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Today we recognise this quarters Business Spotlights for 2024! Earlier this month we caught up with Robin & Tristan Forbes from Silvern Guardian Security Services and this is what they had to say..

๐—•๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—ก๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฒ
Silvern Guardian Security Services Pty Ltd

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ผ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚/๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ?
Robin & Tristan Forbes from Silvern Guardian Security Services Pty Ltd. Robin has been the sole owner for 35 years servicing Whyalla, Mid/Far North & West Coast. Our primary services are Alarm Installation, Access Control & CCTV, ATM Servicing, Cash & Transit Service, Guard Duties & Locksmithing.

๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜€?
Operating as a 24/7 service

๐—›๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜† ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€?
Originally established in 1990

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ?
The natural growth pattern and just genuinely bringing the business to where it is today. Waking up every day with the same enthusiasm to show up and get things done.

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚?
Seeing the staffs career progression and personal growth. Also knowing we are helping people in their time of need.

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜โ€™๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ปโ€™๐˜ ๐—ธ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜„?
The company was created and raised in Whyalla from nothing, Iโ€™ve been on call permanently for over half my life.

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ต ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜…๐˜ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌ ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜€?
To see a successful transition of ownership with additional staff and ongoing upskilling and development being offered to the team.

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฑ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฎ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜-๐˜‚๐—ฝ ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€?
Where to start, you need to know who your competitors are, is there room in the market for your services? You have to treat your clients well, repeat customers are everything. You need a really good accountant and keep your paperwork organised. And most of all watch your cash flow.. CASH IS KING.

Congratulations again to @silvernguardianlocksmiths
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