Self-employment
Small business helps clients plan for disasters and emergenciesPreparing for the worstLike most things in life, being prepared for bad times is always a good idea. ROGER PIERCE -- www.bizlaunch.ca |
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 [ 2008-03-19 ] |
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Darryl Culley owns Emergency Management & Training Inc.
For Darryl Culley, preparing for bad times is actually good for business. "We help clients to better manage emergencies and disasters by planning ahead," he says.
Culley owns Emergency Management & Training Inc. (www.emergencymgt.com), a company that supplies emergency and disaster preparedness planning and training to government agencies, health-care facilities and corporations.
One of the company's specialties includes staging mock disasters to help clients test their emergency systems. The firm has worked with all levels of government to prepare for any type of disaster scenario including chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear.
Culley started his career as a paramedic and worked through various management positions involving land and air ambulance and emergency communications.
"Helping people in emergencies has always been a passion of mine," he says. "Now we help people to prepare for them."
Culley says one of the perks of being his own boss is the chance to work at exotic locations around the world. "Our work has as taken us across Canada as well as Dubai, the United States and the Caribbean."
Like most entrepreneurs, Culley can't find enough hours in his day to accomplish everything. "However much work and effort you think you are going to invest as an entrepreneur you should double it," he advises.
Encouraged by his success to date, Culley's future plans include building a strong team of emergency planning experts and continuing to expand internationally.
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