The US Small Business Administration (SBA) has published ‘Business Resilience Guide: Reducing Risks and Building on Strengths’, providing a resource to help small businesses plan and recover from disasters. It includes best practices and template forms and is broken down into the following sections:
- Section 1: Documenting the current state.
- Section 2: Identifying critical relationships.
- Section 3: Safeguarding resources.
- Section 4: Addressing financial matters.
- Section 5: Becoming more resilient with mitigation.
In addition, the worksheets provided in the Appendices, when used in conjunction, will provide content to develop a business continuity plan.
At a time of increasing economic impacts from climate change and natural disasters, SBA’s new Business Resilience Guide equips business owners with the tools and strategies they need to strengthen their operations and preparedness, recover from disruption, and build resilience.
SBA Administrator Isabel Casillas Guzman
