Business Continuity Resources As there are external influences in every business that impact business continuity planning, this also applies to the City of Kelsey. Each of the external influences plays a different role in the event of a disaster. The disaster not only affects the company, but the parties affected by external influences. Some of the external influences are local law enforcement and the World Bank, each of which has a different role. The town of Kelsey was founded in 1932 by M. Kelsey in the hills of the northwestern valley; Kelsey offers many of the same amenities as a big city, but without losing the small-town feel. Kelsey attracts too many because it is an earth-friendly community that promotes a better quality of life for the people in the community. People living in Kelsey are encouraged to have a higher quality of life through community service, environmental awareness and a healthy lifestyle. Kelsey promotes a healthy lifestyle through organic farms that supply restaurants and shops with the freshest foods in the region. Within the City of Kelsey are master-planned communities by the country's top homebuilders. Planned communities offer country clubs, parks and golf courses. The surrounding hills of Kelsey provided areas for hiking on numerous hiking trails. The population of the town of Kelsey was 53,000 in 2005, with a breakdown of 27,000 males and 26,000 females. The median age in the city of Kelsey is 39 years old, and most people are between the ages of 35 and 54. In 2003 the average weekly wage was $606 for industries producing goods, $586 for industries providing services, $589 for private sector total, $293 for government which includes federal, state and local employees, and with a total average weekly wage of $557 for all industries including government (Apollo Group, Inc., 2008). The largest employers in Kelsey are Blair Smith, founder of Smith Systems Consulting, Inc., Huffman Trucking, Kelsey Gardens, Kelsey's thriving real estate sector creates job opportunities for construction workers, contractors, engineers and designers, and for Baderman Island. When creating a business continuity plan it is important to identify resources to ensure its effectiveness. An important resource is to establish a plan for communicating with employees and customers in the event of a disaster.