NACVA Helps Its Members with Katrina Recovery.

SALT LAKE CITY -- The National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts (NACVA) -- the nation's leading business valuation and consulting training and certification organization -- has put together a Hurricane Katrina Relief Effort for its members that includes pro bono assistance to those who own businesses, temporary employment, office relocation, computers and office supplies. "We have approximately 50 members in the disaster zone (DZ) and 80 members in the nearby disaster zone (NBDZ) stretching from New Orleans to Alabama and Mississippi," said Parnell Black, NACVA CEO, "and we've put together a disaster plan that will help them get their businesses up and running again."

"How Can We Assist You?"

NACVA's Hurricane Katrina Relief Effort includes a request for member assistance. Business owners can fill out the request on the NACVA Web site, www.nacva.com. NACVA will provide information, supplies, tools, office space and computers to members in the DZ areas. NACVA will offer membership dues forgiveness, free training, and free CEIR (Center for Economic and Industry Research) enrollment, as well as an office re-stocking credit allowance for affected members.

Disaster Damages: The Expert's Role and How to Recover

NACVA's disaster recovery experts are putting together a three-day workshop designed to help members in the DZ get back on their feet. The workshop will outline forensic accounting -- what to do, how to do it, and where to get and gather information in a disaster. The workshop will also define how to calculate lost business profits from a disaster. Instructors will provide case studies and sample reports. In turn, NACVA members will be able to write claims and help their clients rebuild their own businesses. Classes are tentatively scheduled in Houston on Nov. 28, 2005, and Fort Lauderdale on Dec. 11, 2005.

Additional Resources

The NACVA Web site has a place for people to request Hurricane Katrina assistance. The Web site also has a place for people who want to help but don't know how to get the message out: "Those Who Would Like to Assist Members in Need." Additionally, NACVA has put together a resource list with FEMA forms, ID card applications, SBA disaster loan applications, disaster prep and response kits, insurance claims handbooks and more.

NACVA is the nation's leading professional association supporting the valuation, litigation and consulting disciplines within the CPA and professional communities -- visit online at www.nacva.com.