Fwd: SCORE To Host Free Workshop on “Preparedness Planning for Your Business”

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From: Small Business Administration <news@updates.sba.gov>
Date: Wed, Jul 23, 2014 at 12:42 PM
Subject: SCORE To Host Free Workshop on "Preparedness Planning for Your Business"
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Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. SBA Connecticut District Office SCORE To Host Free Workshop - "Prepardness Planning for Your Business" SCORE To Host Free Workshop on "Preparedness Planning for Your Business"   When: Tuesday, August 12, 2014 from 8:00 AM to 9:30 AM EDT Where: Guilford Savings Bank, Madison Branch, 2nd Floor, 589 Boston Post Road, Madison, CT Registration:  Click here to register   Businesses can do much to prepare for the impact of the many hazards they face in today's world including natural hazards like floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes and widespread serious illness such as the H1N1 flu virus pandemic. Human-caused hazards include accidents, acts of violence by people and acts of terrorism.    "Ready Business" has developed a website that assists businesses in developing a preparedness program. This presentation will review the tools they provide so that participants can create an effective "All-Hazards" Preparedness Plan for their business. The program's elements follow recommendations identified in National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 1600, Standard on Disaster/Emergency Management and Business Continuity. NFPA 1600 is an American Standard adopted by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.  The five steps in developing a preparedness program to be presented will be: •        Program Management •        Planning •        Implementation •        Testing and Exercises •        Program Improvement    Workshop Presenter Mr. John B. Field Jr. has been with the Connecticut Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection, Division of Emergency Management and Homeland Security (CTDESPP-DEMHS) since June of 2012. Prior to joining CT DESPP-DEMHS he worked for the City of Torrington as the Emergency Management Director and Chief of the Fire Department. As such Chief Field was responsible for the protection of approximately 40,000 citizens from the effects of disasters and emergencies. Developing plans for preparing, responding to and recovering from these disasters/emergencies was the daily occurrence.   Would You Like To Become A Score Volunteer? Your business knowledge and experience can help others start or grow a small business. Learn more about becoming a SCORE volunteer at: www.score.org/volunteer. Southeastern CT SCORE, PO Box 283, Old Saybrook, CT 06475  Email: ScoreChapter@gmail.com Tel: 860.388.9508. U.S. Small Business Administration Connecticut SBA District Office 330 Main Street, 2nd flr Hartford, CT 06106 (860) 240-4654 tel. (860) 240-4659 fax Bridgeport SBA Office Brien McMahan Federal Building 915 Lafayette Blvd. Room 214 Bridgeport, CT. 06604                    Phone: 203-335-0427 Fax: 203-335-0425     SUBSCRIBER SERVICES: Manage Your Preferences  |  Unsubscribe  |  Help STAY CONNECTED: All SBA programs and services are provided on a nondiscriminatory basis | Reasonable accommodations will be made if requested at least two weeks in advance  This email was sent to iammejtm@gmail.com by Small Business Administration (SBA) · 409 3rd St, SW · Washington DC 20416 · 1-800-827-5722

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Jeremy Tobias Matthews