Continuity of Operations (COOP) planning is vital for small businesses to survive disasters, with roughly 80% failing to reopen after a major disruption. A COOP plan ensures essential functions continue during crises (natural disasters, cyberattacks, pandemics), minimizing downtime, protecting assets, and enabling quick recovery to avoid permanent closure. 

The Riverside Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI), a regional program managed by the City of Riverside Office of Emergency Management is a cooperative multi-jurisdictional, multi-disciplinary initiative whose mission is to enhance the capabilities and capacities within the Greater Inland Empire Region to prevent and protect against from threats or acts of terrorism. 

Below is information on workshops that you can attend to develop your business' continuity plan:

• Tuesday, April 14, 2026
• 9:00 am to 1:00 pm 
• 415 E. B Street, Ontario, CA 91764

• Wednesday, April 15, 2026
• 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm 
• 415 E. B Street, Ontario, CA 91764

• Thursday, April 16, 2026
• 9:00 am to 1:00 pm 
• 200 S. Euclid Avenue, Suite B, Ontario, CA 91762

For more information, please contact the Riverside UASI at training@ruasi.org 

To register, please see the attached flyers with the QR code to register.

Low-interest federal disaster loans are available to California businesses and residents affected by the Bridge Fire that began September 8, 2024. SBA representatives are available at the following Disaster Loan Outreach Centers to answer questions about SBA's disaster loan program and the application process. 

LOS ANGELES & SAN BERNARDINO COUNTIES

Disaster Loan Outreach Center, Mt. Baldy Village Church

6757 Bear Canyon Rd., Mt. Baldy, CA  91759

LOS ANGELES & SAN BERNARDINO COUNTIES

Disaster Loan Outreach Center, Wrightwood Library – Community Room

6011 Pine St., Wrightwood, CA  92397

Please see the link here to SBA's Business Preparedness Guide that may benefit your business in avoiding damages in a future disaster. 

This guide is intended to help businesses and for-profit entities identify relevant new and existing state funding resources for recovery and success.

The guide includes:

• An index of available and forecasted business incentives 
• A Finding Funding Toolkit for identifying State funding resources 
• Links to Go-Biz Services
• A listing of all GO-Biz agency email subscriptions