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Hurricane season is well underway and one tropical cyclone—Hurricane Arthur—already made landfall in the United States. Meteorologists originally predicted a more active hurricane season for 2014, but eight of the nine named tropical storms that have passed through the country’s southeastern waters have not developed into hurricanes. With a slow start to hurricane season, disaster recovery companies warn businesses that they should keep their preparedness plans updated as there is still a lot of time remaining in the 2014 season, which ends November 30.

One of the greatest losses that a company can experience is damage to it physical documents. Salvaging these assets after a natural disaster often requires immediate assistance from professional document recovery services so you don’t experience more delays than necessary to resume normal business operations. By taking a proactive approach with mitigation strategies, you can prevent the loss of important business records and avoid the need for natural disaster document recovery.

One of the elements that businesses can overlook in a disaster preparedness plan is document recovery. Protecting critical business documents is important and should have its own dedicated section in a preparedness plan as it provides guidance to ensure the prompt recovery and salvaging of essential documents after a disaster.

When businesses are impacted by natural disasters, it is difficult for them to fully recover. In fact, one-third of the businesses affected by disasters never reopen. Start building a natural disaster preparedness plan now so you can focus on business continuity and ensure that your business has a plan in place to bounce back quickly if an incident occurs.