Learn about some of the programs and technologies the Extension Disaster Education Network (EDEN) uses to teach business owners and managers about disaster preparedness and continuity of operations planning.

1. Ready Business:
Using Multiple Technologies
to Help Businesses
Prepare for and Recovery
from Disasters

3. Parsons Co., Roanoke, IL

9. Why Plan?
 40% of small businesses
do not reopen after a
major emergency (SBA)
 Additional 25% fail within
the first year (FEMA)
 80-90% may fail within 5
years (US DOL)
 Declared disasters more
than doubled in recent
years John Arens

10. A “Comprehensive” Definition
“A disaster is a nonroutine event that
exceeds the capacity of the affected area
to respond to it in such a way as to save
lives; to preserve property; and to
maintain the social, ecological,
economic, and political stability of the
affected region.” (Pearce, 2000)

11. Think Disruption
 Natural disasters alone – 30%
of businesses closed for 1 day
due to a natural event
 Now think
 External (Key supplier) and
internal (Coffee on
computer)
 Big and small
 Personal issues (health of
owner or key employee)
 Impacts:
 Business PLUS
 Family
 Perhaps some or all of the community
 Uses resources – money, time and goodwill

12. Teaching Resources
www.EDEN.lsu.edu

14. EDEN Courses
 Plant Biosecurity Mgmt
 Protecting America’s Food System
 Pandemic Preparedness for Business
 Pandemic Influenza Preparedness for
Faith-based Organizations
 Animal Agrosecurity and Emergency Mgmt
 Family Preparedness
 Ready Business

21. Marketing Video

22. iPad App
for Business Disaster
Preparedness
and Recovery

23. Help small businesses
develop, streamline and store
their disaster preparedness
plans

24. Mobile
 Walk through to capture information
 Photograph inventory

25. Electronic
 Updated easily
 Stored in cloud
 Accessible by multiple staff

26. Inventory
 Walk through
warehouse
 Record inventory
details
 Photograph
products, labels, etc.
 Key in supplier
details

27. Shelter in Place
 What it means
 Why it’s important to
have designated
locations
 Examples of good and
bad locations
 Record your shelter-in-
place locations

28. Plans
 Release in May: National Small Business
Week
 Market through EDEN, eXtension,
NACDEP, U.S. Chamber of Commerce,
SBA, financial institutions and
organizations, social media, mass media
and many other outlets