As Pinellas County recovers from Hurricane Ian, we are compiling resources that may be helpful to business owners, job seekers, and other community members.
The 3-minute Disaster Impacted survey is intended for manufacturers who were affected by a past disaster. Evaluating the specific impacts to your business may help you identify gaps to improve for the future. Take the survey here.
The Disaster Readiness assessment takes about 5 minutes to complete. Looking at how you could be affected by a future disaster — such as the effects of a hurricane or supplier issue — will help assess your business’ disaster readiness. It’s a good precursor to assessing business continuity for the longevity of your business and service to customers. It will provide a customized report, giving you ideas for things to consider at a high level to improve and fortify your company.
You may take one or both assessments. From either, you may determine if you need to take a deeper dive in looking at your business continuity plans for the longevity of your business, continuation of revenue, and service to customers. If so, you’re in luck! We also offer a deep dive Business Continuity Assessment (BCA), conducted at your facility by a Business Advisor experienced in manufacturing. The BCA covers 10 areas of the business, front to end, and it was custom designed for manufacturers to cover a broad variety of potential crises and business disruptors to help you zone in on critical areas. The BCA will pinpoint specific risk areas and offer ideas for improving the resiliency of your company. Your company can use the confidential report you’ll receive immediately following the BCA provides a framework to create or update a business continuity plan for your company, your site.
All assessments are confidential.
Florida homeowners and renters in Charlotte, Collier, DeSoto, Hardee, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pinellas and Sarasota counties who were affected by Hurricane Ian may apply for FEMA disaster assistance.
Survivors can apply for disaster assistance at www.disasterassistance.gov, by calling 800-621-3362 from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. Eastern Time, or by using the FEMA mobile app. If you use a relay service such as video relay service (VRS), captioned telephone service or others, give FEMA the number for that service.
When you apply for assistance, have the following information ready:
• A current phone number where you can be contacted
• Your address at the time of the disaster and the address where you are now staying
• Your Social Security number
• A general list of damage and losses
• Banking information if you choose direct deposit
• If insured, the policy number or the agent and/or the company name
Survivors may be eligible to receive assistance for uninsured and underinsured damage and losses resulting from the Hurricane Ian. If you have homeowners, renters or flood insurance, you should file a claim as soon as possible. FEMA cannot duplicate benefits for losses covered by insurance. If your policy does not cover all your disaster expenses, you may be eligible for federal assistance.
Take photos to document damage and begin cleanup and repairs to prevent further damage. Remember to keep receipts from all purchases related to the cleanup and repair.
Disaster assistance may include financial help with temporary lodging and home repairs, as well as other disaster-related expenses.
CareerSource Hillsborough Pinellas is an equal opportunity employer/program. Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities.
All voice telephone numbers on this website may be reached by persons using TTY/TDD equipment via the Florida Relay Service at 711.