6/26/25 – 12PM – Hurricane Preparedness Webinar for Businesses

June 10th, 2025

🌪️ 2025 Hurricane Preparedness Webinar for Businesses

Date: Thursday, June 26
Time: 12:00 PM – 1pm PM
Location: Microsoft Teams

Is your business ready for hurricane season? Join us for a focused, 60-minute webinar designed to help Charlotte County businesses prepare, respond, and recover from hurricanes and severe weather events.

Hear directly from local emergency management experts and community partners on what steps you can take now to protect your people, property, and operations. You’ll walk away with actionable strategies, resource connections, and peace of mind heading into the season.

Why You Should Attend:

Protect Your Bottom Line: Learn how to minimize downtime, protect assets, and speed up post-storm recovery.

Get Local Insights: Hear from Charlotte County Emergency Management, Florida Commerce, SBDC, CareerSource and the United Way about community-specific risks and support.

Access Tools & Resources: Discover resources that can help your business weather the storm.

Don’t wait until it’s too late—be prepared and stay resilient.

Agenda

Thursday, June 26, 2025, 1-2pm

11:30am – 11:55am – Presenters join Teams to make sure all tech is working properly.

12:00pm – Welcome Introduction (EDO) and Introduce Co- Hosts: Doug Izzo Englewood Chamber of Commerce and Justin Brand Punta Gorda Chamber of Commerce

12:02pm – Technical Information

• How Teams works.
• Messaging Questions.
• Q&A at the end of presentations.

12:05pm – Patrick Fuller – Charlotte County Emergency Management

12:20pm –Dorian Zwierewicz – Florida SBDC at FGCU

12:35pm – Kimberley Perry – Florida Chamber of Commerce

12:45pm – Bill Welch – CareerSource SWFL

12:50pm – Representative from United Way of Charlotte County

12:55pm – Q&A – Available Information – Kay Tracy – Charlotte County Economic Development