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SUMMARY:Business Continuity & Emergency Preparedness
DESCRIPTION:Business Continuity & Emergency Preparedness\n\nA series of 2 courses designed to take together or individually.  In these classes\, participants to proactively prepare for potential emergencies by equipping them with the knowledge and tools needed to safeguard their operations\, employees\, and assets. Participants will learn to identify risks\, create actionable emergency plans\, gather essential supplies\, and engage with the local community for coordinated response efforts.\n\nClass Length: 2.5 Hours Each\n\n\n\nWorkshop 1: Foundations of Continuity Planning & Developing Your Continuity Plan\n\nWednesday\, October 16\, 2024 - 3pm to 5:30pm\n\nThis Chamber U class introduces the basics of business continuity planning\, including the fundamental concepts and importance of developing a continuity plan. It aims to help business owners understand the need for planning\, having appropriate insurance and the potential consequences of not being prepared.\n\nLearning Outcomes:\n\n\n	Participants will conduct a detailed analysis to identify and document specific threats their business may face\, such as fires\, floods\, or other critical disruptions.\n	Participants will critically assess their existing insurance coverage to ensure it aligns with the risks identified in the threat analysis.\n	Participants will create an initial draft of a business continuity plan\, integrating insights from their threat analysis and insurance evaluations.\n\n\nWorkshop 2: Emergency Preparedness: Ready Your Business\n\nWednesday\, December 4\, 2024 - 3pm to 5:30pm\n\nThis workshop empowers participants to proactively prepare for potential emergencies by equipping them with the knowledge and tools needed to safeguard their operations\, employees\, and assets. Participants will learn to identify risks\, create actionable emergency plans\, gather essential supplies\, and engage with the local community for coordinated response efforts.\n\nLearning Outcomes:\n\n\n	Participants will be able to identify specific emergencies relevant to their business and locale.\n	Participants will understand how to assess and prioritize risks to develop focused preparation strategies.\n	Participants will develop a comprehensive emergency response plan tailored to their business needs.\n	Participants will run through real life scenarios to see how prepared they are (e.g. earthquake and they have 10 employees at the office)\n	Participants will compile a list of necessary items for a business emergency kit.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<h2><img alt="" height="400" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/1345/Image/ChamberULogoIndigo.png" style="width: 400px\; height: 400px\; margin: 1px\; float: right\;" width="400" /><br />\n<br />\nBusiness Continuity &amp\; Emergency Preparedness</h2>\n\n<p>A series of 2 courses designed to take together or individually.&nbsp\; In these classes\, participants to proactively prepare for potential emergencies by equipping them with the knowledge and tools needed to safeguard their operations\, employees\, and assets. Participants will learn to identify risks\, create actionable emergency plans\, gather essential supplies\, and engage with the local community for coordinated response efforts.</p>\n\n<h6>Class Length: 2.5 Hours Each</h6>\n\n<p><br />\n<strong>Workshop 1: Foundations of Continuity Planning &amp\; Developing Your Continuity Plan</strong></p>\n\n<p>Wednesday\, October 16\, 2024 - 3pm to 5:30pm</p>\n\n<p>This Chamber U class introduces the basics of business continuity planning\, including the fundamental concepts and importance of developing a continuity plan. It aims to help business owners understand the need for planning\, having appropriate insurance and the potential consequences of not being prepared.</p>\n\n<p><strong>Learning Outcomes:</strong></p>\n\n<ol>\n	<li>Participants will conduct a detailed analysis to identify and document specific threats their business may face\, such as fires\, floods\, or other critical disruptions.</li>\n	<li>Participants will critically assess their existing insurance coverage to ensure it aligns with the risks identified in the threat analysis.</li>\n	<li>Participants will create an initial draft of a business continuity plan\, integrating insights from their threat analysis and insurance evaluations.</li>\n</ol>\n\n<p><strong>Workshop 2: Emergency Preparedness: Ready Your Business</strong></p>\n\n<p>Wednesday\, December 4\, 2024 - 3pm to 5:30pm</p>\n\n<p>This workshop empowers participants to proactively prepare for potential emergencies by equipping them with the knowledge and tools needed to safeguard their operations\, employees\, and assets. Participants will learn to identify risks\, create actionable emergency plans\, gather essential supplies\, and engage with the local community for coordinated response efforts.</p>\n\n<p><strong>Learning Outcomes:</strong></p>\n\n<ol>\n	<li>Participants will be able to identify specific emergencies relevant to their business and locale.</li>\n	<li>Participants will understand how to assess and prioritize risks to develop focused preparation strategies.</li>\n	<li>Participants will develop a comprehensive emergency response plan tailored to their business needs.</li>\n	<li>Participants will run through real life scenarios to see how prepared they are (e.g. earthquake and they have 10 employees at the office)</li>\n	<li>Participants will compile a list of necessary items for a business emergency kit.</li>\n</ol>\n
LOCATION:Greater Nanaimo Chamber of Commerce 2133 Bowen Rd\, Nanaimo\, BC\, V9S 1H8
UID:e.1345.2505
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DTSTAMP:20260430T145731Z
URL:https://members.nanaimochamber.bc.ca/events/details/business-continuity-emergency-preparedness-2505
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