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Could You Survive a Disaster?

Small businesses face significant risks for failure after disasters.  Research shows rates of failure as high as 40% for small businesses when an incident forces them to close their doors for as little as 72 hours.  Knowing the answers to the following questions can improve the chances your business will survive the next disaster.

Could You Survive a Disaster?

Hurricane Isaac Assistance

If your business suffered as a result of Hurricane Isaac, learn how you can receive one-on-one assistance to help re-establish your business and finance your recovery.

Hurricane Isaac Recovery Assistance

Risk Management Training Worksheets

Risk Management Training Worksheets to accompany Identifying Risks (Video 2) and Measuring & Prioritizing Risks (Video 3). These worksheets will help you identify your business’ risks or loss exposures and guide you in prioritizing those risks.

Risk Management Training Worksheets

Risk Management Resource List

Links for industry, authorities, government, threats, books, and other useful resources for risk management and business continuity.

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Ready for Anything: Plan to Stay in Business

Business Continuity Brochure provides basic information about business continuity and disaster planning. Learn how the LSBDC can help you develop a plan at no cost to you.

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Business Continuity Guide for Business Owners

Guide will lead small business owners through the business continuity planning process.

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Protecting Your Business: Business Continuity Planning

An important part of risk management is developing an effective business continuity plan…which focuses on restoring your critical business functions as quickly as possible…after a business interruption.

Video 5: Business Continuity Planning


Protecting Your Business: Selecting Risk Treatments

Selecting the right risk treatments will help you to control losses, manage risk exposures, pay for losses efficiently when they do occur, avoid fines and stay on track with your business goals and growth.

Video 4: Selecting Risk Treatments


Protecting Your Business: Measuring & Prioritizing Risks

This video will help you measure and prioritize your risks, which is the next step in the risk management process. A simple examination of your risks will go a long way toward helping you select the right method of risk treatment.

Video 3: Measuring & Prioritizing Risks


Protecting Your Business: Identifying Risks

Starting and operating a business means taking risks. This video will help you take the first step in developing your risk management plan by identifying your business’ risks or loss exposures.

Video 2: Identifying Risks


Protecting Your Business: Risk Management Planning

Operating a business carries risks…from fire, liability, natural and man-made disaster just to name a few. A good risk management plan can give peace of mind and reduce your anxiety about the future of your business.

Video 1: Risk Management Planning


Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety

Information to help make businesses put a disaster safety plan into action.

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Emergency Preparedness & Disaster Assistance

SBA resources that can help small businesses develop a plan to protect their employees, lessen the financial impact of disasters, and re-open for business quickly to support the economic recovery of the community.

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