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  CEOs Urge Business Basics 101 for 2011

CEOs Urge Business Basics 101 for 2011

January 4, 2011

Tightly monitoring every facet of operations remains priority No. 1 as installing security firms continue to claw their way out of the economic doldrums. Five veteran CEOs explain how they stopped the bleeding in 2010 and why — although they can’t let their guards down — they expect 2011 to be more fruitful.

What Not to Recycle

December 30, 2010
Our last blog entry ("Recycling Is Green, But It Can Make You Some Green Too...") reviewed the benefits of recycling in unexpected ways, telling a short case study involving the reuse of a console. But I'd be remiss if I didn't explore the dark side of recycling. Some things should be destined for the landfill, or be recycled at the component level, and not put back into service ...

A Good Time to Take Inventory and Start the New Year Off Right

December 21, 2010
Although the following famous saying is sometimes over used, it is most appropriate for the start of this blog ...
  Recycling Is Green, But It Can Make You Some Green Too…

Recycling Is Green, But It Can Make You Some Green Too…

December 14, 2010
Most of us are bombarded with constant reminders about the importance of recycling, and I can imagine anyone arguing with the overall concept. And, many of us take it further than bottles, cans and paper — where I live, anything even slightly useful that is placed out at the curb is “recycled” by a passerby well before the trash collection shows up. But has anyone really thought of how that kind of recycling can help your business?
  Service & Maintenance Contracts to Become Big Piece of Integration Market

Service & Maintenance Contracts to Become Big Piece of Integration Market

December 1, 2010
Recurring revenue from service and maintenance contracts will account for 33.4 percent of the total security systems integration market in the Americas by 2014, according to a new report by IMS Research ...

U.S. Security Services Revenues Expected to Reach $63B in 2014

November 23, 2010
A new study by research firm Freedonia Group Inc. reveals that revenues for private contract security services in the United States will increase nearly 5 percent annually to $63 billion in 2014 ...

Tips to Better Manage Project Scheduling

November 10, 2010
For many of us, the nature of our business is feast or famine. I have yet to meet a consultant, integrator, manufacturer, or other person in this industry (or any construction-related industry) that didn’t experience the peaks and valleys that can make your life (and your business) a roller coaster. Sure we’d all rather be ...
  Tri-Ed/Northern Video Distribution Spotlights Clients at Appreciation Event

Tri-Ed/Northern Video Distribution Spotlights Clients at Appreciation Event

November 8, 2010
Tri-Ed/Northern Video Distribution pulled out all the stops when hosting its fantasy casino night to celebrate customers at its fifth annual Customer Appreciation Event ...

Connecting With Customers in New Ways

November 1, 2010

Doyle Security Systems of Rochester, N.Y., began offering customers Honeywell's Total Connect solution, which enables control of intrusion and surveillance remotely via smartphone, in March.

Monitoring Matters: Don't Leave Your Future to Chance

November 1, 2010

I have heard it said that the difference between a dream and a goal is a plan. In running a business, it is very important to have a well thought out business plan ...

The Big Idea: Mind the 'Basics' on Your Way to Building Profits

November 1, 2010

You may have read recently about Davis Mergers and Acquisitions Group helping Tom Binish sell his company, A&A Security and Fire in Green Bay, Wis., to Iowa-based security and technology integrator CEC ...

Between Us Pros: Style and Substance Breed Success

November 1, 2010

SSI Editor-in-Chief Scott Goldfine discusses the benefits of standing out from the pack.

  How Doyle Security Is Driving Up Its RMR Base

How Doyle Security Is Driving Up Its RMR Base

October 31, 2010
Founded in 1919, one of the niches that has helped Doyle Security of Rochester, N.Y., keep busy during the economic lull has been working alongside high-end homebuilders as vacation homes are built to install new systems ...

Stanley CSS Evaluates Client Feedback With New Scorecard

October 4, 2010
Stanley Convergent Security Solutions (Stanley CSS) has introduced its commercial customer performance scorecard ...
  Monitoring Matters: Customer Care Now Builds Loyalty Later

Monitoring Matters: Customer Care Now Builds Loyalty Later

September 29, 2010

An astute alarm dealer recently said, "Every time there's a service call, we have the potential to lose a customer."

The Big Idea: Failure Is Nothing to Fear

September 29, 2010

Until a few weeks ago, Brad Humphries was managing his family's business, Indiana Security Systems, located in Mishawaka, Ind. ...

Maximizing the Value of Your Business

May 1, 2010

Even though monitoring, specifically the revenue created through the provision of monitoring services, is essential to any installing security contractor it is not the only facet to building a successful operation.

Observe, Act, Repeat

March 1, 2010

A Few Buying and Selling Tips

February 1, 2010

Tommy Few Jr. is not the same as Tom Few Sr. Senior passed away a couple of years ago and the industry and I lost a great friend.

Dallas News Station Selects Hawk Security as Best Place to Work

November 19, 2009
Hawk Security Services has been named as one of the “Top 100 Places to Work” in the Dallas/Ft. Worth region by ...

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