Are We Ready? Public Readiness Index. Why is it important? Small businesses alone account for more...

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Are We Ready? Public Readiness Index

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Are We Ready?

Public Readiness Index

Why is it important?

Small businesses alone account for more than:

99% of all businesses with employees

Employ 50% of all private sector workers

Provide nearly 45% of the nation’s payroll

Federal Statistics93% of businesses that lose their data center for 10 days or more file for bankruptcy within one year.

50% file immediately

• 40% of businesses that initially close following a disaster never reopen • 25% of those that reopen permanently close within two years

Federal Statistics

44% of Americans report they haven’t done more to prepare for emergencies because

they “don’t know what to do”

What’s it all about?

Public Readiness Index (PRI)

A first-of-its-kind survey-based tool

Measures the public’s preparedness for emergencies

Used geographically, organizationally or individually

“Making Escambia County the Most Disaster Resilient Community in

America.”

What’s your RQ?

An instant score that helps BRACE provide personalized tips on how to

improve readiness.

Are based on responses to ten questions.

Examines what you know and what you should do prior to an emergency.

Topics range from awareness of your community’s disaster plan to having a family disaster plan and preparing a disaster supply kit for home

The PRI and the RQ

The First Step

Effectively continue operations in the event of emergency or disaster

Identifying areas of needed improvement will decrease down time and allow operations to resume. Employee and family preparedness are vital components of any business continuity plan.

Administering the PRI Survey

How does this help?

How do you get started?

It’s Easy…Contact BRACE to Register

•Call Maralee Prendergast at (850) 444 – 7135•Email [email protected] •Visit the BRACE website www.BeReadyAlliance.org

After the Survey

Results are collected and analyzed

BRACE will provide you…

Interactive materials

Arrange in-house facilitation

Then What?

Business Continuity Plan (BCP)  

The Next Step

BRACE can…

Provide web links to comprehensive BCP planning resources.

Make available inexpensive BCP planning materials.

Connect you to subject matter expertsHelp simplify the process

BRACE can also assist you with identifying ways you can effectively mitigate your structure against tropical events, another important factor in business continuity. 

What’s the catch?

This service is brought to you by BRACE as a free public service

No catch!

Special thanks to…  and their partners,

without whose cooperation this

project would not have been possible.

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