Business Resilience Workshop | Beyond the Basics

Event description

Join the Business Development Board expert-led workshop to prepare your business for disasters and bounce back fast, with a special guest appearance by CBS 12 Meteorologist Vytas Reid.

Plus, register online and you could WIN a $100 Business Hurricane Prep Prize!

Doing business in Florida means surviving the various potential disasters associated with its dynamic environment. Yet small business owners often face so many daily duties and unforeseen challenges that they postpone preparation for what they don’t want to happen.

Proactive businesses and manufacturers that will take advantage of this opportunity before hurricane season will learn about:

• Perils of unpreparedness: Too few business owners know that a business plan, operations plan, and current books are essential to qualifying for disaster-relief funding.
• Step-by-step navigation: Detailed instructions on applying for no- or low-interest economic-injury loans.
• Supply-chain contingency plans: Experts from Florida Makes will share insights on the importance of knowing how the scope of a disaster can impact your suppliers, vendors, and customers and how to build viable backup options.
• Business continuity planning: What is it, why is it important, and how can you start your plan?
• Data and technology: Don’t let this be your Achilles heel; learn what you need to know to protect your technology and data.
• And much more!

Free admission. Registration required.

Speakers

• Katherine Culhane, Associate Director - Small Business Development Council at IRSC
• Bill West, Founder - West Advisory
• Michael Aller, Director of Supplier Development - FloridaMakes
• Matt Rocco, President - South Florida Manufacturers Association
• Dieulanie Claude, Outreach & Marketing Specialist - U.S. Small Business Administration
• Sally Waite Emergency Management, Director - Martin County Fire Rescue
• Christina Coble, Business Services Manager - Career Source Research Coast
• Doug Coward, Founder, Past CEO, Director of National Expansion & Partnerships - Solar Energy Loan Fund
• Jonathan Cox, Vice President of Information Security - C3 Complete
• Dawn Riccardi, Business Navigator - CareerSource Research Coast
• Marshall Critch, Field External Affairs Manager - FPL
• Conner Hlywa, Supplier Development Coordinator - FloridaMakes
• Jonathan Falk, Director of Disaster Operations - National Association of Home Builders