Small business and tourism operator preparedness social media package
Last updated on December 31, 2024This toolkit has been prepared for organizations and associations that support small businesses and tourism operators, including Indigenous and local governments.
Post these easy-to-use, pre-written social media content and graphics to encourage your followers to prepare for emergencies. Post this content directly to your own social media channels or follow PreparedBC on Facebook, Instagram, and X (formerly Twitter) to share our posts!
Instructions for posting
- Copy-and-paste the content below in a new post
- Download, then attach the graphics below
- Option: add information, photos and hashtags specific to your community
- Double check the links and tagged accounts before you post
Graphics
Facebook or Instagram
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Content
For small businesses
This content is for those that support small businesses to encourage emergency preparedness. It is not intended to be posted by individual businesses.
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Are you prepared to protect your business in the event of an emergency?
Create an emergency plan today to ensure your business continues to operate during & after an emergency.
Use PreparedBC’s emergency plan for small businesses to get started: PreparedBC.ca/EmergencyPlan#business
Having an emergency plan supports your business operations following an emergency. How will you respond if:
You can’t contact suppliers, employees or customers? Or access info?
Complete PreparedBC’s plan for small businesses so you know what to do: PreparedBC.ca/EmergencyPlan#business
#DYK small businesses make up 98% of all businesses in #BC?
If you are a small business owner, you’ve invested a lot of time, energy & money in your business.
Use PreparedBC’s guide for small businesses to protect your investment during an emergency: PreparedBC.ca/EmergencyPlan#business
Your employees are an important part of your business’s emergency plan.
Involve them in making a plan, provide training & run drills to test it ✔️
Check out the PreparedBC guide for small businesses for more tips: PreparedBC.ca/EmergencyPlan#business
Facebook or Instagram
Are you prepared to protect your business in the event of an emergency?
Create an emergency plan today to ensure your business continues to operate during and after an emergency.
Include the following information:
Business’s core needs ✔️
Key contact lists ✔️
Communication plan ✔️
Check out the PreparedBC fill-in-the-blanks emergency plan for small businesses to get started: PreparedBC.ca/EmergencyPlan#business
Having a completed emergency plan for your small business means that you and your staff will be better prepared to continue operations during and after an emergency.
Think about what you would do if:
Your building or store is not safe to stay in
You are unable to contact your suppliers, employees or customers
You cannot access important information
Complete PreparedBC’s fill-in-the-blanks emergency plan for small businesses so you know what to do: PreparedBC.ca/EmergencyPlan#business
Did you know? Small businesses make up 98% of all businesses and employ over 43% of all workers in British Columbia?
If you are a small business owner, you have likely invested a lot of time, energy and money in your business.
Use PreparedBC’s guide for small businesses to protect your investment by ensuring your business continues to run during emergencies: PreparedBC.ca/EmergencyPlan#business
Your employees are an important part of your small business’s success, and should be included in your emergency planning:
Involve them in making your emergency plan ✔️
Provide training and run drills to test the plan ✔️
Clearly define the roles and responsibilities of your employees ✔️
Regularly review and update your plan ✔️
Check out the PreparedBC guide for small businesses for more tips: PreparedBC.ca/EmergencyPlan#business
For tourism operators
This has been prepared for destination management organizations and tourism associations to encourage their members to prepare for emergencies. These are not intended to be posted by individual tourism operators.
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During emergencies like wildfires, you may have to share official info & resources with visitors to help keep them safe.
Check out Destination BC’s resources for tourism organizations and businesses to learn how to do crisis communication: https://ow.ly/LuAp50UqXsU
Visit @HelloBC’s Know Before You Go page for resources for visitors: https://ow.ly/522H50UqXrO
Being able to respond quickly & effectively to an emergency means thinking ahead.
As a tourism operator, consider the following in your emergency plan:
Hazards around you ✔️
Official sources of info ✔️
Emergency meeting place ✔️
Learn more: PreparedBC.ca/EmergencyPlan#tourism
An important part of a tourism operation’s emergency plan is knowing how to communicate w/ staff & guests.
Ensure your plan also includes:
Consideration for guests with unique needs & evacuation routes ✔️
Check out emergency plan for tourism operators: PreparedBC.ca/EmergencyPlan#tourism
Facebook or Instagram
During emergencies like wildfires and floods, you may have to share official information and resources with visitors to help keep them safe.
Check out Destination BC’s resources for tourism organizations and businesses to learn how to do crisis communication: https://ow.ly/LuAp50UqXsU
Visit @HelloBC’s Know Before You Go page for resources for visitors: https://ow.ly/522H50UqXrO
Being able to respond quickly and effectively to an emergency means thinking ahead.
As a tourism operator, consider the following in your emergency plan:
Hazards around you ✔️
Official sources of info ✔️
Emergency meeting place for guests and staff ✔️
Emergency supplies ✔️
Check out the PreparedBC resources for tourism operators for more tips: PreparedBC.ca/EmergencyPlan#tourism
An important part of a tourism operation’s emergency plan is knowing how to communicate with staff and guests.
Ensure your plan also includes:
Consideration for guests with special needs ✔️
Accessible evacuation routes ✔️
Employees and guest contact info ✔️
Complete PreparedBC’s emergency plan for tourism operators today: PreparedBC.ca/EmergencyPlan#tourism