1. Business Disaster Preparedness Planning on your iPad Becky Koch Agriculture Communication Director

2. Research Most small businesses don’t have disaster plans 40% to 60% of small businesses fail following a major disaster – SBA

3. Smartphone & Tablet Apps Not just a mobile- friendly website Takes advantage of phone’s features Internet connection not required

4. NDSU Disaster Apps

5. Use research-based Ready Business info Make mobile Incorporate photos Incorporate barcode scanning Alert to remind to review & update Suggest cloud storage

6. Research Rapid Inventory, Business -- $13.99 Inventory Tracker -- $5.99 SERVPRO Ready Plan

7. Research Mashable: 8 Home Inventory Apps to Log Your Stuff

8. Funding Smith-Lever Special Needs Grants 2013 –$12,957 for iPad 2014 –$27,380 for iPhone and Android tablets and phones

9. Challenges Not allowed to use phrase Ready Business Getting access to NDSU’s Apple account Getting barcode scanner to sync Getting Beta test system to work

22. Backup Store in the cloud, such as Dropbox, OneDrive, Box, Apple iCloud, etc. Give access to a few key people

23. Summary Need to complete testing Need help marketing when ready Will ask for help to test and market iPhone and Android tablet and phone versions

24. Ultimate Goal Businesses use the app to create their disaster plans since it’s –From an unbiased, credible source –Easy to use –Free

25. Contact Info Becky Koch Agriculture Communication Director North Dakota State University Becky.Koch@ndsu.edu 701 231-7875