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Our hearts go out to those affected by the recent wildfires. If you need help, SCORE mentors are here for you. You can also apply for disaster assistance at SBA.gov.
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Small Business Resilience: Disaster Prep and Recovery

Use these tools, training, and resources to ensure that you keep the doors to your small business open during and after any catastrophe.
Support for the California Wildfires

SCORE mentors are here to support you through all business challenges. This disaster prep and recovery hub offers essential tools, training and resources to help your business recover and remain strong through challenging times.

Find information on FEMA and other resources to help your business recover, or request a mentor for personalized guidance.

SBA disaster assistance is now available to Southern California businesses, homeowners, renters and private nonprofit organizations following the major disaster declaration. The declaration covers Los Angeles and the contiguous counties of Kern, Orange, San Bernardino, and Ventura due to wildfires and straight-line winds that began on January 7. 

Applicants may apply online and receive additional disaster assistance information at sba.gov/disaster. Applicants also may call SBA’s Customer Service Center at (800) 659-2955 or email for more information on SBA disaster assistance.
Get Help Through Your Toughest Challenges

Mentors can help you navigate your toughest business challenges, including supporting you through various disasters and crises. Enter your zip code below and complete the mentoring request form to be paired with a local expert who can answer your questions and connect you with local community information and resources.
Small Business Emergency Resources
Wildfire Preparedness Checklist
This checklist will help you prepare for a wildfire's effect on your organization, employees and community by highlighting activities you should undertake before, during, and following the event.
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6 Practical Winter Storm Preparations Every Business Should Make
Make sure that your small business is ready for snow and other types of winter storms.
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SBA Disaster Loan Assistance: Your Lifeline After a Crisis
Loan assistance is available for small businesses currently impacted by disasters.
Evacuation Checklist
When an evacuation takes place at work, employees often don’t know what to take with them and what to leave behind.   You’ve heard the terms before: “Bug Out Bag”, “Go Bag”, “Grab Bag” and more.  These are all terms to describe quick access emergency kits that hold all your important tools and possessions in a single, easy to reach location.
Tornado Preparedness Checklist
This checklist will help you prepare for a tornado's effect on your organization, employees and community by highlighting activities you should undertake before, during, and following the event.
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Hurricane Preparedness Checklist
This checklist will help you prepare for a hurricane’s effect on your organization, employees and community by highlighting activities you should undertake before, during, and following the event.
Disaster Recovery Kit Checklist
A disaster, no matter how great or small, can be a hectic time in both your professional and personal life. This disaster recovery kit checklist will provide a breakdown of the items necessary to initiate recovery procedures in the wake of an interruption.
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Planning for Disaster
From earthquakes and tornadoes to fires and floods, natural disasters can put your small business out of commission—and even out of business permanently.
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Disaster Preparedness for Retail Stores
40 to 60% of small businesses that close due to a natural disaster never re-open. Download this eguide to learn how to create and implement a disaster plan.
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Supply Chain Disruptions: What Small Business Owners Need to Know
We break down why the supply chain is disrupted to better help you source products.
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Top Tips for Helping Your Small Business Survive a Disaster or a Crisis
These tips can help you get started by taking a step-by-step approach with the goal to survive and rebuild a business after any kind of calamity. 
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Small Business Crisis Management: Navigating Natural and Technological Disasters
You can’t prevent natural disasters, but you can prepare for them.
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