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Checklist for re-opening
your business after a disaster
WITH RECOVERY UNDERWAY
Business licenses
If you lost copies of your business license, permits or other official documents necessary to operate
your business, have you approached the appropriate agency to get them replaced?
Giving thanks
Have you thanked everyone involved in assisting you?
Record keeping
Have you considered what accounting system you are going to use to continue to keep your financial
records up to date?
Are there any improvements you can make to your record keeping system, such as off-site backups?
Lessons learned
Have you documented the lessons learned from your business recovery?
Have you considered putting a business continuity plan in place in case you go through another
disaster?
Have you reviewed your insurance coverage to see whether it is adequate and whether there are any
gaps in your coverage?
Meeting statutory obligations
Has your ability to file and pay such returns/forms/obligations been delayed?
Do your reconstructed financial records give you the necessary information and evidence to be able
to complete such returns?
Pricing
Have you completed a break-even analysis to determine whether the prices you charge are making
you the profit you want to achieve?
Have you compared your pricing to your competitors'?
