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Small Business Disaster Planning Tool Now Available

June 18, 2008

Most small businesses lack the resources and expertise to create a plan to deal with a major business interruption. That’s one reason why at least one-fourth of small businesses that close because of a disaster never reopen.

Federated Insurance announces the availability of a new tool that helps small businesses plan for and recover from disasters. Open for Business^® is an Internet-based disaster recovery and risk assessment tool developed by the Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) and Federated.

Now small businesses can do the kinds of disaster analysis and recovery planning normally undertaken by much larger organizations and greatly improve their chances of staying in business after disaster strikes.

To access the site, click Open for Business^®.