Building a successful organisation takes a lot of hard work and commitment. However, one unexpected event can destroy everything. “What goes up slowly, comes down fast,” says Michael Baume, business author. While planning for an emergency may be difficult, it is definitely more difficult to explain why you did not!

Threats that can destroy a business are on the rise – in many parts of Africa and across the globe, floods are occurring more frequently while cybercrime incidents that are holding organisations hostage are on the increase. Whereas your organisation may not be affected, it may only be a matter of time before
these threats manifest themselves. Forward-looking organisations must
have in place well thought-out plans that provide a strategy with which to
approach these unexpected shocks in the business environment.