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: 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: 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: 497 When you consider the variety of assets and organizations it takes to put on a successful event – it’s almost like managing a small town. Our security firm has built a solid reputation in
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
