Category: Articles

*Originally published on CommercialIntegrator.com Basecamp CEO Jason Fried announced several policy changes this week aimed at keeping employees focused on work while at work. Basecamp CEO Jason Fried announced on Monday the company would no longer allow employees to discuss politics or cultural issues at work, among other policy updates that eliminate committees and streamline the review […]

*Originally published on CommercialIntegrator.com The videoconferencing industry is taking steps to help fight our virtual meeting fatigue, and AV integrators should be paying attention. By now, most of the world is very familiar with videoconferencing services including Zoom, Google Meet and Microsoft Teams as these tools have become a critical part of doing business since […]

*Published on CEPro.com Employers with fewer than 500 employees can be reimbursed for the cost of providing paid leave for COVID vaccinations, according to the IRS. President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced the availability of new tax credits to help small and medium-sized businesses provide paid time off for employees to get vaccinated against COVID-19. In […]

*Originally published on SecuritySales.com Shop drawings should not be confused with engineering drawings. Here are the minimum requirements according to NFPA 72. Originally there was to be a different topic covered this month. But after recently viewing how a number of shop drawings were produced the subject is now shop drawings, and what should be […]

*Originally published on CommercialIntegrator.com It’s time for AV integrators, manufacturers and distributors to open their minds to cryptocurrency as a form of payment for their work. I’m hardly an expert in the world of cryptocurrency. In fact, I barely understand how it all works, despite my recent $100 investment in Dogecoin before it began its meteoric […]

*Originally published on CEPro.com Looking to start a small business? Here are some locations you should strongly consider and some you might want to leave alone. No doubt, 2020 was a rough year for most small businesses. According to WalletHub, 66% of small business owners report 2020 was their worst year ever. Half say it will […]

*Originally published on SecuritySales.com Legal expert Ken Kirschenbaum dives into the many issues that may arise if you name a subscriber as an additional insured on your insurance policy. The additional insured provision is one of the more potent provisions used to allocate and shift liability. The traditional response to a subscriber request to be […]

*Originally published on SecuritySales.com Learn how robots and drones work in concert with security pros and law enforcement to surveil public spaces to gain improved situational awareness. The security sector’s increasingly sophisticated technology offers more opportunities for security system enhancements and program integration than ever before. A great advance in the sector is the burgeoning […]

*Originally published on CommercialIntegrator.com The disconnected nature of hybrid work has been tough on a lot of people in a lot of ways, but AV integrators can ease the burden. Even as more workers are returning to the office as COVID-19 vaccinations increase across the U.S. and around the world, there are plenty of employees who are […]

*Originally published on CommercialIntegrator.com Kim Lehrman is a rarity in AV: a woman CEO. She wants to inspire other women and diverse professionals to pursue leadership positions. It’s no secret that the tech industry is dominated by men. In the pro AV industry, that’s specifically older white men. Women, people of color and other minorities […]