What Do You Need To Backup?

Some of you will take this advice, most won’t. It’s a topic most people avoid talking about, but your business or loved ones will be affected no matter your individual decision.

Over my time in business, I’ve had clients pass away, or their business locations destroyed. Their spouses and/or business co-owners call distraught over not being able to access critical electronic information, everything from business accounts to personal photos.

Having a backup of your logins with a trusted spouse, partner, friend or attorney makes dealing with the inevitable easier.

Below is a starting list of just some of the electronic data locations that may need to be accessed:

Here are three additional things to consider:

1. Designate in your will how and where to access these accounts, including passwords, what type of storage location they are located in, whether a notebook, a spreadsheet, phone contacts, or an electronic password holders such as LastPass, Dashlane, etc.

2. Give clear instructions who is to have, or not have, access to your account. (i.e. family member, business partner, trust, etc. )

3. Have a trusted attorney, family member, friend know where your passwords are. If you don’t have complete trust in someone, the access passwords can be split into parts and distributed.

Test your options to make sure they’ll work correctly when needed.

We are here to assist in case help is needed in recovering or protecting your business from future disasters…either natural or man-made. If you are not comfortable meeting face-to-face at this time, we can work with you remotely without any personal contact to maintain and secure your systems.

Send an email to jnay@jimnay.com or call us at 615-443-4842 to schedule your free no obligation phone consultation.

Stay safe and stay well,
Jim Nay