KEN KIRSCHENBAUM, ESQ ALARM - SECURITY INDUSTRY LEGAL EMAIL NEWSLETTER / THE ALARM EXCHANGE You can read all of our articles on our website. Having trouble getting our emails? Change your spam controls and white list ken@kirschenbaumesq.com ************************************ What has the virus done to your business / webinar today April 29, 2020 ******************** Title: Is NICET certification for me? When: April 29, 2020 12 PM ET Description: Is NICET certification right for your company? We will explore the accreditations, what states and agencies require them; how to apply for and take the exam, finalize the application and maintain your certification. Presented by: Peter Goldring, Principal consultant of Peter M. Goldring Consulting LLC. GoldringProtection.com pmgoldring.com 516-640-1410. Peter holds NICET IV Fire Alarm accreditation and has 36 years of experience with engineered fire alarms. He holds FDNY Smoke Detector Maintenance, Service and Inspection, Auxiliary Radio Communication Systems and Expeditor Certificates of Fitness and is a volunteer firefighter in Monmouth County, NJ Hosted by: Ken Kirschenbaum,Esq Who should attend: Owners, managers, senior techs and those interested in NICET credentials Register Here: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/662194478345225228 ************************* What has the virus done to your business ************************* Ken. Might be interesting to gather several different types of dealers and see what the virus has done to their business and what they are doing to combat it. Victor Harding Harding Security Services Inc. Toronto , ON. Canada ************************* Response ************************* Great topic. Maybe we should start with a few comments here. Alarm companies are experiencing many issues they have never faced. This is like a grade B horror series. Let's hear if you get your own season or just an episode. Staff refusing to work; maybe demanding to be paid anyway. What services can you provide and what are you prohibited from doing? Even if you are allowed to work by law, what restrictions are you facing from your employees and from your customers? What I find scary is that we seem to be accepting this as a new way of life. Sure, we are getting ready to move on and open up, but we anticipate that things won't be the same as before. New regulations and laws are going to be popping up regularly. It's going to be hard to figure out what you can and can't do each day. We can't all depend on that one pain in the ass employee who seems to know all the bad news as it happens and can't wait to let the boss know what can and can't be done. I am writing this article the day Trump signed the second wave of PPP funding. Most of us are waiting for that funding and those that already received the PPP funding are considering how to disburse the funds so that they don't have to pay back the loan. By the time this article is circulated the second wave of PPP funds will have been paid out, or at least you'll know if you're getting it. The PPP funds are going to make a huge difference how you operate for the next 2 months and will make a significant difference on your bottom line this year. Two months of payroll and rent is not a small contribution to your bottom line. If you don't get funded then that too is going to going to make a difference in your bottom line. The security industry is classified as "essential" and you were able to continue in business. Your RMR model of business should also insulate you to some extent because your revenue stream should continue uninterrupted. That's the theory, anyway. So let's hear from you. How's it been and how's it going to be. Maybe we will ask Netflix to make a mini-series. ************************ Reaching K&K during the lockdown ********************** During this crisis the most efficient way to reach our attorneys is via email. You can also call and if not picked up, leave a message and your call will be returned promptly. 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