Would your small business survive its worst day?
Owner ‘hit by a bus’ (sudden illness or death) | Fire | Natural Disaster | Cyber Attack | Data Breach | Theft or Burglary | Staff Member Resignation | Supply Chain Failure | Major Client Collapse | Reputational Crisis | Social Media Backlash
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From Chaos to Control: Crisis Readiness for Your Small Business
A practical digital program that helps small business owners identify their biggest risks — and build simple, ready-to-use plans so you and your business can survive whatever life throws at it.
Because when you are ready for anything, even your worst day doesn’t have to be your last.
It's not about fear.... it's about being ready!
The ‘From Chaos to Control’ program gives small business owners the tools and confidence to be prepared and take control when any incident or crisis strikes.
Protect your revenue, your reputation, and your sanity. A simple step-by-step program that helps small business owners prepare for, respond to, and recover from whatever life throws at them.
You don’t need a big team or a big budget to be ready. This program gives you practical tools, checklists, and templates so you, or your trusted backups, can keep your business running when something happens to you or your business.
Without a plan, even small problems can quickly spiral into chaos.
When something unexpected happens – like your key staff member calls in sick on the busiest week of the year – most small businesses end up scrambling.
- Work stops because key information lives in your head
- Staff or contractors don’t know who needs to do what
- Customers can’t reach you
- You lose time, customers and cash while you scramble to make plans on the fly
When you’re reacting instead of responding, it only takes one small disruption to throw everything off balance.
Be READY for anything - with A simple SET OF plans that ACTUALLY work.
The From Chaos to Control program shows you how to stay one step ahead. You’ll start by creating your personal Hit-by-a-Bus plan – the plan that gives your family and team peace of mind and breathing room if something unexpected happens to you.
Next, you’ll then identify your biggest risks and build a simple, practical plan for each one. These plans will help you respond and recover quickly when something goes wrong, without panic.
You’ll discover how to recover faster, communicate clearly, and protect the things that matter most — your revenue, your reputation, and your peace of mind.
Simple steps. Real examples. Tools you’ll actually use, not shelf documents that gather dust.
WHAT'S INSIDE THE SYSTEM
No matter which package you choose, you’ll build your own Business Survival System — a complete, organised set of plans that helps your business prepare for, respond to, and recover from any incident.
Every version includes the same simple, proven framework. You decide how much guidance and ready-made content you want.
Here’s what’s included in every package
Step-by-step Resilience Framework
You’ll follow the same five-stage process I use with my clients — identify risks, prepare for them, respond when things go wrong, recover fast, and review what worked.
Business Survival System Folder
A ready-made digital folder structure that keeps every plan, template and document in one easy-to-find place. The digital folder will keep all of your files in one, easy-to-access place.
Your Personal Hit-by-a-Bus Plan
Once you fill in this plan your family and team will have the peace of mind that comes from knowing what to do if something unexpected happens to you. It’s the simplest and smartest continuity tool you’ll ever create.
Risk Dashboard
This spreadsheet holds all of your identified risks, their ‘risk score/priority’ and the status of the plan associated with each risk.
Risk Action Sheet
You will complete a risk action sheet—a simple plan that shows how you’ll prepare, respond, and recover for each risk. Everything you need sits in one practical and simple-to-use document.
A Comprehensive ‘How To’ Manual
This manual will walk you through building your Business Survival System step by step.
You’ve worked too hard to lose everything because of one bad day!
Once your system is set up, you decide how far you want to take it — from a DIY approach to a fully supported system with pre-filled dashboards and ready-made risk plans.
And of course, every package comes with a ‘love it or return it’ seven-day guarantee!
Choose the package that best fits your needs.
Every small business is different — so I’ve built three ways for you to get started. Each version gives you the same proven system and tools, but you choose how much guidance and ready-made content you want.
Basic
Do it all yourself- Step-by-step guide
- Hit-by-a-bus plan template
- Risk Dashboard template
- Risk Action Sheet template
- Access to all the Short instructional videos
- Your risks automatically scored/prioritised
- Pre-filled risk dashboard with over 200 common SME risks (delete what is not relevant)
- Access to a library of over 200 pre-written Risk Action Plans
- Access to a support assistant to write a Risk Action Plan for any risk not in the library
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A lot of the work done for you- Step-by-step guide
- Hit-by-a-bus plan template
- Risk Dashboard template
- Risk Action Sheet template
- Access to all the Short instructional videos
- Your risks automatically scored/prioritised
- Pre-filled risk dashboard with over 200 common SME risks (delete what is not relevant)
- Access to a library of over 200 pre-written Risk Action Plans
- Access to a support assistant to write a Risk Action Plan for any risk not in the library
Get Pro
Ready to Use Right Away- Step-by-step guide
- Hit-by-a-bus plan template
- Risk Dashboard template
- Risk Action Sheet template
- Access to all the Short instructional videos
- Your risks automatically scored/prioritised
- Pre-filled risk dashboard with over 200 common SME risks (delete what is not relevant)
- Access to a library of over 200 pre-written Risk Action Plans
- Access to a support assistant to write a Risk Action Plan for any risk not in the library
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Why Trust Me?
Dave Greenberg is a crisis management speaker, trainer and trusted advisor to high-pressure organisations across New Zealand and Australia.
Dave grew up in New York City and helped save a life by performing CPR on a stranger when he was only 13 years old.
Over 25 years, Dave flew on 4,000 missions as a crewman on the Wellington-based Westpac Rescue Helicopter in New Zealand. He responded to everything from natural disasters and mass-casualty incidents to remote rescues and high-profile emergencies. His frontline insights — forged in life-or-death moments — shape how businesses prepare, respond and recover when things go wrong.
Today, Dave speaks to audiences in high-pressure sectors ranging from utilities and transport to construction, real estate and finance — helping organisations bridge the gap between their plans and real-world performance.
Known for making crisis leadership relatable and actionable, Dave’s clients value his ability to speak the language of both boardrooms .
He created PrepareSME to ensure that small businesses can access the same tools large organisations use to stay ready.