Helping Samoan small businesses be better prepared for natural disasters was the aim of a one day workshop run by the United States government and local commerce.
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It was part of the US Agency for International Development's Ready project, which aims to strengthen the environmental and disaster resilience of Pacific countries.
About 30 people from small and medium-sized businesses learnt about the importance of continuity planning, the role of first responders and recovery after disasters.
USAID's has run similar programmes around the Pacific.