Emergency Planning and Business Continuity
Every retail business should be ready in the event of a natural disaster, act of terrorism or other emergency situation. View these resources on emergency planning, business continuity, disaster recovery and crisis management.
Emergency Supplies for the Retail Store
In order to protect the health, safety and well-being of employees and retailers should prepare, review, and revise their emergency plans and evacuation procedures. Here is a basic list of recommended emergency supplies.
In order to protect the health, safety and well-being of employees and retailers should prepare, review, and revise their emergency plans and evacuation procedures. Here is a basic list of recommended emergency supplies.
Power Failure in Your Store
We all hope we're never faced with having to operate a retail store without electricity, but acts of nature, mechanical problems and other emergency situations could result in power failure at your store.
We all hope we're never faced with having to operate a retail store without electricity, but acts of nature, mechanical problems and other emergency situations could result in power failure at your store.
Business Continuity in a Nutshell
Business Continuity in a Nutshell. What does it take to keep you business running in the middle of a disaster? About.com's Ryan Groom helps you plan for the worst.
Business Continuity in a Nutshell. What does it take to keep you business running in the middle of a disaster? About.com's Ryan Groom helps you plan for the worst.
Data Backup is The Best Data Protection
Would you have the data you needed to carry on if your business burned to the ground? Learn how to establish a backup routine that will protect your critical business data from disaster with help from About.com's Susan Ward.
Would you have the data you needed to carry on if your business burned to the ground? Learn how to establish a backup routine that will protect your critical business data from disaster with help from About.com's Susan Ward.
Disaster Recovery Decision Making for Small Business
Small business is ill equipped for disaster recovery following a major catastrophe. Learn the 9 factors you need to consider when deciding what direction to take your small business following a natural or man-made disaster.
Small business is ill equipped for disaster recovery following a major catastrophe. Learn the 9 factors you need to consider when deciding what direction to take your small business following a natural or man-made disaster.
Survive the Unthinkable Through Crisis Planning
A crisis and a disaster are both bad for your business, but they are very different. Find out about both and learn what to do if the unthinkable actually happens to your company, from About Management.
A crisis and a disaster are both bad for your business, but they are very different. Find out about both and learn what to do if the unthinkable actually happens to your company, from About Management.
American Red Cross
Whether you are a business owner, a manager or an employee, make sure you know what to do in the case of an emergency.
Whether you are a business owner, a manager or an employee, make sure you know what to do in the case of an emergency.
FEMA: Business Recovery Checklist
The intent of this "Checklist" is to provide a means of creating a "Business Recovery" manual for your business to used in the event that you had to execute a recovery of you business due to a natural or man-made disaster.
The intent of this "Checklist" is to provide a means of creating a "Business Recovery" manual for your business to used in the event that you had to execute a recovery of you business due to a natural or man-made disaster.
OSHA: Evacuation Plans and Procedures
This eTool will help retail businesses implement an emergency action plan, and comply with OSHA's emergency standards
This eTool will help retail businesses implement an emergency action plan, and comply with OSHA's emergency standards
Open for Business®
Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) offers a variety of tools in its Open for Business® series for small business owners to both reduce their potential for loss should disaster strike and to reopen quickly should they be forced to close.
Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) offers a variety of tools in its Open for Business® series for small business owners to both reduce their potential for loss should disaster strike and to reopen quickly should they be forced to close.
Ready.gov - Prepare. Plan. Stay.
Being prepared means being ready for any kind of emergency, be it hurricane, utility disruption or man-made disaster.
Being prepared means being ready for any kind of emergency, be it hurricane, utility disruption or man-made disaster.
SBA: Disaster Assistance
Through its Office of Disaster Assistance (ODA), the SBA is responsible for providing affordable, timely and accessible financial assistance to businesses following a disaster.
Through its Office of Disaster Assistance (ODA), the SBA is responsible for providing affordable, timely and accessible financial assistance to businesses following a disaster.