I came across this disaster preparedness guide today, and while it’s certainly not the most exciting or inspiring thing to talk about for a first post containing userful information – it could well be the most important.

If you are starting your own business, whatever type it may be, disaster preparedness is extremely important.  Ok, we all know that right?  But here is what Office Depot’s survey found:  “Four out of 10 (42 percent) of business owners do not have a disaster plan in place”.  Four out of 10! So, what would you do if you lost your computer(s) and all your files in a disaster such as a fire, hurricane, flood, or any other type of disaster?  Would you be ready?

Office Depot’s guide is tremendously useful.  Even if you only skim through this link and put off the work for another day, at least get a thumb drive and make some backups of your important documents.  It’s just the wise thing to do!