The massive ice storm that raged across the US this week has left a path of devastation in its wake. Particularly hard hit was the jewel of the Ohio River, Louisville Kentucky.
Damaging ice covers the entire region and the three largest electric utilities estimate that over 700,000 people are without power. This type of disaster has an immediate impact on small and mid-size businesses. Many small businesses are shuttered due to an inability to access power. Service oriented and home based businesses are also particularly hard hit by the power outages due to their dependency on digital technologies.
Business closure means that cash registers are not ringing. During these lean times of a deepening recession weaker businesses are particularly susceptible to the negative impact of these events. A single day of lost revenue can be the difference in a small businesses ability to maintain itself as a going concern.
The importance of having a set of contingency plans to accommodate these types of business interruptions is critical even more so due to the difficult business cycle we are now confronting.
The implementation of a sound practice program as advocated by Sum2 helps businesses to address these types of risks. The Profit|Optimizer helps managers craft an effective sound practice program. Sound practices incorporates plans to mitigate the negative effects of business interruption events and initiate actions that maintains profitability during the most adverse market conditions.
Damaging ice covers the entire region and the three largest electric utilities estimate that over 700,000 people are without power. This type of disaster has an immediate impact on small and mid-size businesses. Many small businesses are shuttered due to an inability to access power. Service oriented and home based businesses are also particularly hard hit by the power outages due to their dependency on digital technologies.
Business closure means that cash registers are not ringing. During these lean times of a deepening recession weaker businesses are particularly susceptible to the negative impact of these events. A single day of lost revenue can be the difference in a small businesses ability to maintain itself as a going concern.
The importance of having a set of contingency plans to accommodate these types of business interruptions is critical even more so due to the difficult business cycle we are now confronting.
The implementation of a sound practice program as advocated by Sum2 helps businesses to address these types of risks. The Profit|Optimizer helps managers craft an effective sound practice program. Sound practices incorporates plans to mitigate the negative effects of business interruption events and initiate actions that maintains profitability during the most adverse market conditions.
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Risk; business continuity, sustainability, disaster planning
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