Setting-up Business Queries

Just testing alarmpro. Anyone know if the global maintenance screen is ment to show all the nearly due services ect. My global maintenance screen dosent show anything in any of the tabs.

We are an relativley new company that has been trading for just over 2 years, I am looking for a business partner that is experienced in CCTV, Intruder Alarms, Access Control and fire alarms to take us forward in these difficult times, Sales and Marketing ideas welcome. Please contact barry XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

Hi all, I was just wondering, im in a trade at the moment where i havent noticed much going on with regards to the credit crunch. How have you all found it in the security trade at the moment? In what way is it affecting you if it is?

Where can I put contact details on this site?

Do any of you lot have a copy of a standing order form i could have a look at? Looking at offering monitoring to domestics via standing Order rather than one single up front charge. Thanks Andy

i i have been asked for a Method Statements.doc for a job im doing dose anyone have one i can have a copy off please

Im looking to start my own company mainly doing locksmith callouts and such at first until i get work on and wanting to look a bit profesional and also to cover myself with what ive done and was thinking about job sheets with two carbon copys and my logo on, but was wondering if anyone knows a website to get proper sheets printed of with work description and time on and of site and price box.. u know the proper sort of sheets. Any replys would be grateful. Thanks.

hi all we currently lease a van that runs out in april 09 we have just been offered a great deal on a vw transpoter 130bhp lwb on a new lease for 4yrs dont now if we should sign up for anouther 4yrs we the current climet when april comes we will have to pay

Hi everyone, I'm looking for some ideas on what to charge our customers for monitoring. We are a new business just in the process of seeking NSI apprval. We have setup an account with an ARC and just need some help and guide prices of what we should be charging our customers for the installation of the signalling equipment and the yearly monitoring fee's for the following- Digi Red care Red care GSM DualCom G2 DualCom G3 Thanks for your help and advice, Chris.

Are there many members on here that are non approved and work for themselves (not as subbies)? I have been thinking about this a lot lately and one day would like to go out on my own. OK I'm an electrician, but have been working with intruder and CCTV from I started serving my time and TBH it interests me more than electrical now. For those non approved what route do you take when a client wants Police response?

Can anybody tell me the benefits of being a Limited company, we have been in a partnership since 1988 and have never looked into being limited. The only thing we really know is that you have to pay corporation tax (dont know how much or when) and if things go 'tits up' you can fold your company without anybody coming after you for outstanding debts, or is that not true. Any advice, much appreciated. Kev

Hi ! Could anyone give me some information as to what the average hourly rate is for an alarm installer? i am new to this side of the business and would like some basic information. Many thanks venomsecurity

Hi we are in the process of applying for NSI systems silver approval. Our first technical inspection is due in a couple of weeks time and part of the inspection is a revew on our procedures for false alarm management, can anybody tell me what we may need to do to prepare for this ? Also any other advice appreciated. Thanks Chris.

Im a sole trader and mostly sub-contract to companies. What are the pro's/ cons for me going VAT registered? and how do i do it?

Ok so im pretty new to the cctv game, but i am looking at setting up a data engineering company that includes telecoms, data telecoms, networking, SDH, and cctv. Maybe getting into the man guarding side of things as well, using my ex army friends who will all be DV cleared. Im a complete noob as to the ins and outs of running my own business and really ima fter somewhere to start that will tell me what it would involve. For example how do you guys go about looking for contracts? do you advertise or cold call etc.