1. Are We Ready? Public Readiness Index

2. 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

3. Federal Statistics 93% of businesses that lose their data center for 10 days or more file for bankruptcy within one year. 50% file immediately

4. 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”

5. 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.”

6. 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

7. 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?

8. How do you get started? It’s Easy…Contact BRACE to Register Call Maralee Prendergast at (850) 444 – 7135 Email Maralee@unitedwayescambia.orgMaralee@unitedwayescambia.org Visit the BRACE website www.BeReadyAlliance.org

9. After the Survey Results are collected and analyzed BRACE will provide you… Interactive materials Arrange in-house facilitation

10. Then What? Business Continuity Plan (BCP) The Next Step

11. BRACE can… Provide web links to comprehensive BCP planning resources. Make available inexpensive BCP planning materials. Connect you to subject matter experts Help 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.

12. What’s the catch?

13. This service is brought to you by BRACE as a free public service No catch!

14. Special thanks to… and their partners, without whose cooperation this project would not have been possible. In Partnership With