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Home » Authors » Laura Stepanek

Articles by Laura Stepanek

Editor's Angle: New Legislation to Provide Tax Deductions for Professionally Installed Security Systems

Laura Stepanek
September 1, 2005
It’s not often that legislation is introduced in Congress which has the potential for directly and positively impacting your company’s sales. A newly introduced bill does just that – and
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Editors Angle: What Drives Money-Lending Today? Adhering to Performance Targets

Laura Stepanek
August 1, 2005
Money. Who couldn’t use more of it? Although most segments of the security industry are faring well this year, many of us know people who own businesses in other industries
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2005 Guide to Financial Services

Laura Stepanek
August 1, 2005
If you are fortunate enough to spend time with a competitor – such as at an association meeting or during a training class – you’ll find you have many matters
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Up & Comers in Security: Making Their Impression on the Industry

Laura Stepanek
June 1, 2005
In life there are many adages that relate to size, such as Good things come in small packages. When SDM Magazine, 15 years ago, first published the SDM 100—the industry's
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Knowledge Is Powerful

Laura Stepanek
June 1, 2005
A new day is dawning in security. The sun is coming up, throwing light on dark corners where too many technicians have labored without installation know-how and too few security
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Editors Angle: Schools Out, Securitys In

Laura Stepanek
May 1, 2005
Over the next few days and weeks, kids all over the nation will be singing: “School’s out....for the summer.” While the kids are kicking back, security systems will still be
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How to Buy Automation Software

Laura Stepanek
May 1, 2005
Shopping for software to automate the various sales and operational functions within your business can be challenging. Like any software, until you are actually working with it on a daily
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Editors Angle: The Bull Is Back

Laura Stepanek
April 1, 2005
What is the ultimate measure of your business success? If you run a relatively small security company, you might say you had a good year if you were able to
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Editors Angle: Jamming Traffic Versus Securing America

Laura Stepanek
March 1, 2005
It’s too soon to call it a consensus. But the evidence shows that our nation’s businesses and institutions can improve security today through integration. Among dealers, integrators, and their biggest
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Hottest & Coldest Cities for Video Surveillance

Laura Stepanek
March 1, 2005
Americans have grown accustomed to being watched. Many take for granted that almost every time they enter or leave a store, use an automated teller machine, walk into an office
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