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Unexpected threats should be a concern to SMEs in U.K.: RSA
December 2, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterMore than a quarter of polled small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the United Kingdom reported being hit with an unexpected £50,000 bill would put them out of business, notes a new report released this week by RSA. And while…
49% of Alberta SMEs surveyed do not have business continuity plan: ATB Financial
October 18, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterFewer than half of Alberta small enterprises surveyed reported having a business continuity plan, ATB Financial announced Monday. In its Business Beat Survey, 300 owners and operators of small and mid-sized enterprises were asked in a phone survey whether their…
Resiliency plans increasingly important, plans will never be perfect
September 13, 2016 by Angela StelmakowichCALGARY — Resiliency plans are unlikely to ever be perfect, but they are an increasingly important element of an organization’s response to crises, two speakers who as individuals and members of their companies were intimately affected by the 9/11 terror…
Resilience should be a goal of all organizations
September 12, 2016 by Angela StelmakowichCALGARY — Darius Delon, chair of the RIMS Canada Council, had a very simple message for those attending the annual conference in Calgary Monday: every organization can be hit by disaster, so every organization needs to be resilient. Scenario brainstorming,…
Preparing for Disaster
August 2, 2016 Angela Stelmakowich, Editor; and Greg Meckbach, Associate EditorDisasters and emergency situations can take countless forms, some of these not yet imagined. Whatever the specific event, though, one constant may be the need for collaboration and the idea of joint responsibility.
2013 Calgary floods spawned ‘increased demand’ for services from non-profits: World Conference on Disaster Management speaker
June 9, 2016 Greg Meckbach, Associate EditorNon-profit organizations need to be prepared for natural disasters so they can help deliver public services, speakers suggested Tuesday at the World Conference on Disaster Management. From research conducted after the floods in affecting southern Alberta in 2013, the Calgary…
Business continuity training should happen first day on the job: World Conference on Disaster Management speaker
June 8, 2016 Greg Meckbach, Associate EditorEveryone needs to be trained in business continuity management, and the importance of managing expectations is one lesson learned during the major floods in 2013 in southern Alberta, speakers suggested Tuesday at the World Conference on Disaster Management. “Exercising is…