Business disaster related information
Funding for business
preparedness planning:
U.S. Department of Commerce
Economic Development Administration
Regional Office 1244 Speer Blvd., Suite 670
Denver, CO 80204-3591
303-844-1416
local contact : Thomas Cummings, P.E.
http://www.ncsconline.org/WC/CourTopics/ResourceGuide.asp?topic=BusDis
Preparedness and Mitigation
Government sites:
From the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Mitigation Information for Businesses
www.fema.gov/rebuild/mitigation.shtm
Emergency Management Guide for
Business and Industry
www.fema.gov/business/guide/index.shtm
Discusses steps businesses can take to implement mitigation
measures.
Also contains a “How to” series on protecting building
structure and contents and business records from disasters.
U.S. Small Business Administration
(SBA)
www.sba.gov/index.html
Contains disaster preparedness considerations for
businesses.
National Flood Insurance Program
(NFIP)
www.fema.gov/business/nfip/
The Disaster Center Bookstore
A very thorough list of books and publications related to
business continuity and recovery. Books can be ordered
online.
www.disastercenter.com/abrgoals.htm
Disaster Recovery
U.S. Small Business Administration
www.sba.gov/co/CO_DISASTER.html
Contains information on disaster assistance for businesses.
Associations:
Association of Contingency Planners
www.acp-international.com
Colorado Rocky Mountain Chapter of the
Association of Contingency Planners
http://www.crmc-acp.org/
Business Continuity Planners
Association
www.bcpa.org
Institute for Business & Home Safety
(IBES)
Has an excellent planning aid titled “Open for Business”.
Other resources:
Contingency Planning & Management magazine
www.ContingencyPlanning.com
Disaster Recovery Journal
The first publication dedicated to the field of disaster
recovery and business continuity
www.drj.com
Disaster Resource Guide
Online resource that consolidates educational,
organizational and vendor resources.
www.disaster-resource.com
Disaster Recovery Institute
International (DRI)
DRI International was founded in 1988 to provide a base of
common knowledge in contingency planning
www.drii.org
Business Continuity Planning /
Disaster Recovery Planning
An Online Guide
www.yourwindow.to/business-continuity/
Disaster Recovery World
Directory of business continuity planning and
disaster recovery planning software and services
Sample business continuity & disaster recovery plans
http://www.disasterrecoveryworld.com
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