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CMAS Award# 4-18-03-0723B, California Department of General Services certified Small Business Supplier #2007001

Certified Woman Business Enterprise (WBE) by the California Public Utilities Commission #21000025

Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) the California Department of Transportation – 50641

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Connect Consulting Services was named the 2021 Business of the Year by CA Capital Development Corp. and the 2018 Sacramento Woman-Owned Business of the Year

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August 2018- Provided quotes for Ozy Article – How to Keep Your Business Afloat After Disaster – By Kirsten Clodfelter

Nora O’Brien, CEO of Connect Consulting Services, an emergency management and business continuity firm, agrees with the importance of having a fully-prepped team in place. The key to an effective disaster plan, she says, is having a team ready to address any of the short-term response needs, including everything from “how to evacuate employees to safety to assessing damage in the aftermath of an event.”
KEEP YOUR BUSINESS MOVING
A crisis can slow a business down, but it doesn’t have to completely halt operations. O’Brien shares the importance of having a business continuity plan (BCP) to keep your company moving forward. A BCP is the roadmap that allows a business to advance in the wake of disaster, ensuring that products and services get delivered without interruption. This plan can and should include items like IT backup strategies, contacts for outsourcing work and, most importantly, tips for managing cash flow. “I use the same business continuity skills we teach our clients to keep my own business afloat,” O’Brien says.