Small Businesses and Non-Profit Organizations are Unprepared
and Pay the Consequences
Only 25% of businesses that close due to a major disaster ever reopen, according to the Institute for Business & Home Safety.
Nearly 40% of small businesses close after a disaster. Federal Emergency Management Agency.
20% of businesses experience a failure (fire, flood, power outage, natural disaster, etc.) in any given year, and 80% of those businesses will go under in just over a year, according to the Bureau of Labor.
Wouldn’t You want to be in the 20%
that Survive and Thrive?
- 75% of small businesses do not have a disaster recovery plan in place and
- 52% of small businesses say it would take at least three months to recover from a disaster
- Only 18% of companies surveyed that have fewer than 50 employees have a disaster recovery plan,
– Nationwide 2015 survey of 500 small business owners.
IN THE NEWS
ARE YOU PREPARED
TO BE IN THE NEWS?
Is a comprehensive preparedness service company that guides Active Continuity and Preparedness Planning for Individuals and Small Businesses, Non-Profits, and Faith Based Organizations.
About Us
Dr. Nancy Grant is the CEO and Emergency Management Consultant with Business Survive and then Thrive, a company that assists small businesses and nonprofits to survive and thrive during and after disasters because of the integration of their preparedness activities and plans into daily operations and ongoing planning.
Now Professor Emeritus at The University of Akron, Dr. Nancy Grant and Dr. David H. Hoover, were founding directors of The Center for Emergency Management and Homeland Security Policy Research. They traveled all around the country, researching and debriefing involved personnel to capitalize on what could be learned from the situation to mitigate damages in future disasters. They were involved in hurricanes, tornados, floods, building fires, forest fires and even called in as part of the investigative teamon the crash of Flight #93 in Shanksville PA on 9/11.
Why we are different?
You will integrate
The preparedness plan and mindset into ongoing operations. It becomes part of who and what you are as a business. Always be prepared because in today’s world disaster can strike at any moment.
It is your plan
Not a cookie cutter applied to your organization.
We teach you to develop a plan that meets your needs.
Experience
Dr. Grant brings years of organizational theory and practice especially from working
knowledge and teaching non-profits, government and disasters, so she understands the different needs of small and large organizations and employee families.
Are you prepared for a disaster or emergency?
Can Your Small Business Survive a Disaster?
What is a hazard?
A condition or situation that could negatively impact life safety and/or the environment. An uncontrolled hazard is a disaster.
BE PREPARED
Continue to serve your customers. Let them know they can rely on you at all times. Predetermine and train who steps up and covers key positions in case significant responsible persons are suddenly unavailable. Predetermine who has the authority to make which decisions so there is a quick and fluid transition even during the crisis not just months later..
Let your suppliers know you are still active and what adjustments may be needed. Arrange alternatives in advance.
Be aware of changes in your business environment.
Take advantage of strengths – enhance what you do.
Have a Crisis Communication Plan in place.
Have contacts and messages ready to send, for the public and to your employees, keep everyone in the loop. Tell them when and where information will be coming .
Our Resource Options
Survive and Thrive Business Continuity Plan Workbook
Survive and Thrive Box(Online) Workshop with Video Webinar Instructions
Survive and Thrive Collaborative Workshop - includes Workbooks
One Day Intensive Workshop for Single Business or Organization
Only 25% of businesses that close due to a major disaster ever reopen
Nearly 40% of small businesses close after a disaster.
Federal Emergency Management Agency.
20% of businesses experience a failure (fire, flood, power outage, natural disaster, etc.) in any given year, and 80% of those businesses will go under in just over a year.
Personalized Committee Guidance by Survive and Then Thrive Consultant available by request
Develop Your Continuity of Operations Plan SURVIVE a disaster, THRIVE through knowledge and being prepared for unplanned change.
