Home topics news Hot Tips News Hot Tips Lessons from the Super Bowl: expect the unexpected Rhiannon Sawyer February 5, 2013 If yesterday’s Super Bowl power outage offers any lessons, it’s that no matter how much preparation goes into something, something could always go wrong. So, here’s a list on how to be prepared. When about 100 million people are watching live, the one thing that you don’t want is for the lights to go out. But that’s exactly what happened when the San Francisco 49ers and the Baltimore Ravens went head to head in one of television’s most watched events worldwide. The power outage stopped play for 35 minutes , and at a potentially crucial part of the game. But when so much time and planning has gone into an event such as this, is it unbelievable that a power surge could take control of events? Not really. Because you never know when something might happen. Here are five things to remember and be prepared for in your business. 1. Power outages This might be too easy after yesterday’s events, but it’s still relevant for all small businesses out there. To save yourself in the case of a power outage , when power is crucial to your business, make sure that you have a failsafe backup system in place. Take at least one backup off site as well, so if there is a power surge that takes out your in house systems, you have something in place to work