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Security Industry in Favour of Body Armour Regulation

... Mike Jagger, founder and president of Vancouver-based security firm Provident Security Corp., says such legislation will probably do little to deter criminals or solve the problem.

"You're talking about a group of people who make their living importing and distributing illegal drugs and shoot at rival gang members with illegal guns," he says. "I fail to see how regulating the sale of body armour does anything to impact that other than getting in the way of regular people." ... Read More

Tweet Surrender

... Provident Security owner Mike Jagger has become a popular guy to ask security-related questions on Twitter. About 10 times this year, inquisitive tweeters who asked for security advice eventually decided to hire Jagger's company to protect their premises. ... Read More

Spending on personal security perk for CEOs is skyrocketing

... Licensed security guards can be had for $20 an hour, and a typical home electronic security system sold by ADT costs $7,000 to $15,000. But McKinney says ADT installed a $300,000 system for the CEO of an unidentified NFL football team a few years ago, and Provident Security of Vancouver, Canada, recently completed two residential camera systems in the $250,000 range, says company President Michael Jagger. ... Read More

Volunteers map Vancouver's surveillance presence

... "The CCTV (closed circuit television) technology that you have nowadays is being more sophisticated, so the cameras are becoming smaller," Pask said. "They fade into the background a little more readily."

Michael Jagger of Provident Security says technology is also getting to a point where it risks invading people's privacy less. ... Read More

Google Chrome operating system to challenge Microsoft

... Just this week Google dropped the 'beta' tag from its Google applications suite, a product that delivers mail, documents, calendaring and other office ware that some businesses, particularly smaller ones are turning to as a replacement for Microsoft's software.

Vancouver's Provident Security is one. Founder and CEO Mike Jagger said dropping Microsoft Office in favour of Google apps is saving the company some $60,000 this year in hardware, software and maintenance costs. It is also streamlining applications making them much easier for company employees to use and offering added benefits such ease in uploading videos that can go on a company-only secure site for training and other information purposes. ... Read More

Provident Security wins another SAMMY award

After winning a SAMMY for the best Web site design in 2008, Provident Security of Vancouver B.C., Canada, walked away with the recognition for the Best Display Advertisement this year.

Provident has made great strides with its marketing efforts, particularly for not having any brochures, printed sales materials, Yellow Page advertisements, or any other traditional form of advertising. Read More

It's not easy getting connected, but there are plenty of options

Back in the days when phones were still wired in and rabbit ears and radio ruled the home entertainment market, choosing a service to connect your home was simple.

Want better television? Climb on the roof and put up an antenna.

Want a phone? Call the phone company.

Today's consumer faces a far more confusing array of choices. Phone companies have morphed into the all-around telecommunications and entertainment suppliers. The cable company is selling phone service and everyone is selling the Internet. Read More

Productivity: Yes, we can [go paperless]!

It would have been a ridiculous job posting: "Security firm seeks person to keep track of paper." But three years ago, such a hiring seemed inevitable for Michael Jagger, CEO of Vancouver-based Provident Security. That's because in the 10 years since starting his one-man security guard operation in 1996, the firm had exploded into a full-service security provider with more than 200 employees and 4,500 customers. In the blink of an eye, it seemed, Jagger was drowning in paper and administrivia when he should have been focusing on business strategies. Read More

Chopping Shop

Effective cost-cutting strategies are a staple in any business, good times or bad, but industry leaders say it's not about how much a company cuts but making sure those cuts are the right ones to make.

According to Michael Jagger, president of Provident Security and Event Management Corp., it's all about identifying the unnecessary or wasteful parts of your business and getting rid of them for good. Read More

Those who know what their blind spots are can find opportunities in economic downturn

Savvy business owners are reflecting on the risks and opportunities afforded by the global economic downturn.

"We see opportunities coming at us that we never would have dreamed of six months ago," Jim Pattison Group owner Jim Pattison told Business in Vancouver in late December. "I'm talking about companies, values, lots of things."

Pattison wouldn't reveal what transactions he might execute for B.C.'s largest private company, which is estimated to generate $6.4 billion in annual revenue. Read More

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