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Are Small Businesses Prepared for Natural Disasters?

Are Small Businesses Prepared for NATURAL DISASTERS? Alibaba.com, Vendio and Auctiva surveyed 600 small business owners in December 2012 to gauge how prepared they were to run their business if a natural disaster struck. Small businesses could be severely impacted in the face of disaster PLAN 74% Do not have a recovery plan. 84% 71% Do not have natural disaster Do not have a back-up generator insurance. in case of power outage. Mobile and cloud computing are mission critical 62% 30% Said they can run their Said their business information business from a mobile device. is stored in the cloud. Time to recover from natural disaster 33%. One week \16% Two weeks 37%/ \14% Not sure Beyond one month Best ways to keep in touch with customers 86% 42% 27% 22% Email Phone/Text Website Facebook Creative tactics to maintain sales and build rapport with customers Start an online disaster discussion group to provide help and advice. Communicate closely with customers on the status of business and delivery. Be available for customers as long as necessary. Top 5 Give discounts or free items for those who are affected. Donate percentage of sales to disaster relief organizations. Eliminate shipping costs. This survey was conducted by Alibaba.com, Vendio and Auctiva. It contained multiple-choice questions and the results are the combined findings from the 600 Vendio and Auctiva customers. Vendio and Auctiva are part of Alibaba.com, a global online marketplace for small businesses. auctiva venDio E Alibaba.com Powerful Solutions for Online Sellers Global trade starts here. TM Simply Powerful eCommerce

Are Small Businesses Prepared for Natural Disasters?

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Alibaba, Vendio and Auctiva surveyed 600 small business owners in December 2012 to gauge how prepared they were to run their business if a natural disaster struck. The findings showed 74% of Americ...

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