Elliot Consulting Services Featured
in Entrepreneur Magazine
Tampa, Fla. - July 7, 2008
- Elliot Consulting, was recently featured
in an article on disaster preparation for small businesses in
the July 2008 issue of the country's leading magazine for the
small and midsize business community.
"Ready for Anything" featured the
story of New Orleans entrepeneurs setting up a business after
Hurricane Katrina. The impact of the Katrina disaster taught the
business owners that the only way for a business to survive is
to prepare for the worst — a disaster insurance policy that
covers the company's products and equipment, as well as the building
it leases, a written disaster plan that addresses floods, fires
and other events, and a "disaster account," which the
company can access quickly in a catastrophe. According to the
owners, running a business without these precautions is setting
yourself up to fail.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency estimates
that 40 percent of small businesses wouldn't reopen after a disaster.
When asked about his opinion on disaster preparedness for small
businesses, leading business resiliency solutions expert Steve
Elliot, President and CEO of Elliot Consulting says, " A well-written disaster plan methodically outlines
how you would handle both major and minor disasters that could
affect your company. An earthquake is one thing, but what will
you do if a key piece of equipment breaks or the business next
door has a hazmat spill? It's not just what happens to you, it's
what happens around you."
Elliot Consulting is composed of trusted business
advisors who are experts in the development, audit and administration
of business contingency, incident response, and disaster recovery
programs.
Elliot Consulting facilitates the discussions
and teams with the staff to collect the critical data to help
the organization protect their vital business resources and procedures;
and to off-set potential losses from disastrous incidents.
Elliot Consulting also develops and implements
customized all-hazards contingency planning and incident response
plans; pandemic planning and response strategies; and effective
enterprise and technology disaster recovery programs.
