On Saturday, May 1, 2010, a record-breaking rain began to pour down on Middle Tennessee. The two-day storm dumped more than 19 inches of rain on the Nashville area, sending local rivers surging over their banks in what the Army Corps of Engineers now calls a thousand-year flood.
On the third day, Jay Hennessey, owner of a Snap Fitness franchise in Ashland City, got a call from his manager: The Cumberland River had come in for a workout; the gym was filled with 18 inches of water.
Catastrophe is, by definition, unpredictable and unpreventable. When the tornado hits or the gas line bursts, no amount of preparation can protect your business from damage. All you can do is rebuild with whatever you can save.
However, as a franchisee… read on.