Ways That Business Owners Can Better Prepare for Disasters | SERVPRO® of East Mecklenburg/Matthews

10/19/2020 (Permalink)

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For business owners, disasters are more than just an inconvenience—they can interrupt your livelihood and even ruin your chances of continuing operations if they cause damage to your business. While planning for something this dramatic is difficult, it is a must to ensure that you have a good chance of being able to reopen after a disaster occurs.

The key to being able to reopen is to streamline the recovery process, which can be done by planning ahead as much as possible. There are many resources to help you do this, from local government to the Small Business Administration, and it is wise to make use of all the resources that you can.

Preparing for Disasters When You Own a Business

Communicate with your employees. Keeping everyone safe is so important as a business owner, so be sure to have a plan in place for emergencies that is communicated to employees. Things like evacuations, emergency supplies and communication plans are all necessary to think through to make sure you can keep everyone safer and reduce panic in the moment you find out a disaster is imminent.

Check your insurance coverage and upgrade if necessary. You can get insurance to cover nearly anything, but if you just have basic commercial coverage, you may be surprised at what is not covered by your insurance provider. Checking in advance is a good way to ensure you do not run into this unfortunate scenario—things like flooding, income interruption and damage to company vehicles will often need to be covered with additional policies.

Consider who you will use for restoration. Once you start the insurance process, having the damage to your business handled as quickly as possible is key. Damages left unattended can cause even more issues, so be sure you are confident in the company you are choosing to call. Try to find a company that is available 24 hours a day, so you can be certain that they will be there no matter when a disaster occurs.

We are here to be your go-to in case a disaster occurs, so get in touch with us to learn more about how we can help your business with commercial restoration. We are here ²⁴⁄₇ to take your call—contact us today.