Surviving Business Disaster

Business Owners:
What do you do when–
…a hurricane hits?
…you’re a victim of identity theft?
…all your office equipment is stolen?
…your hard drive crashes? 
…a principal of the company dies suddenly?
…an employee steals from you?
…an employee sues you for discrimination?
…or some other catastrophe?
These are all things we never like to think about but we’ve all either “been there” or “heard the stories…”  

Business Owners:
What does your business offer other businesses when… DISASTER STRIKES??  

Southwest Florida Business Today (SWFBT) gives you the opportunity to offer your solutions to its targeted audience in its nationally-recognized ninth annual “Disaster Services 411”: the FocusFeature of the June edition.  

This special section gives you the forum to reach more than 30,000 readers!) throughout Fort Myers, Cape Coral, Estero, Bonita Springs and Naples with YOUR SOLUTION to help them during their time of need. Of course, this special feature also appears in the digital version of SWFBT on our website at swfloridabusinesstoday.com.

Many of you have asked: how can I get a story in to your newspaper? Or what about that “guest column” you’ve “been meaning to write” to help others with their businesses? Now’s your chance–at no cost to you! 
  
HERE’S THE GUEST COLUMN DETAILS, FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE: 
First, we’re looking for original material with an educational approach. Second, it must have a local angle and written for the business owner/operator. Third, we would like a 20-30 word “mini-bio” of the author and we will print that in addition to your contact information. If you have a photo we can use, that would also be appreciated. The average column is around 500 words, but I am open to something more in-depth as well. You do not have to run an ad to get your guest column published, but advertisers get first-priority. 
 
AD SIZES AND PRICES
Full page: $799 (10 in wide by 16 in high)
Half page: $509 (10 in wide by 8 in high or 5 in wide by 16 in high)
Quarter page: $369 (10 in wide by 4 in high or 5 in wide by 8 in high)
Eighth page: $249 (5 in wide by 4 in high or 2.5 in wide by 8 in high)
Sixteenth page: $119 (5 in wide by 2 in high or 2.5 in wide by 4 in high)
Add full color to the above ads for just $50 more. 
Send all ad files to publisher@swfloridabusinesstoday.com. Ad specs are available at swfloridabusinesstoday.com.
  
Don’t miss this opportunity to highlight YOU and YOUR BUSINESS–it’s coming up fast with a guest column deadline of 5pm Wednesday, May 15. Please send your guest column submission to editor@swfloridabusinesstoday.com.  
 
The ad space and proof deadline is 5pm Friday, May 17. System ready material is due to me by noon Monday, May 20.