SmallBizPod #22 – small business contingency planning

This week SmallBizPod #22, the small business podcast, includes advice for small business owners and entrepreneurs on how to prepare for challenges and change in an interivew with Alan Fowler of Isochron a company which specialises in business contingency planning. There’s also an interesting interview from SmallBizPod roving reporter, Carl Barton, and the usual mix of listener comments and feedback.

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Show Notes

Summary

Intro:

• 00:00 Alex on what’s coming up in the show.
• 01:35 Comment from Phil Brown and a word on his new boostrapped business and blog.
• 03:07 Thanks to everyone who has said hello on the SmallBizPod Frappr map – a who’s who of listeners, including Oladele Ayuba, Oleg Kourapov, Hugo at The Oz Wine Show, Nathan Waters, Condridge Dole and Martin Dooley.

Features:

• 05.41 Carl Barton, SmallBizPod’s roving reporter returns and gives us an interview with Jim O’Neill of European Business Exchange about work placements.
• 11:18 Background on contigency planning and Croner data on bird flu and small business reaction.
• 12:37 Interview with Alan Fowler of Isochron Ltd. Alan talks through bird flu concerns, how to avoid disruption through over reaction when a business faces a challenge or prospective crisis. He also talks about minimum necessary change and minimum necessary effort, as well as the benefits of backwards planning.

Outro:

• 26:26 How to send comments to SmallBizPod – just email alex@smallbizpod.co.uk.
• 26:26 Music – Lurker by sickmoth with thanks to Electromancer.com.

Best wishes

Alex Bellinger

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business planning
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