Did you know that after a natural or manmade disaster 25% of those businesses affected by the catastrophe, (be it-storms, flooding, tornadoes, wildfires, hurricanes, terrorism, etc.) Do Not reopen.

Business owners should guard against this alarming statistic and develop an emergency preparedness program (just in case) to address the impact of these types of unpredictable hazards. There are five steps in developing a business emergency preparedness plan:

• Program Management
• Planning
• Implementation
• Testing and Exercises
• Program Improvement