Could Your Business Operate Tomorrow? A Small Business Guide to Crisis Readiness and Recovery

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Could Your Business Operate Tomorrow?
Emergency Preparedness and Continuity Planning for Small Businesses

Severe weather, utility outages, cyberattacks, facility emergencies and active threats can happen without warning. Beyond disrupting daily operations, these events can put people at risk, damage your reputation and threaten your business’s long-term future. If something happened tomorrow, would your business be ready to respond, recover and keep going? 

Join Tremont Professional Services (TPS) for a practical, approachable session on preparing your business for the unexpected. You’ll learn how to:

• Recognize potential threats and vulnerabilities 
• Identify the critical functions your business can’t operate without 
• Put emergency response and backup plans in place 
• Make clear, informed decisions during a crisis 

Designed with small businesses in mind, this session focuses on cost-effective steps you can take right away to keep your employees and customers safe, reduce downtime and build a more resilient business. No prior planning experience needed. Just bring your questions!

Christian Cunnie
Emergency Management Lead, Tremont Professional Services (TPS)

Christian brings extensive experience in emergency preparedness, crisis management and organizational resilience. He previously served as Director of Emergency Management at Suffolk University and as Public Information Program Supervisor and Local Coordinator at the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (MEMA). He also worked in Global Security at Facebook.

Christian holds a master’s degree from Northeastern University and a bachelor’s degree from UMass Amherst. He is a graduate of the Naval Postgraduate School’s Center for Homeland Defense and Security Emergence Program and FEMA’s National Emergency Management Advanced Academy.

An active leader in his field, Christian serves as Government Affairs Advisor for the International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM) Region 1. He was named to IAEM’s 40 Under 40 list in 2024 and recognized as New England Emergency Manager of the Year in 2025. He regularly contributes to emergency management policy initiatives, professional conferences and higher education programs.