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What Are the Top Five Disaster Risks to Small Businesses?

Every organization struggles with how to best prepare themselves for disasters. How to start? Where to begin? What threats are the greatest?

One of the first steps in creating a business continuity plan involves assessing risk.

Is it really important to be in a position ensure continuity for your business operations?

The statistics are overwhelming: according to the Red Cross, 40% percent of businesses do not reopen after a disaster. And with small to medium-sized businesses being the lifeblood of the American economy, we must protect our operations. Your organization is more than just a place of business to your customers, employees and stakeholders. It is a key aspect of their lives, and one that must be protected.

Learn the Top 5 causes of business interruptions from the past year, best practices for mitigating these risks and lessons learned from those businesses that endured the worst case scenarios.

WHAT: “The Top 5 Risks for Business Disaster in America”

A presentation followed by a question and answer session

WHEN: Tuesday, July 10, 2012 — 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. ET

HOW: Space is limited. Register at https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/528756816

SBA has partnered with Agility to offer business continuity strategies at its “PrepareMyBusiness” website. Visit www.preparemybusiness.org to access past webinars and get additional preparedness tips.

The SBA provides disaster recovery assistance in the form of low-interest loans to homeowners, renters, private nonprofits and businesses of all sizes. To learn more, visit www.sba.gov/disaster.

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