Beyond the Barricades: Keeping Your Business Moving During Construction

Construction Is Coming: Is Your Business Ready? Upcoming construction along Main Street and Highway 69/75 may change how customers access and interact with businesses throughout the construction area. While construction can create challenges, businesses that prepare early are better positioned to adapt and stay connected with their customers. Join us for a practical discussion focused on helping small businesses navigate construction-related disruption. We’ll talk about what businesses may experience, strategies for maintaining customer traffic and visibility, ways to communicate effectively with customers, and steps you can take now to prepare your business for potential changes in access, parking, traffic flow, and day-to-day operations. Don’t wait until construction begins to make a plan. Learn practical ways to prepare, adapt, and keep your business moving forward during disruption. We’ll also discuss strategies to help maintain revenue, manage cash flow, and financially prepare for possible fluctuations in sales throughout the construction period.

Speaker(s): Larry Adams OKSBDC Business Advisor

Co-Sponsor(s): Durant Chamber of Commerce Durant Main Street Kiamichi Technology Center Westside Merchants Association

Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities will be made if requested at least two weeks in advance. Language assistance services are available for limited English proficient individuals with appropriate advance notice. Please contact OKSBDC Training Manager Cindy Ruminer by email at cindy.ruminer@oksbdc.org or call 580-745-2877. All SBDC programs and services are extended to the public on a non-discriminatory basis. “Funded in part through a Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration. All opinions, conclusions, and/or recommendations expressed herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the SBA.” This training event is supported by federal taxpayer funds. By registering, I certify that I am legally authorized to receive services funded by U.S. taxpayer dollars, in accordance with applicable federal law and regulations

Fee: No Cost