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Last week the country was battered by the heaviest snowfall in 10 years, 6000 schools have been closed and transport links severely disrupted.  Forecasters have predicted more heavy snow to be on the way.  The estimated cost to business according to the Federation of Small Business is several billion, with 20% of the working population not making it to work at the peak of the poor weather.

Lost productivity will be the largest cost to business; emails will go ignored, parcels undelivered and invoices without payment. The potential to affect profits and cash flow is immense, any business already riding it close to the edge in the current climate risks bankruptcy.

Chris Pallett, IT expect and managing director of Bespoke Computing Ltd based in Telford said: "something that will stand out this week are those businesses that have put in place the technology to provide their workers with remote working facilities.  Those people with remote access to their work will no doubt keep the economy ticking over whilst those without will struggle to reach their offices."

Remote access to electronic files can be achieved easily with several value for money options depending on the complexity of the requirements.  Over the last 5 years Bespoke Computing Ltd has hooked up a number of their clients with remote working facilities that have been tried and tested from all over the world.

Chris went on to say: "a client of ours near London was this week trapped at home by 7 inches of snow, the roads to her office closed to prevent accidents.  The solution we provided 2 years ago meant she could remotely access her email and Sage accounts with just a couple of clicks on her computer."

Things are great when there is no problem; banks lending money and the roads clear from snow, but how much does it cost when things go wrong?