By: Stuart J. Visnov, CEO, Echelon Protection & Surveillance Word count: 618 Insiders know that in everyday practice, the security guard industry is the most poorly regulated in the emergency response field. While law enforcement, firefighters, EMTs, recovery & response managers, security analysts and even lifeguards
By: Stuart J. Visnov, CEO, Echelon Protection & Surveillance Word count: 1090 If you were in need of full-time or part-time workers — the last few years have been a recruiting nightmare. First, there were no workers. Then, there were too many. Then, the pandemic curveball
By: Stuart J. Visnov, CEO, Echelon Protection & Surveillance Word count: 1036 Security Companies Must Make Friends with Uncertainty Since the Covid-19 pandemic was declared a national emergency, every industry has been affected. No business was immune, but small businesses suffered greatly as 100,000 closed forever.
By: Stuart J. Visnov, CEO, Echelon Protection & Surveillance Word count: 650 Like most industries around the world, security companies of all sizes are experiencing financial losses as they struggle to navigate the unprecedented business challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. In general, the businesses that
By: Stuart J. Visnov, CEO, Echelon Protection & Surveillance Word count: 634 The U.S. Government classifies security professionals as essential during the Coronavirus crisis. Not only are security guard firms exempt from state lockdowns but we have a special responsibility to maintain our normal work schedule
By: Stuart J. Visnov, CEO, Echelon Protection & Surveillance Word count: 860 New deaths each week, stock market instability and a rate cut by the Fed, means businesses of all kinds should cautiously plan for the overall impact of the coronavirus in the United States. History suggests that
By: Stuart J. Visnov, CEO, Echelon Protection & Surveillance Word count: 735 As you may know, Pennsylvania has mandated that all schools comply with the new ACT 67 School Security Personnel Law which requires school security guards to complete the Basic School Resource Officer Course of
By: Stuart J. Visnov, CEO, Echelon Protection & Surveillance Word count: 651 Since I founded Echelon in 2001, we’ve provided security guard services for hundreds of clients associated with the hospitality industry. We cover everything from high-end institutions hosting corporate meetings, holiday parties, and galas, to
By: Stuart J. Visnov, CEO, Echelon Protection & Surveillance Word count: 651 Over the past several years there has been a clear increase in school districts focusing on residency investigations. This year alone, my company will complete over 100 residency investigation cases within several school districts.
