Economic impacts of a major earthquakes in California such as caused devastation in Turkey and Syria will be discussed by an expert panel on the Resilience Advantage webinar from 10 to 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 21. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/economic-impacts-of-major-earthquakes-on-businesses-tickets-541981941577
* How likely is it that California could experience an earthquake like the one in Turkey and what would be the impacts on small businesses?
*What lessons can we learn from how small businesses have fared in other natural disasters like Hurricane Katrina or Superstorm Sandy?
*How are small businesses currently managing their natural hazard risk and where are the gaps in preparedness?
*How will the recently passed California legislation providing grant funding for seismic retrofit of soft-story apartment buildings help small businesses?
* How do I estimate the potential property and business impacts on my current building or one I am thinking of buying?