Linda Rossi, State Director, said’ We are pleased to share with Vermont the VtSBDC Disaster Recovery Guide (DRG). The Guide was produced by the VtSBDC Staff in response to the day to day challenges that were faced by the businesses we advised in the days, weeks and months following Tropical Storm Irene. This is the Guide we wished we had had in our hands the day after the storm.
We learned that the businesses that we dealt with, regardless of their size or sustainability, were all hit hard by the enormity of the task before them and we wanted to give future businesses and the advisors/officials who will deal with them a thoughtful and comprehensive roadmap.
The VtSBDC DRG for Businesses includes a bound 72-page guide that directs the business owner thru the steps necessary to make solid and informed decisions about their post-disaster recovery using a series of checklists and data collection sheets to capture important information.
This guide can be used in the aftermath of any disaster (whether one suffered by an individual business or in the aftermath of a large natural disaster).’
A grant financed the development of this guide. They will be ‘stockpiled’ in each of our regional offices for immediate use in the case of another disaster. To find the advisor and office near you, visit www.vtsbdc.org (and click on the tab: ‘location’).
To find out how you can access a copy go to www.vtsbdc.org and click on Programs and then Irene Business Recovery.
Vermont Small Business Development Center is a partnership program with the U.S. Small Business Administration. The support given by the U.S. Small Business Administration through its funding does not constitute an expressed or implied endorsement of any of the co-sponsors’ or participants’ opinions, products or services.
VtSBDC 8.28.2013
Vermont Small Business Development Center publishes Disaster Recovery Guide for Business
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