Start & Run a Security Business (eBook)

Katherine Matak (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2016 | EPUB Version of 1st Edition
144 Seiten
Self-Counsel Press (Verlag)
978-1-77040-452-6 (ISBN)

Infos

Get in on a booming industry! This book is the definitive guide on how to successfully launch a Home Security business to save you time, money and legal problems. It offers practical advice on how to develop business clientele, deal with safety issues, and overcome liability challenges.

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Home security and safety are key personal concerns, but the protection business is rife with amateurs. This book is the definitive guide on how to successfully launch a security business to save you time, money and legal problems. It offers practical advice on how to develop business clientele, deal with safety issues, and overcome liability. Author Katherine Matak teaches you how to create a respected company and market your brand, all while avoiding pitfalls and needless expenses. Learn how to establish and operate a business that furnishes home security challenges.

Inhalt

Introduction: Who Am I and Why Should You Listen to Me? xiii
1 Why Start a Business in the Security Industry? 1
1. Why the Security Business? 2
2. Things to Think about When Starting a
Security Business 3
3. Research and Learn about the Business 3
4. What Types of Services Security Companies Offer 5
2 Starting Your Business: Organizational Issues 9
1. Licensing 9
1.1 City licensing 10
2. Insurance Requirements and Restrictions 10
3. Company Structure 10
4. Staffing and Support Networks 11
5. Administration 12
5.1 Finances 12
5.2 Payroll 15
5.3 Pricing 15
5.4 Business set-up 25
6. Business Plan 26
3 Sales and Marketing 49
1. Finding Your Brand Identity 49
2. Your Offering: What Makes You Different? 50
CONTENTS
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3. Who Are Your Prospects? 50
4. Create a Marketing Plan 50
5. Advertising and Promotional Materials:
Get Your Name out There 50
5.1 Website 52
5.2 Newsletter and/or blog 52
5.3 Networking 52
5.4 Referrals 56
5.5 Social media 56
5.6 Sales sheets 57
4 Operations: Running Your Security Business 59
1. Keys to Success in the Security Industry 59
1.1 What do clients want? 61
1.2 What do security companies want? 62
1.3 What do guards want? 62
2. Security Contracts 62
2.1 Contract start-up 62
2.2 Sample contract 64
3. Reporting and Rules 64
3.1 Site binder 64
3.2 Site/post orders 72
4. Standing Orders or Permanent Orders 79
5. Reports and Incidents 79
6. Keys and Alarms 81
7. Mobile Patrols 81
8. Scheduling 81
5 Human Resources 93
1. Recruiting 93
2. Hiring 94
3. Uniforms 99
4. General Human Resources Records and Administration 102
5. Employee Supervision 102
6. Employee Discipline and Termination 109
7. Motivational Strategies: Promotions, Raises, Transfers 109
Contents vii
6 Training 117
1. Employee Handbook 117
2. In-house Orientation Sessions 117
3. Site Orientations 118
4. Security Basics 118
7 Reasons Security Businesses Fail (or, What to Avoid) 121
1. What Are the Main Reasons Security Businesses Fail? 121
1.1 Staff turnover 121
1.2 Client relations 122
1.3 Servicing issues 123
1.4 Job costing 123
1.5 Training costs 124
1.6 Owner burnout 124
Conclusion 125
Download Kit 127
Table
1 Security Company Structure 11
Samples
1 Client Evaluation Report 14
2 Payroll Data 16
3 Payroll Deduction 17
4 Payroll Deduction: Vehicle 18
5 Time Sheet 19
6 Rate of Pay Increase 20
7 Petty Cash Voucher 21
8 Summary of Auto Expenses 22
9 Shortage of Work Hours 23
10 Guard Costs 24
11 Business Plan Template 27
12 Marketing Plan 51
13 Brochure 53
14 Newsletter Guidelines 55
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15 Contract and Letter 65
16 Post Order Review 73
17 Post Orders Master 74
18 Report Sheet 80
19 Incident Report 82
20 Key Log 83
21 Key Control List 85
22 Fire Alarm Notice 86
23 Mobile Run Sheet 87
24 Mobile Patrol Log Book 89
25 Mobile Field Supervisor Run Sheet 90
26 Application for Employment 95
27 Reference Check 98
28 Rejection Letter 100
29 Job Description 101
30 Uniform Contract 103
31 Monthly Inventory Report 105
32 Personnel File Index 106
33 Employee Termination Report 107
34 Job Description for Area Supervisor 108
35 Site Visit Log 110
36 Performance Evaluation Record 111
37 Employee Verbal Warning Notice 113
38 Employee Discipline Report 114
39 Request for Promotion 115

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 15.2.2016
• Reihe/Serie: Start & Run Business Series
• Verlagsort: Vancouver
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Planung / Organisation
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Unternehmensführung / Management
• ISBN-10: 1-77040-452-X / 177040452X
• ISBN-13: 978-1-77040-452-6 / 9781770404526