Prepare your business
If you own a business in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland, you should know the local risks that might disrupt it.
Incidents like flooding or cyber attacks can happen anytime, so it is important to plan ahead.
How your business could be affected
Without a careful emergency planning, it will be hard to handle disruptions. Asses the risks your business might face. This will help you respond and recover faster.
Preparing for emergencies
We encourage businesses to create a Business Continuity Plan. This will help your business during an incident by identifying what is important, such as:
- information
- stock
- premises
- staff
- equipment
- utilities
- cash flow
What you should do
- Know the risks that could affect your business
- Think about ways to lower those risks
- Create and test your Business Continuity Plan
- If there is immediate danger, call 999
- Follow your Business Continuity Plan
- Follow local emergency services on social media
- Think about what happened
- Review your Business Continuity Plan
- Update it if needed
Further advice and information
The Cyber Resilience Centre for the East Midlands - supporting and protecting businesses against online crime
The Business Continuity Institute - providing education, training, membership, thought leadership and events to help drive impactful change