Business planning and management does not limit with expected things; it also includes unexpected things. In fact, unexpected things which produce positive and negative effects on business are the main factors which determine the success and failure of a business. Business disasters; including manual, mechanical, natural and operational are to be managed with adequate importance and swift speed. Here are some tips for managing business disasters.

• Figure out all possible disasters; including power failures, virus attacks, system hacking, database crashes system malfunctioning, earth quick, twisters, operational errors, and more. The list will be quite long.
• Classify and prioritize disasters according to their possible frequency; refer history records for this purpose.
• Figure out plans for managing different disasters and keep a backup always on.
• Avoid/limit the chance of disasters, use right persons and right systems in right time at right place.
• Choose right employees to right task; assign disaster management tasks to employees.
• Rectify small errors and problems occur in day to day business. Or they can add up to your disaster.
• Keep some money back-up as money is the single most powerful tool we can use to overcome most disasters.
• Inform your customers about the disaster you facing and also inform them when you will be back in business. Otherwise unknowing customers can harm your reputation.
• Get back on time – this can only be possible if you stick to your plans.