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IEDC releases a new briefing on strategies to support small businesses following a disaster. Six case studies highlight how American communities have utilized public, private and a mix of public and private funding to aid small businesses to return to operations and thrive following a disaster.

On January 28th, 2014 IEDC hosted the webinar on lessons from the field: small business recovery strategies after a disaster. Do you know what an economic development organization (EDO) should do first to help its small businesses after a disaster? ...

Given to stakeholders in Southwest Louisiana on September 12, 2013, this presentation was designed for small business support organizations, funders, and entrepreneurs by Jon Gregory, Managing Director at Innovate North State. This presentation ...

President Obama convened the Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding Task Force and appointed the Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan as chair. On Monday, August 19th, the task force released the Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding Strategy ...