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CONTINGENCY PLANNING AND DISASTER RECOVERY:
A SMALL BUSINESS GUIDE
by Donna R. Childs & Stefan Dietrich

“Improve business efficiency, eliminate day-to-day mishaps, and prepare for the
worst–with
effective disaster contingency planning

“Working in lower Manhattan on September 11th, 2001, Donna Childs became
keenly aware
of the need for small businesses to develop disaster contingency plans and
grateful that her
own business had implemented such plans and would remain financially sound.
Now, with
the
assistance of IT consultant Stefan Dietrich, she draws upon her unique experience
to present
proven guidelines for small and midsize businesses to effectively prepare for
catastrophes in
Contingency Planning and Disaster Recovery: A Small Business Guide.

“Childs and Dietrich take small business owners through every stage of disaster
planning,
from preparation to response to recovery. Specific issues addressed include:

- What to do if the main office location is not accessible
- Getting the business up and running again
- Contacting third parties
- Handling insurance claims
- Adequate insurance for property, business interruption losses, and
workers’
compensation
- Rebuilding an IT infrastructure

“Successful planning not only can limit the damage of an unforeseen disaster but
also can
minimize daily mishaps–such as the mistaken deletion of files–and increase a
business’s
overall efficiency. Contingency Planning and Disaster Recovery is the only
contingency guide
that small business owners need to ensure their company’s continued success.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS:

- Acknowledgments
- Assignment of Authors Royalties
- Preface
- Introduction
- Chapter 1: Preparation
- Chapter 2: Response
- Chapter 3: Recovery
- Chapter 4: Sample IT Solutions
- Epilogue
- Appendix: Basic Safety Practices
- Resources
- Glossary
- Index

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ABOUT THE AUTHORS

“Donna R. Childs is the founder, president, and chief executive officer of Childs
Capital, LLC,
a Wall Street firm dedicated to poverty alleviation through economic development.
She holds
a B.S. from Yale University, an M.A. in International Economics and Finance from
Brandeis
University, and an M.B.A. from Columbia Business School. Prior to establishing
Childs
Capital, she had 15 years of experience in finance and risk management. She
began her
career as a research associate in the finance department at the Harvard Business
School,
was an investment banker in the financial institutions group of Goldman, Sachs &
Company,
and, more recently, was a director and member of senior management of the
Swiss
Reinsurance Group in Zurich, Switzerland. A recognized authority on risk finance,
Ms. Childs
was the associate editor of Risk Financier and a frequent speaker at reinsurance
industry
conferences.

“Stefan Dietrich majored in Computer Solutions and Aerospace Engineering as an
undergraduate, and received a diploma and doctorate, summa cum laude, from the
University of Stuttgart in Germany. He was a lead developer of the hypersonic
aircraft
program of the German National Aerospace Establishment in Gottingen, Germany,
and then
served as the lead developer for one of the U.S. National Science Foundation's
"Grand
Challenge" supercomputer projects undertaken at Cornell University, then one of
the world's
largest and most complex computer systems. As a senior executive at Deutsche
Bank, Dr.
Dietrich contributed to the disaster recovery and contingency planning for one of
the largest
trading floors in Europe as a consequence of the bomb attack on Bishopsgate in
London.
Most recently, he served as the chief operating officer and executive vice president
of a
technology start-up company in New York City. He currently advises small
businesses with
respect to their information technology infrastructures and disaster recovery
procedures.”

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2002, 288 Pages. Order #DR666.
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