Emergency ready: Preparing your business for bird flu and unexpected events

Has your business planned for unexpected emergencies such as a bird flu outbreak, a bushfire or other major disruptions?

With avian influenza (H5 bird flu) approaching and bushfire season on the horizon, now is the time to prepare your business to minimise downtime, financial loss and stress from an unexpected event.

Join this online webinar to learn how to protect your business, stay operational and reduce risk.

In this session, experienced business advisor Warren Moore from the Braddon Business Centre, who delivers the Tasmanian Government’s Tasmanian Business Advice Service, will guide you through practical steps to prepare your business.

You will:

• understand why a business continuity plan is essential
• access practical resources to manage bird flu risks and protect your business
• watch a live demonstration of the new Emergency Ready Business online tool.

Warren, with assistance from Jennifer Sheppard from Business Tasmania, will demonstrate the Emergency Ready Business tool using a fictitious hospitality business. You will see how the business:

• answers targeted questions about your business
• creates actionable checklists
• builds a tailored action plan based on its risks and needs.

Warren will also guide you to understand bird flu, a contagious viral disease that affects wild, commercial and domesticated bird species and other animals worldwide. While Tasmania is currently free of the virus, its arrival is expected soon, making it essential to and prepare your business now.