{"id":138502203,"date":"2010-09-02T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-09-02T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/acccapital.com\/businesses-advised-to-plan-now-for-disaster\/"},"modified":"2026-04-02T13:09:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T17:09:11","slug":"businesses-advised-to-plan-now-for-disaster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acccapital.com\/hi\/businesses-advised-to-plan-now-for-disaster\/","title":{"rendered":"Businesses Advised to Plan Now for Disaster"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A prepared business is a resilient business. That was the lesson learned this week at a daylong workshop teaching company owners how to plan for disasters.  \u201cThe Verizon Preparedness Planning Summit: A Readiness Workshop for Small Businesses\u201d drew about 100 representatives from small- and medium-sized businesses.  Business owners discovered how susceptible their companies can be when disaster strikes, whether it takes the form of a flood, earthquake, tornado, fire or even terrorist activity.  Verizon Wireless sponsored the event, held at the Holiday Inn University of Memphis, along with the Shelby County Office of Preparedness, the Greater Memphis Chamber and the Memphis Business Journal.<!--more-->  The workshop tackled planning scenarios through three 50-minute rotating sessions during which facilitators presented pre-event contingency planning for business, response during the event and activation of a recovery plan following an event.  The discussion-based environment allowed small businesses to be engaged \u2013 both with the speakers and with one another \u2013 on issues such as insurance, payroll, compartmentalization and cash reserves funds.  The summit kicked off September\u2019s observance as National Preparedness Month, sponsored by the Ready Campaign and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), in partnership with the Citizen Corps and the Ad Council.  This month marks the seventh annual National Preparedness Month, which is held in remembrance of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.  Bob Nations Jr., director of the Shelby County Office of Preparedness, said recovery depends on how well the pre-disaster environment was planned.  <em> \u201cPlanning enhances the will to bounce back \u2013 to become resilient,\u201d Nations said. \u201cPlanning is a cycle, not an event.\u201d<\/em>  And the sooner a business is up and running again, the more likely it will remain viable after a disaster, said Shelby L. Slater, emergency preparedness coordinator at the University of Memphis.  Andy Mitchell, assistant administrator for FEMA\u2019s National Training and Education, Protection and National Preparedness Directorate, gave the keynote address.  His speech, \u201cPreparedness through Training and Partnerships,\u201d highlighted the importance of the private sector.  \u201c<em>Effective planning requires all segments of our society to work in partnership<\/em>,\u201d Mitchell said. \u201c<em>Government has a key role but needs the private sector and citizens to participate in<\/em> <em> preparedness planning to allow communities impacted by a disaster to recover and get back<\/em> <em> on their feet quickly and effectively<\/em>.\u201d  In fact, 85 percent of the infrastructure that we depend on lies in the private sector, Mitchell said.  <em> \u201cNow was the time for everyone \u2013 individuals, local jurisdictions, the private sector \u2013 to take<\/em> <em> stock in their preparedness,<\/em>\u201d Mitchell said.  Mitchell also encouraged business owners to establish family preparedness plans.  <em> \u201cIf a business can get its power back on but their employees can\u2019t return to work because they<\/em> <em> don\u2019t have family plans, the recovery is delayed,<\/em>\u201d he said.  And a citizens\u2019 response training of basic disaster response skills elaborated on Mitchell\u2019s family-oriented message. An assembly kit tutorial provided an in-depth explanation of lifesaving and life-sustaining needs that businesses could use at home and in the workplace.  The summit closed with a \u201c<em>lessons learned<\/em>\u201d speech from Don Lowry of Commodore Villages, an apartment community that went from 85 percent to 38 percent occupancy due to May flooding in Millington.  And when businesses shut down, it ultimately affects the core of our community, added Joanna Miller, director of business in Verizon\u2019s south central region.<em id=\"__mceDel\"> <\/em>  <em id=\"__mceDel\"><em id=\"__mceDel\"><em id=\"__mceDel\">\u201cThe fires that burned in Downtown Memphis in 2006, the July 2003 storm often referred to as \u2018Hurricane Elvis\u2019 or even the 1994 ice storm are all vivid reminders of the sudden and indiscriminate nature disasters and the effects they have on our communities,\u201d <\/em><\/em><\/em>Miller said.  The Mid-South\u2019s proximity to the New Madrid fault and the recent earthquakes in Haiti and Chile also serve as reminders that everyone is vulnerable, Nations said.  \u201c<em>Every one of these is different,<\/em>\u201d Nations said. \u201c<em>There is no rubber stamp.<\/em>\u201d  Nations hopes the summit will establish a kickoff for a much-needed dialog. He said partnership is a two-way street but admitted that the current partnership between public and private sectors is practically nonexistent \u2013 something that must change.  <em id=\"__mceDel\" style=\"line-height: 1.714285714; font-size: 1rem;\">\u201cI don\u2019t care how ugly the baby is,\u201d Nations said. \u201cWhen it\u2019s born, it\u2019s ours.\u201d<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A prepared business is a resilient business. That was the lesson learned this week at a daylong workshop teaching company owners how to plan for disasters. \u201cThe Verizon Preparedness Planning Summit: A Readiness Workshop for Small Businesses\u201d drew about 100 representatives from small- and medium-sized businesses. 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