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Should I Buy a Security Franchise #2 :: What Am I Prepared to Give?
This is the continuation of the Security Franchise Series. Please jump to the first post through the link below or continue on… What do I really want? What am I prepared to give? What am I really getting? coming soon Will I have real ownership? coming soon Do we share a common vision? coming soon How[…]
Should I Buy a Security Franchise #1 :: What Do I Really Want?
So you’re considering buying a contract security franchise? Great! Why? What’s the promise that’s attracting you? What does that greener side look like? Is it freedom? Autonomy? The sense that you’re working for yourself and can “be your own boss?” Or how about the brand, system, and industry clout? Advertising? Rapid growth? Proven model? Less[…]
Interview with Lyconic Co-Founder, Shea Degan
Shea talks about some of the challenges he faced as a young and growing security company, and how he used software to overcome and succeed. Shea sold his business, Signal 88 Security, in 2013 in what he says has been a huge success for him and his family. He’s since gone on to establish his tactical training[…]
Impact of Software on Patrol Fleet Efficiency
When Lyconic co-founder Shea first rolled out Patrolguide for his security business in the Summer of 2008… it didn’t immediately take off. Shea and I wondered what might be the issue, and we spent a fair amount of time tracking down the causes of some of the complaints and claims by his patrol staff that[…]
Transform Your Security Company #3 :: Target Higher Margin Services
This is the continuation of the Transform Your Security Company series. Please jump to the first or second post through the links below or continue on… Increase accountability & efficiency Reduce overhead & liability Target higher margin services Target Higher Margin Services Have you considered and weighed which security services you offer that could bring your business greater stability[…]
Transform Your Security Company #2 :: Reduce Overhead & Liability
This is the continuation of the Transform Your Security Company series. Please jump to the first one through the links below or continue on… Increase accountability & efficiency Reduce overhead & liability Target higher margin services Many of the systems discussed in the first installment that bring greater efficiency and accountability have the corollary benefit of reducing your overheads and[…]
Transform Your Security Company #1 :: Accountability & Efficiency
Peter Drucker famously said: “If you can’t measure it, you can’t improve it.” Going a step further, one might say that if something isn’t measured, it may as well not exist. That isn’t to subscribe to the quantitative fallacy, so much as to put yourself in the shoes of your customers. Security businesses live and die[…]