Progress 09/01/13 to 08/31/15
Outputs
Target Audience:The app that is titled Small Business Disaster Plan is designed for owners and managers of small businesses, typically defined by the Small Business Administration as those with 500 or fewer employees. Changes/Problems:As is often the case, development of a technology such as an app always takes longer than planned. At this point, the funds have been expended on app development, but testing and marketing are ongoing. The app content was based on the EDEN Ready Business program at http://eden.lsu.edu/EDENCourses/ReadyBusiness. However, the developers missed a couple crucial segments that still are being fixed. What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?Information about the app was shared in a session at the October 2015 Extension Disaster Education Network (EDEN) annual meeting in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and will be next year at the EDEN meeting at Cornell University. The app is simple enough that nearly all business owners and managers should be able to use it without training, but NDSU will host a webinar to market and train community development and other Extension educators. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?Information about the Small Business Disaster Plan app is being distributed to Extension Disaster Education Network delegates, National Association of Community Development Extension Professionals members, targeted business mass media and social media. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?
Nothing Reported
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
The Small Business Disaster Plan app was developed and made available through for the iPad through iTunes. Success based on number of downloads, user feedback surveys and online reviews can't be evaluated until the app has been publicized and downloaded more.
Publications
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Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Other
Year Published:
2015
Citation:
Presented "NDSU and Other Phone Apps for Disaster Education" Extension Disaster Education Network annual meeting Oct. 6, 2015, in Las Cruces, NM
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Progress 09/01/13 to 08/31/14
Outputs
Target Audience: The target audience of the final app continues to be owners and managers of small businesses. For this stage of pilot testing, we're targeting Extension educators who focus on small businesses and a few owners and managers who are willing to provide feedback before public release. Changes/Problems: No major changes or problems have occurred. Time to develop content, program the software, get the draft approved for the App Store, gather feedback and fix problems have just taken longer than expected. What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided? Information about the app was shared at the national Extension Disaster Education Network (EDEN) meeting Oct. 22-23 in Alabama with a poster and a breakout session. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest? Testers were recruited at the EDEN meeting, but the app hasn't been announced to the public yet. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals? Have more reviewers provide feedback for improvement of the draft app. Have developers fix any problems. Make the app available in the Apple App Store. Publicize its availability through multiple outlets.
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
The NDSU leaders rewrote the research-based information into app format, and the developers completed the beta version of the app. Problems identified by a few internal reviewers are being fixed before the app is shared with a larger group of Extension educators, Emergency Management students and small-business owners and managers for review. The app will be launched and publicized after problems are identified and fixed.
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