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Preparedness Resources for Businesses

Who knows what tomorrow may bring? Is your business prepared?

You can't predict when a disaster will affect your business, but you can ensure that you are prepared for when it does. Getting back to business after a fire, power outage, snowstorm or other disaster depends on preparedness planning that can be done today. Small business owners invest a tremendous amount of time, money and resources to make their ventures successful. Take time now, before a disaster, to plan to protect your investment. 

Emergency Preparedness Resources

• Create a Business Continuity Plan (For-Profit) 
• Create an Organization Continuity Plan (Non-Profit) 
• Enroll in the Red Cross Ready Rating Program
• Build a Disaster Preparedness Kit
• CDC Business Planning Pandemic Check List
• Sign Up for Local and State Alerts
• Business Continuity Presentation (2015)  

Post-Disaster Assistance 

• Local Financial Contacts (not an exhaustive list of providers)
• Local insurance Contacts (not an exhaustive list of providers)

Important Links

• Tips from FEMA on emergency preparedness 
• Small Business Administration (SBA) Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Assistance

Government Information

• City of Cambridge Emergency Management
• Cambridge Public Health Department
• Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency
• Federal Emergency Management Agency

For More Information

For more information, please contact Rona Abrahams at 617/349-4637 or via email at rabrahams@cambridgema.gov