small business disaster recovery News

6 Small Businesses Share Disaster Recovery Stories

As small business owners in Hawaii and California clean up following Hurricane Lane and wildfires, they’ll find there’s no one formula for recovery. The same disaster can devastate businesses in divergent ways – a hurricane might tear the roof off …

Too Often, Small Businesses Learn Insurance Lessons After Disaster Strikes

A fire at the gun shop next door never reached Kathy Laurienti’s sausage and specialty food store, but the water and smoke damage was enough to shut her business down. Because Laurienti didn’t have enough insurance, it’s still closed โ€” …

Drought-Related Disaster Loans Available to 2 West Virginia Counties

Small businesses and private nonprofit organizations in two counties in West Virginia can apply for federal disaster loans for economic injury resulting from drought. The U.S. Small Business Administration’s economic injury disaster loans are available in Pendleton and Pocahontas for …

66% of Small Businesses Lack Business Interruption Coverage: Survey

Nearly 75 percent of small businesses say they don’t have a disaster recovery plan in place. For companies with fewer than 50 employees, just one in five โ€“ or 18 percent โ€“ have one, according to a new Nationwide-sponsored survey. …