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A business continuity management primer
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Business continuity for beginners
An overview of the business continuity management process for those new to the subject. Read article

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BCM self-assessment tool
A 20 question checklist aimed at enabling CFOs, financial controllers and auditors to assess the state of business continuity management in their organisations.
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Before the business continuity plan
What can you do if your organisation doesn’t yet have a BCP, but you want to prepare for emergencies? Nathaniel Forbes offers some advice.
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Choosing a business continuity provider – points to consider
Looking at using the services of a third party BC supplier? This twenty point checklist will help.
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Factors to be considered when selecting a business continuity planner and partner
Provides practical advice and checklists.
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Five simple rules for business continuity
Gregory N. Mirsky, a BC coordinator for a large personal beauty products manufacturer in North America, shares a training primer that he has developed.
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Hazard identification and Business Impact Analysis
John Salter provides a paper which leads planners through the BIA process.
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How to choose a business continuity consultant
Advice on how to decide whether an external business continuity consultant would be a useful resource to aid your company’s BCM program and, if so, how to go about choosing one.
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Business continuity on a limited budget
David Honour asks whether the priority should be given to crisis management or plan development when funds are limited.
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Unravelling business continuity terminology
Confusion over terminology can lead to miscommunication of business continuity principles, potentially undermining even the most carefully constructed BC programme. Andrew McCrackan reports.
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Where do I start in business continuity?
Taking the first few steps towards a business continuity management approach can seem a very daunting task. Ian Dunlop provides some useful advice.
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Apart from the above you will find many other helpful resources within Continuity Central. Your best starting point would be to browse through the following sections:

Basic resources - the latest basic business continuity articles added to the site
General business continuity articles
Business continuity plan development - advice and help
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