In a global business capital like New York City, it is important that businesses prepare for emergencies. Loss of business due to a local disaster affects economies well beyond the five boroughs.

While many large companies have in-house emergency planners and business continuity professionals, many of the 200,000 small business owners in New York City cannot afford a disaster planning staff. Nevertheless, there are simple steps any business owner can take to prepare for any emergency, whether it is a fire, a utility failure, a hurricane, or a terrorist attack. 

OEM interacts with the business community in a number of different ways, from education campaings like Ready New York for Business, to emergency support programs like CorpNet, the Corporate Emergency Access System (CEAS), and the Private Asset and Logistics Management System (PALMS), OEM works to make sure private institutions have the informaton, access, and assets they need to prepare for and recover from emergencies.