Tag: small-business

A New Year in which to Promote & Cultivate Disaster Resilience 

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When you share disaster preparedness messages with your network this year, be sure to include information and tips for small businesses:

Small- to mid-size businesses are often economic and social linchpins in their communities, so their recovery after an earthquake or other disaster is vital to the recovery of the community as a whole.

Learn more about disaster recovery challenges and solutions for small businesses in this Ready to Recover podcast. (You can also listen to the podcast via Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Amazon Music: just search for Ready to Recover in the app and go to podcast 7.)

Help small business owners learn about free preparedness information and tools, such as:

Find more tips and links to resources on CREW’s Protect Your Business page.

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).