Maintaining "Business as Usual" in a Disaster: Are your business borrowers ready?


Posted May by Linda Keith
This information might be a good insert for your next business borrower email or newsletter.


Did you know that 40 to 60 percent of small businesses never reopen their doors following a disaster?

According to the 2009 Disaster Recovery & Business Continuity Survey from Charlotte, N.C.-based Agility:

Ninety percent of smaller companies (less than 100 employees) surveyed spend less than one day per month preparing and maintaining their continuity plans.

One in five (22 percent) spend no time maintaining their plans.

Comparatively, 20 percent of larger companies (more than 100 employees) spend over 10 days per month on their continuity plans.

The Small Business Administration (SBA) is partnering with Agility Recovery Solutions to launch Prepare My Business, an online educational portal which provides small business owners access to a variety of tools and solutions to strengthen their firms' resilience when faced with unforeseen interruptions -- whether man-made or natural disasters.

Take a look and consider including the link to this site in your next business borrower-focused email or newsletter.


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