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January 14, 2013 - We Are Starting the New Year Right—Discussing Business Continuity Planning at our January Luncheon

The speaker at our January 23 noon luncheon at the Boathouse at Rocketts Landing will be Terry Raines from the Virginia Department of Emergency Management.  Terry will discuss business continuity planning and will also tell us how we can get involved as volunteers when a disaster strikes. 

Below we have links to some resources available online from ABA, VEMA, FEMA, and Homeland Security that may be helpful to our members: 

• American Bar Association - Sample disaster plans and information on safeguarding records and serving clients and the public, both before and after disaster strikes, are available at www.americanbar.org/disaster.  Free Book: Surviving a Disaster: A Lawyer’s Guide to Disaster Planning 
   
• VDEM Ready Virginia  - Planning ahead of time is essential to the safety of employees and to the survival of your business.
   
• FEMA - What's at risk with your small business?
   
• Video from FEMA - Why you should have a plan for your specific business?
  
• The Big Business - Small Business Emergency Management Mentorship Program. 
   

• DHS and FEMA - Business Continuity Planning Suite - If you need more help getting a business or organization prepared, please use the new Business Continuity Planning Suite (ZIP Archive - 13 Mb: PC Compatible) developed by DHS’ National Protection and Programs Directorate and FEMA.

  This software was created for any business with the need to create, improve, or update its business continuity plan. The Suite is scalable for optimal use by organizations of any size and consists of a business continuity plan (BCP) training, automated BCP and disaster recovery plan (DRP) generators, and a self-directed exercise for testing an implemented BCP. Businesses can utilize this solution to maintain normal operations and provide resilience during a disruption.