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Disaster Risk Management And Business Education: The Case Of Small And Medium Enterprises, Juan Pablo Sarmiento, Gabriela Hoberman, Meenakshi Jerath, Gustavo Ferreira Jordao

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It is safe to say that building disaster resilience by preparing for disasters with a business continuity plan is vital for small business to thrive in the long run. More often than not, small business owners invest large sums of money, time, and resources to make their ventures successful and yet, many of them fail to properly plan and prepare for disaster situations. With this problem in mind, Florida International University (FIU) became the house of the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) and the Extreme Events Institute (EEI). Together, both institutes have collaborated in their mission to spread disaster resilience …