Michael Barnes is President of Barnes Associates Inc., a brokerage, advisory and consulting firm that specializes in the security alarm industry. His firm is also the co-sponsor of the annual Barnes-Buchanan Conference. He can be reached at mbarnes@barnesassociates.com.
With many of this year’s SDM 100 companies expressing concerns about inflation, rising costs and price increases from their suppliers, Mike Barnes, president of Barnes Associates, addresses the need to consider raising installation AND monitoring prices.
How well your alarm business will hold its value in today’s economy is determined by how ‘centered’ it is — and size does indeed matter. With the stock market and