Disaster Preparedness Information - Articles and Resources

  • Disaster Planning Risk vs Probability
    by Charles F. D'Agostino, MBS, Developmental Consulting, Inc.

    All disaster planning and preparedness requires a value assessment determining the perceived risk, probability of the event, and calculated measurement of the cost to protect against the event.

  • How Can Small Retailers Prepare for Disaster?
    by Charles F. D'Agostino, MBS, Developmental Consulting, Inc.

    Natural disasters and potential man made disasters such as terrorist attacks or crime can have potentially devastating impact on small business owners and small retailers.

  • How Social Networks can Save Your Business from Disaster
    by Jeanne S. Hurlbert, PhD, Optinet Resources, LLC

    When we talk with new clients, we often face puzzled looks when we tell them that they must include social networks in their disaster planning. They just don't get it.

    But "getting it" is critically important. Ensuring that your networks, and those of your employees, are disaster-ready can spell the difference between business continuity and bankruptcy.

  • Every Business Should Have a Disaster Plan
    by Charles F. D'Agostino, MBS, Developmental Consulting, Inc.

    All too often, as business owners, we feel that we are invulnerable to major disasters. If a natural disaster struck your area - and your business - that false sense of security could dissipate quickly. And your business could disappear right along with it.