption can take many forms – from power or system outages and supply chain interruptions, road closures, to cyber incidents or the loss of critical premises or staff.
Preparing for disruption is simply good business. It could be the difference between a temporary interruption and your business being unable to reopen.
The Commissioner’s Get Ready guides help you both prepare for disasters and handle the aftermath.
Resources in the Get Ready kit:
Disaster recovery – preparing to get back to business
A quick-reference guide to help you return to business after a disaster.
Insurance Claims for Small Business
Helps you prepare your insurance claim and manage the claims process so you can get paid quicker after a disaster or disruption.
Get Ready Business: Prepare your business for disasters in five simple steps
A quick guide to the steps you need to take to prepare your business to handle a disaster.
Get Back to Business: A guide to recovering from disaster
Takes you through the five phases of disaster recovery - from the moment the disaster hits to the actions to take over the days, weeks and months afterwards.
Prepare for the Unexpected: Build a Business Continuity Plan
Helps you build a tailored continuity plan for your business so you can respond quickly and effectively when a disaster strikes.