Business Disaster Preparedness Planning on your iPad Becky Koch Agriculture Communication Director
Research Most small businesses don’t have disaster plans 40% to 60% of small businesses fail following a major disaster – SBA
Smartphone & Tablet Apps Not just a mobile- friendly website Takes advantage of phone’s features Internet connection not required
NDSU Disaster Apps
Use research-based Ready Business info Make mobile Incorporate photos Incorporate barcode scanning Alert to remind to review & update Suggest cloud storage
Research Rapid Inventory, Business -- $13.99 Inventory Tracker -- $5.99 SERVPRO Ready Plan
Research Mashable: 8 Home Inventory Apps to Log Your Stuff
Funding Smith-Lever Special Needs Grants 2013 –$12,957 for iPad 2014 –$27,380 for iPhone and Android tablets and phones
Challenges Not allowed to use phrase Ready Business Getting access to NDSU’s Apple account Getting barcode scanner to sync Getting Beta test system to work
Backup Store in the cloud, such as Dropbox, OneDrive, Box, Apple iCloud, etc. Give access to a few key people
Summary Need to complete testing Need help marketing when ready Will ask for help to test and market iPhone and Android tablet and phone versions
Ultimate Goal Businesses use the app to create their disaster plans since it’s –From an unbiased, credible source –Easy to use –Free
Contact Info Becky Koch Agriculture Communication Director North Dakota State University