Good Security, Good Business
Plan now and protect your business
Business survival requires planning for the unexpected. In addition to the constant pressures of the marketplace, your business is at risk from a range of hazards outside your control.
Planning for an accident and working out how your business will respond and recover are some of the most important things you can do.
The time for planning is now. How well you survive and move forward from an incident will depend on the measures you put in place beforehand. Planning to manage risk should be an essential part of your business planning.
Small businesses are the backbone of the Australian economy. Australia needs its small businesses to be strong and resilient. A small business sector that is ready for an incident and is able to bounce back quickly will benefit us all.
What to do:
- Know your business: Understand how your business works and know what things are vital to its ongoing operation.
- Identify the risks: Identify the risks your business might face.
- Analyse the risks: What is the likelihood of these risks occurring? What would the impact be?
- Evaluate the risks: Weigh up the risks and decide what needs to be done to treat them.
- Develop an emergency plan: Develop a plan to guide your response to an incident.
- Develop a continuity plan: Plan what will need to be done to get your business going again.
- Make security planning part of your everyday business: Good planning is good business. By regularly reviewing your plans, you will be in the best possible position to minimise risks, manage any incident and move forward afterwards.
Information supplied by Attorney-General’s Department:
“Good Security—Good Business booklet”
For a free full copy of “Good Security—Good Business” call 1300 656 863 or visit www.tisn.gov.au to order/ download a copy.
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