Business Network of Emergency Resources

What Business Network of Emergency Resources does

Business Network of Emergency Resources, Inc. (BNET) is a 501-C nonprofit organization founded in April 1999 in New Paltz, New York, operating with 1-10 employees. The organization was created to address gaps identified by the 1996-1998 Joint Loss Reduction Partnership (JLRP) study regarding business recovery following disasters, specifically the inability of essential private-sector employees to access their workplaces when public safety authorities impose access restrictions. BNET operates a single product, the Corporate Emergency Access System (CEAS), a standardized credentialing program that issues identification credentials to critical private-sector employees in partnership with city, county, and state emergency management agencies. The system is designed to function across jurisdictional boundaries, allowing essential personnel to maintain workplace access during emergencies regardless of the specific locality.

The CEAS technology stack is conceptual rather than platform-based: it functions as a credentialing standard whose value derives from formal recognition by government partners rather than from proprietary software infrastructure. As of the most recent documented activity, CEAS credentials are recognized by 12+ government jurisdictions, including NYC Emergency Management (2004), Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (first statewide program, 2015), and Rhode Island Emergency Management Agency (statewide, 2017), plus county and municipal partners across New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Connecticut. The product is described as "novel in method architecture," with CEAS and Corporate Emergency Access System held as common-law brand identities.

BNET's revenue model is dual-track: private-sector businesses pay a nominal cost on an annual subscription basis for credentialing services, while government entities receive the program free of charge, with exact pricing not publicly disclosed. The go-to-market motion is enterprise field sales executed through direct government partnerships, with growth driven by referrals within emergency management professional networks and demonstrated success in existing jurisdictions rather than traditional marketing. The organization is governed by a volunteer board drawn from financial services, pharmaceuticals, and security industries, and is led by President & CEO Peter Picarillo, a former NYC OEM Public-Private Initiatives Director who has run BNET since 2004.

Name

Business Network of Emergency Resources

Legal name

Business Network of Emergency Resources, Inc.

Website

https://bnetinc.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

BNET is a 501-C nonprofit founded in 1999 that operates the Corporate Emergency Access System (CEAS), issuing standardized credentials to private-sector essential employees in partnership with 12+ U.S. city, county, and state emergency management agencies.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Emergency Management Services

NAICS

Security Systems Services (except Locksmiths) (561621)

SIC

Services-Detective, Guard & Armored Car Services (7381)

akta.pro primary industry

Identity & Access Security Services (IAM, PAM, Zero Trust) (BPAKAHAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Privileged Access Management (PAM) (HDAEAJAD)

Keywords

• Emergency credentialing services
• Essential employee identification
• Disaster preparedness programs
• Business continuity planning
• Public-private partnerships

Headquarters

HQ city

Fulton

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Credentialing Services: BNET provides credentialing services to private-sector businesses at a nominal cost to identify their essential employees during times of access restriction by the government. As a 501-C nonprofit organization, the organization also relies on partnerships with government entities that receive the CEAS program at no cost.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

BNET operates the Corporate Emergency Access System (CEAS), a standardized credentialing program that issues identification credentials to essential private-sector employees in partnership with local, county, and state governments. The credentials enable these critical employees to gain access to their workplaces during emergency events when public safety officials implement travel or access restrictions. The program is provided free of charge to government emergency management agencies and at a nominal cost to private-sector businesses through an annual subscription.

Product overview

Business Network of Emergency Resources operates as a single-product nonprofit organization offering the Corporate Emergency Access System (CEAS). CEAS is an essential employee credentialing program that provides standardized identification credentials for private-sector critical employees, facilitating rapid business recovery and maintaining community lifelines during emergency events. The system works through public-private partnerships with government emergency management agencies at the city, county, and state levels.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CEAS (Corporate Emergency Access System): Corporate Emergency Access System - an essential employee credentialing program that provides identification credentials for critical employees in partnership with local governments to help communities recover and survive following disasters.

Products and services

• Corporate Emergency Access System (CEAS) CEAS is an essential employee credentialing program that provides standardized identification credentials for private-sector critical employees, enabling them to access their workplaces during disaster events when public safety officials impose travel or access restrictions. The program is delivered through formal public-private partnerships with city, county, and state emergency management agencies and is intended for use by critical infrastructure and other essential private-sector businesses as well as the government agencies that recognize the credentials.

Quantifiable outcome

• First statewide CEAS program in Massachusetts (2015)
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Rhode Island Emergency Management AgencycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017The State of Rhode Island has taken steps to ensure that businesses in the State remain operational and viable wherever possible in the wake of an emergency or disaster, by partnering with BNET to expand the City of Providence's CEAS program Statewide in 2017.
• Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (MEMA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015MEMA is charged with ensuring that the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is prepared to withstand, respond to, and recover from all types of emergencies. MEMA partnered with BNET in 2015 to create the first statewide CEAS program in the nation.
• Rockland County, NY - Department of Fire & Emergency ServicescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2011Works daily with local, state, federal and private sector partners in emergency management to plan and prepare for large-scale, multi-jurisdictional responses to all natural or man-made disasters. Rockland County partnered with BNET in 2011 to raise business preparedness awareness with CEAS.
• City of Baltimore, MD - Mayor's Office of Emergency ManagementcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2009The Baltimore City Mayor's Office of Emergency Management (MOEM) maintains the highest level of preparedness to protect Baltimore's citizens. MOEM partnered with BNET in 2009 to help Baltimore-based businesses of all types and sizes to be prepared for emergencies.
• Nassau County, NY - Office of Emergency ManagementcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2009Nassau County Office of Emergency Management's mission is to maintain a high level of preparedness in the county, and to mitigate loss of life and vital assets prior to, during, and immediate aftermath of a disaster. They partnered with BNET in 2009 to promote preparedness among the County's businesses.
• Suffolk County, NY - Office of Fire, Rescue & Emergency ServicescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2009Suffolk County has taken steps to ensure that businesses in the County remain operational and viable wherever possible in the wake of an emergency or disaster, by partnering with BNET to implement CEAS in 2009.
• Erie County, NY - Division of Emergency ManagementcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2008The Civil Defense/Disaster Preparedness Division executes the County plan for civil defense and disaster relief before, during and after any type of natural, man-made disaster or war time situation. Erie County joined the City of Buffalo in 2008 to expand the CEAS program to entire County.
• Philadelphia, PA - Office of Emergency ManagementcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2007The Managing Director's Office of Emergency Management (MDO-OEM) is responsible for ensuring the readiness of the City of Philadelphia for emergencies. MDO-OEM partnered with BNET in 2007 to lessen the impact of emergencies on the City's businesses.
• City of Stamford, CT - Department of Public Safety, Health and WelfarecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2005The Stamford Department of Public Safety, Health and Welfare is responsible for coordinating City response to disasters, emergencies, and severe weather. Stamford has been a BNET partner since 2005 when it implemented CEAS to help the business community recover quickly following a disaster.
• NYC Emergency Management (NYCEM)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2004NYCEM plans and prepares for emergencies, educates the public about preparedness, coordinates response and recovery, and collects and disseminates emergency information. NYCEM partnered with BNET in 2004 to bring the Corporate Emergency Management System (CEAS) to the City's business community and promote business preparedness citywide.
• City of Buffalo, NYcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2003The City of Buffalo pioneered public-private partnerships by being the first city to pilot the CEAS partnership in 2003. The goal of the partnership was to mitigate economic damage by helping businesses quickly recover following an emergency.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Crisis24 / GardaWorld: Large-scale security and crisis-management provider offering protective services, intelligence, and emergency response support to enterprises and governments. Comparable to BNET as a much larger incumbent in the same public-private emergency preparedness space.
• Rave Mobile Safety (Motorola Solutions): Provides 911/mass notification and emergency communication software to state and local governments, now part of Motorola Solutions. Comparable to BNET as a vendor that sells into the same emergency-management agencies for incident coordination and credentialing-adjacent workflows.
• Sungard Availability Services (now part of NTT Data): Workplace recovery and business continuity provider (formerly Sungard AS) for organizations needing to maintain operations after disruptions. Comparable to BNET as a broader incumbent in the disaster-continuity space serving the same private-sector business continuity buyer.
• Honeywell PEAC (formerly Notifier): Honeywell's emergency notification and mass-communication platform sold to governments and enterprises for crisis coordination. Comparable to BNET because it serves the same emergency-management buyers with technology to coordinate access and communications during incidents.

Direct peers

• Agility Recovery: Business continuity and disaster recovery services firm helping organizations prepare for and recover from disruptive events. Comparable to BNET because it addresses the same private-sector pain point of sustaining operations and accessing facilities during/after disasters.
• Resgrid: Cloud platform for first-responder and emergency management credentialing, personnel tracking, and response coordination. Comparable to BNET because both serve emergency management agencies with systems to identify and authorize essential personnel during incidents.
• ReadyOp: Emergency management collaboration and credentialing platform sold to government, healthcare, and corporate clients for incident response coordination. Comparable to BNET as a purpose-built credentialing/coordination tool sold to emergency-management agencies.
• Veoci: Provides emergency management and continuity-of-operations software to government agencies and enterprises. Highly comparable to BNET because it sells a platform for emergency preparedness, credentialing, and response coordination directly to city, county, and state emergency management offices — BNET's exact buyer.

Emerging players

• 911Cellular: Emergency notification and situational-awareness platform used by schools, businesses, and government agencies. Comparable to BNET as a credentialing-and-alerting vendor serving emergency managers, though focused more on mass communication than access credentials.

Others

• FEMA / CISA: Federal emergency management and cybersecurity agencies whose preparedness doctrine and grant programs shape demand for BNET's CEAS program. Included as ecosystem participants whose policy and funding decisions directly affect BNET's pipeline of government partnerships.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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