Education

Improve your preparedness with educational tools and resources.

Each month, Prepare My Business will host free, educational Webinars. Attend these live, interactive courses and learn more about how to plan your business continuity and disaster recovery strategy. The more you know, the more you can help reduce your business's risk and quickly recover in a disaster situation. Register for our upcoming Webinars by accessing the titles to the right. 

Remember, a good preparedness plan is a living document. Stay informed and update your own plan as you learn new challenges and best practices.

10 Steps to Business Preparedness

ARCHIVED - June 22, 2010 at 2:00 p.m. EDT

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“America’s businesses form the backbone of our economy; small businesses alone account for more than 99 percent of all companies with employees and provide nearly 45 percent of the nation’s payroll. Yet, these businesses are the ones who have traditionally been unprepared with regards to an executable business continuity plan,” says Bob Boyd, president and CEO of Agility.

Agility Recovery Solutions is teaming with the Small Business Administration to ensure that every business has access to tools and resources to become better prepared. Join us for a free Webinar to learn more about the top-10 basics of business continuity planning:

• Risk Assessment
• Critical Business Functions Identification
• Supply Chain Preparedness
• Crisis Management
• Data Back-up
• Crisis Communications
• Emergency Kit
• Insurance Coverage Assessment
• Alternate Location Planning
• Testing

Testing Your Recovery Plan

ARCHIVED - July 27, 2010 at 2:00 p.m. EDT

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The best way to measure your business continuity and disaster preparedness plan is to put it in motion and test it. This is a great way to show management, employees, clients and prospects you have ensured business as usual, no matter what.

Critical to the longevity of your organization is a recovery plan and testing it to make sure it works when you need it most. Join us to learn the basics of testing and some best practices including:

• Reasons for testing
• Testing options
• Defining the scope of your test
• Written plan validation
• Improving recovery efficiency
• Minimizing downtime
• Protecting the bottom line

Understanding Disaster Assistance Funding with the SBA

August 24, 2010 at 2:00 p.m.

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Since its inception in 1953, the Small Business Administration (SBA) has been providing disaster assistance loans through its Office of Disaster Assistance. Financial assistance is available in the form of low-interest, long-term loans. SBA is responsible for providing affordable, timely and accessible financial assistance to homeowners, renters and businesses following a disaster. 

Join us to learn more about the Disaster Assistance program and what is required to receive funding following a disaster:

September is National Preparedness Month

For the sixth consecutive year, Agility is partnering with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the Ready Campaign, and Citizen Corps for National Preparedness Month, a nationwide effort to encourage citizens to take simple steps to prepare for emergencies in their homes, workplace and communities.

In an effort to educate all businesses about the importance of business continuity planning, Agility is hosting free educational webinars throughout September.

Click here to register for free educational Webinars