A New Podcast Presents Disaster Recovery Challenges and Solutions for Small Businesses

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CREW is pleased to present a new episode in the Ready to Recover podcast series

The new podcast focuses on disaster recovery challenges and solutions for small businesses, including issues that are relevant for a wide audience — from disaster preparedness specialists and community planners, to insurance professionals and small-business owners.

Four guest experts unpack these issues and offer thought-provoking ideas and insights:

  • Carolyn Kousky, Associate Vice President for Economics and Policy Analysis at the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), and author of Understanding Disaster Insurance: New Tools for a More Resilient Future.
  • Ben Collier, Associate Professor in the Department of Risk, Insurance, and Healthcare Management in the Fox School of Business at Temple University.
  • Claire Kramer Mills, Assistant Vice President and Director of Community Development Analysis, Outreach & Education at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
  • Tina Poole Johnson, Deputy Director and Senior Fellow at the Center for Impact Finance at the University of New Hampshire’s Carsey School of Public Policy.

To access the recording — along with a transcript, speakers’ bios, and show notes — go to the Ready to Recover site (podcasts.crew.org), or listen via these podcast apps: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, and Amazon Music (just search for Ready to Recover).

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