Time:  9:00 AM – 10:30 AM 

Date: 10/22/26 

Location: Zoom 

Number of Sessions: 1 (one-time workshop) 

Prerequisite: None 

Qualifies Participants For: Free one-on-one consulting through the WBC at JEDI 

Overview 

Power outages. Supply chain delays. Cyber incidents. Wildfires. Earthquakes. Disruptions happen, and the businesses that recover best are the ones that have planned ahead. 

Outsmart Disaster: Build Your Resiliency Roadmap is a free, interactive workshop that helps small businesses prepare before and recover after an interruption, so you are not scrambling during a crisis. Together, we’ll walk through all six steps of the Outsmart Disaster Resiliency Roadmap, and you’ll begin creating or strengthening your own business preparedness plan. 

This isn’t about worst-case thinking. The session focuses on practical, realistic actions you can take to protect your operations, your revenue, your employees, and your customers. Here in Far Northern California, we know how quickly a wildfire or a power outage can bring business to a stop. A little planning now makes a big difference later. 

Join the Women’s Business Center at JEDI for this free 90 minute workshop on October 22, 2026 at 9:00 Am, Zoom. [Registration link] 

You’ll Learn How To 

•  Identify the most likely risks and disruptions 
  • Strengthen communication and contact planning 
  • Protect critical operations and revenue-generating activities 
  • Reduce risks through hazard mitigation 
  • Understand insurance and financial readiness 
  • Create and test an emergency response plan 

Who It’s For 

Small business owners, managers, and entrepreneurs who want to be ready for the unexpected, whether you’re just getting started or have been in business for years. 

This workshop is especially valuable if you: 

• Don’t have a preparedness plan yet, or haven’t looked at yours in a while 

• Depend on power, internet, suppliers, or a physical location to keep your doors open 

• Want to protect your revenue, your employees, and your customers when a disruption hits 

• Have been through a wildfire, outage, or other interruption and want to be better prepared next time 

Outcomes 

By the end of this workshop, participants will: 
✅ Have walked through all six steps of the Outsmart Disaster Resiliency Roadmap 
✅ Know the most likely risks and disruptions for their business 
✅ Have begun creating or strengthening their business preparedness plan 
✅ Know practical, realistic actions to protect operations, revenue, employees, and customers 
✅ Be ready to keep building their plan through free one-on-one consulting with the WBC at JEDI