Southeastern LSBDC to host emergency preparedness seminar
Contact: Tonya Lowentritt
Date: June 25, 2013
HAMMOND – The Louisiana Small Business Development Center (LSBDC) at Southeastern Louisiana
University and the Livingston Economic Development Council will host an event designed
to help local businesses prepare for emergency events that may interrupt business.
The free seminar, "When Disastern Strikes: Emergency Preparedness for Businesses,"
will be held from 8:30 a.m. to noon on Thursday, July 11, at the Livingston Literacy
and Technology Center located at 9261 Florida Blvd. in Walker.
Sandy Summers, assistant director of the Southeastern SBDC, said the survival
of a small business can mean more than weathering the economy's ups and downs or attracting
consumer interest.
"Sometimes it means recovering from disaster. That disaster can come in the form
of a fire that rips through the office or the building, a flood that soaks the business
district where your company is located, or a tornado or hurricane that batters your
city," she said. "Such calamities can leave your business miraculously unscathed,
moderately damaged but still functional, or reduced to ashes and debris. While such
disasters are thankfully infrequent, planning for the possibility is something that
every small business owner should do before the unexpected happens."
Summers said presentations in the seminar include local response updates, gauging
business readiness, creating a business continuity plan, selecting the right insurance,
data security and crisis communications.
There is no cost to attend the event; however, pre-registration is preferred.
Online registration is available at www.lsbdc.org.
For more information, contact LSBDC Southeastern at 225-664-6638 or lsbdc.slu@lsbdc.org.
