Links for Small Businesses

We receive many questions about how small businesses can prepare for disasters. Listed below are some links with helpful information on how to get started and what should be in recovery plans for small and medium businesses.

• The Open for Business Toolkit · www.ibhs.org/business_protection
  The Institute for Business and Home Safety (IBHS) has a free resource to help businesses prepare for disasters.


• Business Reovery · www.fema.gov/business/recovery.shtm
  The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has a checklist for the types of information that should be in plans.


• Ready Business · www.ready.gov/business/index.html
  The Department of Homeland Security has put together some free resources for small and medium businesses to prepare for disasters.


• Virginia Business Emergency Survival Toolkit · www.vaemergency.com/business/index.cfm
  A web page put together by the Virginia Department of Emergency Management (VDEM) that has a lot of good resources to help businesses prepare for disasters.

The links provided on this page are for informational purposes only and are not intended as a substitute for professional advice. Anyone using this information to create or maintain their business recovery plans does so at their own risk. Continuity First makes no warranties express or implied about the accuracy or quality of the information on linked sites.

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