Live from Small Business Week 2009: Small Business Communications Provider Cbeyond Offers Tips on Business Continuity

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Business continuity solutions should be a vital part of a small business' operations planning

Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) May 19, 2009

Small business communications provider Cbeyond and bMighty have partnered to ensure entrepreneurs unable to attend 2009's National Small Business Week can stay informed with bMighty's coverage of the week's events. Business continuity in particular will be on the docket at the National Small Business Week 2009 event in Washington D.C.

Small businesses need to be prepared for a litany of events that could potentially inhibit their ability to conduct business. Whether facing a fire, flood, power outage, natural disaster or pandemic alerts, there are technology solutions critical for a small business to have in place to sustain business continuity and operations. Every small business owner should have a well thought out disaster preparedness and business continuity plan. To maintain continuous communications and operations of mission critical business applications in the event of a negative event, there are four rules of thumb:

1. Forward Phones: Know how to forward your phones to remote workers at home or on mobile lines to ensure your customers can continue communications with you;
2. Ensure Email Accessibility: Make sure employees have access to email via mobile and the web -- after all -- email is the primary mode of communication between you and your customers;
3. Always Backup Data: Backup up critical applications and data to a remote off site location to ensure piece of mind no matter what happens;
4. Create Alternate Meeting Ability: Have pre-established conferencing services via web or phone available to remote workers, partners, and customers so "business as usual" can continue.

"Business continuity solutions should be a vital part of a small business' operations planning," said Brent Cobb, Cbeyond's Chief Customer Officer. "Not only should a plan be created, but it should be communicated to employees regularly, with the tools in place in case the plan needs to be activated at a moment's notice. Implementing a few technology basics for business continuity, such as the tips covered at Small Business Week, can increase the likelihood a small business will remain intact after the event subsides." For more information on the tips above, visit Cbeyond.net/smb.

bMighty's coverage of National Small Business Week will examine the entrepreneurs, elected and appointed officials, and experts who descend on Washington D.C. to discuss the issues that are on the minds of America's small business owners.

Lead by Karen Mills, the newly appointed administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), the 2009 National Small Business Week's sessions will discuss the vision of the SBA, financial best practices in a slow economy and technology as a competitive differentiation, among other topics, such as tips on maintaining business continuity.

About Cbeyond

Cbeyond, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBEY) is a leading provider of communications and IT services to more than 44,000 small businesses throughout the United States. Recently named sixth on the Forbes Fast Tech list of the fastest-growing technology companies in America, Cbeyond offers more than 30 productivity-enhancing applications including local and long-distance voice, broadband Internet, mobile, BlackBerry(R), broadband laptop access, voicemail, email, web hosting, fax-to-email, data backup, file-sharing and virtual private networking. Cbeyond delivers these services over a 100 percent private all IP network. For more information on Cbeyond, visit http://www.cbeyond.net/smb.

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