In regional Tasmania, disruptions can happen quickly — severe weather, power outages, network issues or cyber incidents. The real question is: would your business keep operating if they did?
Business resilience is your ability to adapt and continue trading when unexpected events occur. Yet many small businesses still don’t have a clear continuity plan in place.
Even a short outage can interrupt EFTPOS, online bookings, email access and customer communication. That impacts revenue and customer confidence.
Telstra has released a practical guide outlining how businesses can strengthen their resilience through better planning and connectivity back-up options.
It suggests reviewing:
• Whether you have a backup internet solution
• Options that automatically switch to mobile if your fixed network drops out
• Cloud data storage and regular backups
• Power continuity measures such as surge protection or generators
• A clear disaster or continuity plan for your team
Resilience doesn’t need to be complex — but it does need to be planned.
We encourage members to read Telstra’s full article here:
telstra.com.au/smarter-business/planning-and-strategy/how-to-boost-business-resilience-with-planning
Taking proactive steps now can help protect your operations, your customers and your reputation when disruptions occur.
– Extracted from Kentish Latrobe Business Association -16/3/2026