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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
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.