#834: The Business Disaster Plan You Hope You Never Need

What happens when a natural disaster destroys your boutique, your inventory, and the business you've spent years building?

For many independent retailers, rebuilding isn't as simple as filing an insurance claim. Flooding, hurricanes, and other disasters can leave business owners without the resources they need to reopen—and entire communities can lose the local shops that help make them special.

Ashley Alderson sits down with Patrick Keiser of Heart on Main Street, a nonprofit dedicated to independent retailer resiliency, to discuss how the organization helps small businesses recover after disasters through financial grants, wholesale product support, and hands-on rebuilding projects.

Patrick shares what recovery has looked like for retailers in Asheville, North Carolina, and Texas Hill Country, why insurance may not cover everything a business owner loses, and how the wholesale community can play a vital role in helping independent retailers get back on their feet.

You'll learn:

Why independent retailers are often overlooked after natural disasters

The devastating impact disasters can have on small businesses and local communities

How Heart on Main Street helps retailers rebuild and reopen

How participating in Pink Friday helps support Heart on Main Street

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Patrick Keiser & Heart on Main Street:

Website: heartonmainstreet.org