Small Business Workshop - Mitigate

Mitigation is the effort to reduce loss of life and property by lessening the impact of disasters. For mitigation to be effective you need to take action before the next disaster.  The goal of mitigation is to reduce human and financial consequences later (analyzing risk, reducing risk, and insuring against risk). It is important to know that disasters can happen at any time and any place and if we are not prepared, consequences can be fatal.

1. Determine your risk.
2. Plan & prepare.
3. Protect – people & property.
4. Case Study / Best Practices / Business Panel

8:00-8:30        Registration & Continental Breakfast
8:30-8:45        Welcome
8:45-9:00        James Gabriel, Emergency Operation Center (EOC)
9:00-10:00      Kevin Wynne, SBA Office of Disaster Assistance
10:00-10:30    Tom Kustelski, NFIP, "National Flood Insurance - What You Need to Know" 
10:30-10:45    Break
10:45-11:45    Mark Webb, TDI, "Insuring Against Risk" 
11:45-12:00    Break & Grab Box Lunches
12:00-12:45    Lunch with Panel Discussion 
                       "Today is the Day Before: Prepare for Tomorrow"
                       Panel:     John Plent - Texas Department of Insurance
                                      Mayor Scotty Saunders - Farmers Insurance
                                      Donald Kemmerling - Back to Business IT
                                      Cindy Solano - Small Business Administration                                 
12:45-1:00      Wrap-up, Joe Harper, Director, Texas State SBDC