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When you build a business you set off with unbridled enthusiasm and if you're lucky it does seem as though the Gods are flying along with you and you holding your hands. But they have other calls on their time and at some point something will go wrong. It's inevitable. It might be something unforeseeable, something outside of your control, or an event which you really should have prepared for. In addition to growing this fledgling business you're now trying to troubleshoot, to second guess and eventually you stop moving forward and do little but worry about what can go wrong. There's a temptation to try and put it out of your mind: why give your nightmares an outing during the day? What you need is a plan - a structured, unthreatening way of looking at what can fail and how you would deal with it.
If you've never met the ''For Dummies'' series before, ''Business Continuity For Dummies'' might sound as though it's going to be light-hearted and an easy read. It's not and it's ''definitely'' not an easy read and is going to require some real effort from the small businesses at which it's aimed. This is a hard-nosed business approach to looking at what can go wrong with your business. You're going to be taken through the process step-by-step. The authors suggest that the BC journey can be an ''easy ride'' and whilst I might argue with that they do everything that they can to smooth the trip. There are plenty of tips and expert advice. Occasionally they helped me over a rough patch in planning but it wasn't unusual for them to make me sit back and rethink something.