Commencing business operations in new countries is often characterised by uncertainty. Recently a delegate contacted ARC to ask for advice on where to find best practice resources which he could use as a basis for constructing plans for a range of natural disasters in an overseas country.
This is an area in which the US is quite well advanced, and the following links contain excellent guidance:
http://www.fema.gov/business/guide/index.shtm
http://www.disastersafety.org/text.asp?id=commlines
http://www.ready.gov/business/publications/index.html
http://www.ready.gov/business/_downloads/readybusiness-brochure.pdf
Business Expansion – Security Considerations is one of the core subjects covered in Security Management Stage 3, which takes place in the UK, 11-22 May 2009. Contact Janet for details or go to http://www.arc-tc.com/pages/university_acredited_sm.asp#sm3
