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: 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: 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: 702 One of the biggest problems businesses face is competition from low-cost providers. A low cost provider is a business that charges the lowest price it can, while promising about the same quality so that
By: Stuart J. Visnov, CEO, Echelon Protection & Surveillance Word count: 641 One of the most important components of a well-run security company is the supervision of the officers on duty. Whether you’re in the public or private sector, it’s the supervisors that provide the hands-on
By: Stuart J. Visnov, CEO, Echelon Protection & Surveillance Word count: 817 Understanding the industry The U.S. Department of Labor statistics reports that there are over 1.1 million private security guards in the U.S. working within about 10,000 companies. The exact numbers are hard to determine
By: Stuart J. Visnov, Chief Executive Officer, Echelon Protection & Surveillance Word count: 562 As a business owner, you aren’t just responsible for strategy, finance, marketing, sales and HR. You are also liable for the safety and security of your employees and customers. In today’s world,
By: Stuart J. Visnov, Chief Executive Officer, Echelon Protection & Surveillance Word count: 802 The inclusion of drones in security operations is becoming increasingly more common, and more necessary. Drones have many advantages over traditional security and reconnaissance methods. On their own, drones can be a
By: Stuart J. Visnov, Chief Executive Officer, Echelon Protection & Surveillance Word count: 537 Hiring the proper personnel to staff a special event is a unique challenge to any security event company’s recruiting team. An individual that is seemingly perfect for your Tuesday night event, could end
