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Every January, various personal services industries experience a new year’s surge. From gyms to salons, establishments that specialize in personal services require a security tune-up to go with their booming business this time of year. Here are the security enhancements we often recommend.

Access Control for Members
Gyms and other athletic centers have long relied on a membership model to keep their engines running. Now, other personal services businesses have begun doing the same — especially those that offer self-service, such as tanning salons and saunas. These businesses need a security solution that can open doors for members 24/7, whether or not an employee is onsite. An access control system can be that solution.

Access control completely eliminates the need for a lock and key on the door, replacing it with an electronic station that reads membership cards and unlocks the door for authorized members. If desired, it can be programmed to deny access to members whose accounts are not in good standing due to late payments or other issues. With access control, membership-based businesses can be open around the clock while keeping staffing costs manageable.

Video Surveillance for Compliance
Stylists and other personal service providers may rent their chairs inside a salon space. It’s their business, but they may be required to comply with the salon owner’s specific protocols (especially in the age of COVID). With the right video surveillance solution, salon and barbershop owners can check in on tenants renting space to ensure they are complying with whatever protocols have been implemented onsite.

Are clients wearing masks? Are service providers washing their hands? Are tools being sanitized and floors being swept? These questions can be answered with cameras that can be viewed from the owner’s own smartphone.

Personal services industries experience a well-deserved uptick in the new year. If you manage one of these businesses, it’s time to make sure you have the security you need. To discuss access control or video surveillance for your personal services establishment, call ASI Security today.

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At ASI Security, we can help property management companies throughout Virginia Beach, Norfolk and Hampton Roads deliver on tenant security. To learn more about video surveillance, access control, remote management tools and more, contact us today. We will be happy to speak with you.

The restaurant industry has endured some tough times over the past year and a half. According to the National Restaurant Association’s 2021 State of the Restaurant Industry report, more than 110,000 restaurants throughout the U.S. closed their doors for some period of time due to COVID-19. Those that were able to re-open need security solutions to help them recover profits and minimize losses as much as possible. At ASI Security, we have those solutions. Our restaurant security technology can help restaurant managers do the following. 

The modern hospitality industry faces a number of unique challenges. Today’s guests have high expectations for the hotels, motels and hospitality properties they visit — and, they aren’t afraid to voice their opinions or share their experiences online. There are also local criminal risks to contend with, homelessness on the rise and a new focus on terror risks connected to global events. 

As we prepare to end one year and ring in another, many nonprofit organizations will experience an increase in year-end donations. That’s outstanding, but there are also increased security risks that come with it — particularly for organizations that store monetary donations and asset gifts onsite.  

The hospitality space is perhaps impacted by global events more than any other major service industry sector. Hotels, resorts and even small lodging establishments can be greatly influenced by events of geo-political conflict and uncertainty.

There’s a wide range of businesses throughout the Virginia Beach community, and ASI Security has a wide range of security solutions to help them stay profitable and secure. If you’re a small business owner, here are some of the goals our small business security systems can help you meet as you navigate increasingly complex security challenges. 

The Virginia Department of Health has met public demand for Covid testing sites, with nine new testing centers opening up across the Commonwealth. In the month of January alone, sites in Charlottesville, Chesterfield, Fairfax, Fredericksburg, Newport News, Norfolk, Prince William, Richmond and Roanoke will predictably administer more than 50,000 Covid tests.

Virginia Beach has managed to elude much of the smash and grab burglary that has plagued other parts of the country over the last several months.

It’s the season of peace on earth and goodwill to men, as well as a time when our local churches, synagogues and other houses of worship see a seasonal uptick in attendance.

Property managers are confronted by challenges that encompass both residential and commercial security. These unique dilemmas call for unique security solutions. At ASI Security, that’s what we offer property management companies in Virginia Beach, Norfolk and Hampton Roads: powerful, unique security solutions that meet the demands of both people and property. If you work in property management, we can help you meet your obligation to tenant security with the following services.