Webinars to address disaster preparedness for small businesses

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Small Business Administration and Agility Recovery, a disaster-preparedness company, are teaming up to host a series of webinars about having a plan in the event of a crisis.
“When large-scale disasters hit an area, the infrastructure failure is particularly damaging to small businesses,” according to the SBA. “Recent flooding in Louisiana points to a hard rule: When your business is cut off from clients, vendors and critical staff, the economic losses continue long after the cleanup is done.”
The two organizations are planning three, one-hour webinars for September, which is also National Preparedness Month. The webinars, designed for small-business owners, will be presented from 2-3 p.m. each Wednesday and will focus on the following topics: