This video in which BNET interview Rinske Geerlings of Business As Usual, may inspire you:

Further ideas for small businesses, on how to be better prepared for little or no cost:

1) For loss of building: Have good diversion procedures in place, and use a hotel room or make a reciprocal agreement with a trusted other (small) business as initial place of work where you can use phones/PC’s/desks and Internet connection.

2) For loss of key people: Good job rotation policies, delegated authority, and again sharing staff with a trusted other business.

3) For loss of IT/information: Utilise free uploading capacity offered by some Internet providers to conduct remote/online backups.

4) For a supply chain issue (clients/suppliers): Have dual suppliers for key services, and contact key suppliers/banks/regulators soon after an incident to request delayed payment/reporting terms. Ensure the revenue coming from one key customer is never able to “make or break” your business.

5) Utilise a easy-to-use BCP template especially designed for SME’s.

This video may give you a few ideas…

Here’s also an interesting word for you - “crisitunity”
See article below…

NOT A PROBLEM BUT AN OPPORTUNITY

Susan Dominus, writing in the New York Times on 8 January, talked about CRISITUNITY, a blend of “crisis” and “opportunity” (though she spells it “crisatunity”, a less common version). It’s used by political activists for a problem that provides an opportunity to communicate their views and mobilise support. It derives from an episode of The Simpsons dated 1994, in which Homer’s daughter Lisa tells him that the Chinese use the same word both for “crisis” and “opportunity”. Homer replies, “Yes! Cris-atunity!”

The Chinese word for “crisis” is made up of the signs for “danger” and “opportunity” (or “time for change”) which President John F Kennedy gave a boost when he mentioned it in a speech in 1969.