Preparedness for Business Owners & Managers

Plan to Stay in Business

Asabusinessowneror manager, youarealeader in your community andhave theopportunity toset anexample for youremployees, customers,andcommunity to follow.ThisSeptemberfor National PreparednessMonth,joinyour communityin preparing for emergenciesanddisastersof all types,and leading efforts to encourage the community asawhole to becomemore prepared.

Disastersnotonly devastate individualsandneighborhoods, butentire communities, including businessesof all sizes. Asanemployer in your community, havingabusinesscontinuity plancanhelp protect your company,itsemployees, anditsinfrastructure,andmaximizesyourchancesofrecoveryafteran emergency or disaster.

Ready Businessaskscompaniesto take threesimple steps: planto stay in business; encourage yourpeople to becomeReadyandprotect your investment.

Thisyear, theReady Campaign andCitizen Corps, withsupportfrommembersofthe National Preparedness Community across the nation, including awide range ofbusinessesandorganizations, isfocusing on encouraging individuals, families, andbusinessesto takeactive stepstoward becomingReady. We must work togetherasateam to ensure thatourfamilies,businesses,placesofworship,andneighborhoods Ready.

Ready Business, an extensionoftheReady Campaign, helpsbusinessownersandmanagersofsmalland medium-sizedbusinessesprepare theiremployees,operationsandassetsin the eventofanemergency.At Ready.gov/business, companiescan findvital informationonhow togetstartedpreparing theirorganizationand addressingtheirunique needsduring an emergency.

For more information, check out:

  • Ready.gov/business
  • EDEN’s Ready Business Course
  • “Get Your Business Prepared – Earthquakes” 15 sec PSA (closed captioning
  • “Get Your Business Ready for Disasters” Video (closed captioning)
  • Follow: @Readygov@EDENtweets
  • Contact your Local Extension Educator
  • Order publications: call 1-800-BE-READY, 1-888-SE-LISTO, and TTY 1-800-462-7585
  • Monthly Preparedness text messages: Text PREPARE to 43362 (4FEMA) to receive monthly preparedness tips. (msg/data rates apply)