Coordination between private businesses and the public sectors is much more critical now, both pre-disaster as well as post-event. Public entities sometimes don’t fully know or appreciate who the major employers are, what resources they have to help the planning and recovery processes, and many times don’t know the impact of a disaster on the business community. Private businesses want more information from varying levels of government and services to make better planning decisions, but may not have the proper channels in place. This presentation will show how several key private businesses in Palm Beach County, FL, are building a partnership with county entities and planners, for everyone’s benefit. Who needs to be in the partnership, what benefits should each see, what does it cost, how will information be controlled, can this partnership support an ESF-18? Learn answers to these and many more questions through a case study of a grass-roots approach to a partnership recently established. Learn about added values, such as a B2B network and information portal that can tie all partners together. Every business should want to partner with their critical government functions, and this presentation can help you start.

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