Last week I had an unexpected holiday!

French air traffic control went on strike and my Tuesday flight from Toulouse to Bristol was cancelled. Easyjet were very good and put us up in a great hotel, with meals included, until Friday when a flight would be available.

However, as good as this was, there was no getting away from the fact that as a sole trader, and thus my business’s only labour, it was very inconvenient. Fortunately it was a fairly light week meetingwise, but I still needed to ensure that anyone I was due to meet knew I would not able to make it.

It was an entirely unexpected situation and, I have to say, one for which I had no contingency plan. I was fortunate in this case as the hotel had internet access for their guests, but it could easily have ended badly. As it was I got away with it and only had to suffer a manic week this week as I caught up.

We are all told to have plans in place – particularly regarding computers and protecting information – but how many of us, particularly if we are working on our own, actually have them. What happens to your business if you are unexpectedly unavailable?

I will certainly be considering what my plans should be!

Fiona 🙂