Two Tips for Business Growth That Have Nothing to Do With Marketing
If you want to expand your established security business but aren’t sure where to start, try thinking like a startup. Although an alarm company that has been around for years is not a startup, it can still maximize growth with a startup attitude.
Read MoreNewsom’s Plans for Vaccinations & Reopening: EGRS Update
As you’ve read or heard, Governor Newsom announced plans last week to reopen the state by June 15. With vaccination rates picking up in recent weeks, California hit a milestone of vaccinating 20 million Californians. Four million of those vaccinations have occurred in the state’s disadvantaged communities that have been hit hardest by the pandemic.…
Read MoreBusy As A Bee: A Message from the Board President
Every spring with longer days, more sunshine, and daylight savings time we start to awaken after our winter slumber. This year is much more pronounced since we have compounded our proverbial slumber with Covid 19 isolation. Now that the vaccine distribution rate is growing exponentially and the rate of infection is dropping significantly, we are…
Read MoreLegislative Update – March 26th
Last year, Governor Newsom solemnly pronounced that after expecting record breaking surpluses in 2020, the state was facing a $54 billion deficit. That number was daunting, and comparable to the budget shortfalls experienced at the onset of the Great Recession. That massive deficit never materialized. The Governor and his Department of Finance (DOF) didn’t lie…
Read MoreCAA Law Webinar March 2021
The following webinar was presented on March 16th, 2021 at 11:30 AM. The PPT slides are available for download below the video.
Read MoreSSI Industry Hall of Fame Class of 2021
The SSI Hall of Fame announced their five inductees for 2021 and each person has contributed significantly to the growth of professionalism in the electronic security industry.
Read MoreCAA Virtual Board Meeting | February 2021
Legislative Update: 2.26.21
February 19 marked the passage of the deadline for legislators to introduce bills for the 2021 session. The Legislature struggled throughout 2020 to meet legislative deadlines. With only a few hearing rooms large enough to allow social distancing, legislators were forced to conduct their business with fewer hearings. Hundreds of bills failed to pass given…
Read MoreCOVID Relief: Sorting it All Out Webinar Presentation
On February 3rd 2021, the CAA / OCAA sponsored a webinar: “COVID Relief – Sorting It All Out” with special guests Alyson Pattie, Principal & CPA at Barkin, Perren, Schwager & Dolan LLP and Mitch Reitman, Managing Principal at Reitman Consulting Group. The latest coronavirus relief bill includes a 2nd round of PPP with $284 billion…
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