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Jeff Kleger, president of Jefco K. Inc. in Philadelphia, Pa., saw his awning business
severely damaged by fire in 2008. After such a disaster, it's important to "bear
down and press ahead," says Kleger. Photo: Leonard Neal Friedman.

DISASTER
BEFORE
AND

AFTER
Q AND A
Donna Childs is the founder
and CEO of Prisere LLC in
Providence, R.I. She is the
author of Prepare for the Worst,
Plan for the Best: Disaster
Preparedness and Recovery for
Small Businesses.

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"The biggest issue in these storms
is water damage; when half a roof is gone,
that's really from tornadoes. It would have
been worse if we hadn't moved the tools
from the shop to our house, which is on
stilts. The wind drives the saltwater so
hard it actually sandblasts anything
that's exposed.
"It was hectic," says Alberts. "It's better
to have more of a plan in place. It would
be a good idea to have premade emails that
you could send to customers about what to
do, maybe a prewarning to give clients
a week or so to prepare.
"The business interruption is tough.
We were legally evacuated from the Keys
for nearly a month, and that put a big halt
on everything. We opened back up after
two months, and I might have actually
waited a few more weeks, but people
were coming by wanting to get stuff
done. Unless you have backup capital,
it's difficult to unexpectedly have your
income halted for a couple of months."

How should business owners prepare for a disaster?
"After putting together a plan to protect human safety, start by
identifying assets that create value for your business. Your insurance
policy may cover the replacement of physical assets, but what drives
value for your business may be the location, trade secrets, intellectual
property or some other intangible. Then do some process engineering
on how your business works. Break work processes down, step by
step, to consider how you would perform these processes in the
event of a disruption."

What should a business owner do in the immediate aftermath?
"Once you have ensured that everyone is safe, see which operations
can be resumed and begin to prepare your insurance claim. Remember
that your insurance policy has a notice provision; a time period by
which you must file your claim or else forfeit it. Also, you may need
more cash on hand than you think, as it can be hard to process a
credit card payment or access a bank after a disaster."



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