PRESS OFFICE
Advisory Date: August 20, 2012
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Contact: Carol Chastang (202) 205-6987
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Advisory Number: GA-MA12-22
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Get Your Business Ready For Any Kind of Disaster at
Free National Preparedness Month Webinar Series
WASHINGTON – This summer
millions of business across the country were forced to close their doors in the
aftermath of power outages, approaching wildfires, and flooding caused by
tropical storms. Business interruptions, even if it lasts just a few
hours, cost business owners greatly in terms of lost productivity and profits.
You can get help with your own
business preparedness planning through a series of free webinars hosted by the
U.S. Small Business Administration and Agility Recovery. The
September series is presented in collaboration with FEMA’s Ready Campaign, as
part of National Preparedness Month. SBA wants to help business owners
take charge of the well-being of their own companies, the safety of their
employees, and the sustenance of their local economies by being prepared to
rebound quickly from any kind of disaster.
Here’s a list of the webinars,
held each Wednesday in September at 2 p.m. ET:
Sept. 5: “10
Steps to Prepare Any Organization for Disaster” with an introduction from
James Rivera, Associate Administrator for SBA’s Office of Disaster Assistance.
Sept. 12: “Protecting Your
Organization by Preparing Your Employees”
Sept. 19: “Utilization of
Social Media During a Crisis”
Sept. 26: “Surviving a
Crisis, Large or Small: Real Life Lessons Learned” Business owners who
recovered from disasters discuss their proactive emergency planning.
A question and answer session
will follow each of the presentations. Go to http://www2.agilityrecovery.com/npm
to register for any of the webinars.
SBA has partnered with Agility
to offer business continuity strategies through their “PrepareMyBusiness”
website. Visit www.preparemybusiness.org
to access past webinars and for useful preparedness tools.
