Be informed
Get and distribute alerts
Sign up for emergency alerts, share emergency alerts company-wide, buy a NOAA Weather Radio, and explore the Emergency Information Hub.
The Readiness Roadmap
Be ready to stay in business
Be informed
Understand your disaster risk
Identify disasters common to your location, learn what to do in different disasters, and understand weather alert terminology.
Be informed
Review your insurance policy
Call your insurance agent and review your coverage for common disasters and consider business interruption insurance.
Consider how to
Help the community
Now that you’re informed, help others by making sure they’re informed. Share alert information with your employees, customers, vendors, suppliers, and others in your community.
Make a plan
Assess your risks and critical assets
Start small and complete the Resilience in a Box Business Readiness Checklist, follow useful tips, and begin working through the Resilience in a Box Business Resilience 101 Workbook.
Make a plan
Develop your plan
Draft your business continuity plan for disasters and consult other existing resources.
Make a plan
Test, adjust and update your plan
Test your plan, adjust your plan, and regularly update your plan.
Consider how to
Help the community
A close-knit community is more resilient. Share your planning experiences and lessons learned with other businesses, local civic organizations, and your customers.
Build a kit
Stockpile essential supplies and be ready for power outages
Identify and gather essential supplies and be ready for power outages.
Build a kit
Protect your vital records and data
Identify your critical records and plan for backing up and recovering your data.
Build a kit
Hope for the best, plan for the worst
Create a business "Grab-n-Go" case and create a rainy-day fund for your business.
Consider how to
Help the community
Now that you’re business is prepared, help others by getting involved in local recovery groups and volunteering.
Recently impacted by a federally declared disaster?
You may be eligible for SBA Mitigation Assistance to help reduce the impact of future disasters.
The roadmap has three main steps:
Be informed
Make a plan
Build a kit