Your goal in hard times: To continue writing operations no matter what life throws at you; or to resume your operations quickly when a disaster does strike.

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Infographic: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/376381/Expecting_the_Unexpected_Reviewed.pdf

Expecting the Unexpected: Business Continuity in an Uncertain World (Joint Study by the United Kingdom National Counter Terrorism Security Office, London First, and the Business Continuity Institute): https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/376381/Expecting_the_Unexpected_Reviewed.pdf

“Enterprise Risk Management in Uncertain Times” article on the International Risk Management Institute (IRMI): https://www.irmi.com/articles/expert-commentary/enterprise-risk-management-in-uncertain-times