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Safety Tips for Small Businesses: Protecting your Assets

Friday, August 10th, 2012

Did you know that 30% of all small business failures are the result of burglary, robbery, shoplifting, or fraud? The financial loss can be too much for a small business owner to overcome. Because of this, it’s important that you take the necessary precautions to protect your business. And Dunbar can help!

Dunbar: Helping you Protect your Small Business

1) Dunbar Cash Management Solutions: Our Cash Management Solutions combines several of our industry leading services to provide small business owners, like you, with a comprehensive closed-loop system for securing your cash and profits.

2) Dunbar Guard Services: Dunbar Guards are expertly trained and professional. We supply uniformed, plainclothes, armed and unarmed guards for all types of locations and situations in the Mid Atlantic region, including: patrol and sentry, crowd control, and prisoner transport.

3) Dunbar Security Systems: Dunbar offers complete security systems for your small business. Our security offerings include:

4) Dunbar Security Products: Our fully customizable security products (listed below) help deter thefts before they can even happen.

Protect your Small Business while saving Time and Money with Dunbar!

If you would like to learn more about Safety Tips for Businesses, contact us by calling 1.800.888.2129 or visit our website today.

Family-owned since 1923, Dunbar is the largest independent armored car company in the nation dedicated to safeguarding your valuables. Founded on our core line of business – armored transportation services – and well known for our signature red and black armored trucks, we have grown to become the nation’s premiere full-service, wholly integrated security and cash management solutions provider.

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What to do AFTER you Spot a Counterfeit Bill :: Counterfeit Detection Tips

Friday, July 20th, 2012

Every day counterfeit bills pass through retail stores, bars, banks and restaurants across the country. As a business owner, this has to be chilling. You work hard to keep your business profitable, which is no easy task in today’s economy. The last thing you need is to take a counterfeit bill as payment.

Counterfeit Detection Tips

There are several ways to spot counterfeit bills. We explained some of these tips in one of our previous blogs, Counterfeit Detection Tips for Businesses and their Employees. But we at Dunbar also offer several products to help make this process even easier.

Dunbar Counterfeit Detection Products

The use of equipment and instruments, with magnifying lenses, magnetic ink detectors, chemical pens, watermark lights, infrared cameras and UV lamps are highly recommended. It is only with these tools that we can truly know if the bill being examined contains the security features that are placed to protect us and that the bill is authentic.

But what do you do AFTER you spot a counterfeit bill?

  1. DO NOT confront the person who passed you the bill or return the bill to that person.
  2. Once the person leaves, write down everything you can remember about the individual, including license plate number (if possible).
  3. Notify the Secret Service Office or your local police department as soon as possible.
  4. Write your initials and date in the white border of the bill and store it in a plastic bag.

Once you hand the bill over to the authorities, the Treasury Department will remove the bill from circulation and later use it as evidence for the prosecution of the counterfeiter.

If you would like to learn more about Dunbar Counterfeit Detection Products, contact Dunbar Security Products by calling 800-766-9145 or visit our website today!

Family-owned since 1923, Dunbar is the largest independent armored car company in the nation dedicated to safeguarding your valuables. Founded on our core line of business – armored transportation services – and well known for our signature red and black armored trucks, we have grown to become the nation’s premiere full-service, wholly integrated security and cash management solutions provider.

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The Benefits of an ATM for your Cash-Heavy Business : Dunbar ATM Services

Thursday, July 12th, 2012

Today cash is still king, and in a society that’s on the go, consumers rely heavily on ATMs for fast convenient access to cash when they want it.  So when running a company that relies heavily on cash transactions, perhaps nothing could be more beneficial to your business than investing in an ATM!

Benefits of ATMs

  • Increase Sales: Studies have found that an ATM can increase sales by as much as 8%. And who doesn’t want to boost sales?
  • Checks Bounce, Cash Won’t: Bounced checks cost your business money. So cut back on the risk. Invest in an ATM.
  • Retention Rates: Studies have shown that 25% of all cash withdrawn from an ATM is spent on the premises. This number increases to 75% for establishments like bars and restaurants.
  • Credit Card Fees: Credit card fees can be a burden. Instead, give your customers access to cash with an ATM.
  • Added Revenue: Between surcharges and boosted sales, your new ATM will greatly add to your business’ revenue.
  • Customer Satisfaction: Having an ATM at your business is convenient for your customers. They will appreciate it!

Dunbar ATM Services

Dunbar ATM services provide enhanced cash management solutions for your ATM network, ensuring operational efficiency. The core elements of our ATM Management service include:

  • Cash replenishment & settlement
  • Deposit sweeps
  • Processing & inventory management
  • Automated ordering and reporting
  • E-Cash (Emergency Cash service)
  • 1st & 2nd line maintenance
  • Conversion project management

As a leading provider of armored transportation and cash management services to financial institutions of all sizes, Dunbar Armored is thoroughly familiar with the environment of ATM services and the expectations of our customers.

If you would like to learn more about Dunbar ATM Services or the Benefits of ATMS, contact Dunbar by calling 1.800.888.2129 or visit our website today!

Family-owned since 1923, Dunbar is the largest independent armored car company in the nation dedicated to safeguarding your valuables. Founded on our core line of business – armored transportation services – and well known for our signature red and black armored trucks, we have grown to become the nation’s premiere full-service, wholly integrated security and cash management solutions provider.

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Are You a Candidate for a Dunbar Cash Manager Safe?

Friday, April 27th, 2012

Cash transactions are a vital aspect of any business. But the transaction is just the beginning. There is counting and recounting, preparing deposits, shift close-outs, deposit slips and sealed bags, errors and discrepancy fees, counterfeit bills and theft.
Are you ready for a more efficient cash management routine? If so, you could be a perfect candidate for a Dunbar Cash Manager Safe!

The Dunbar CM1200 and 2400 safes are the perfect solutions for managing your business’ cash flow. Our smart safes provide cash counting, validating, and immediate securing of cash within a locked cassette, while simultaneously preparing your location’s bank deposits bill by bill, transaction by transaction.

Benefits of Dunbar Cash Manager Safes

  • Slim, space-saving design allows for optimal placement.
  • They operate on a wireless communication system with plug-and-play functionality. Plug it in and power it up – your cash management system is ready to go!
  • All safe user activity and cash position data are wirelessly reported to the Dunbar Cash-Aware online cash management system.
  • Advanced bill recognition technology rejects suspected counterfeit currency at the point-of-sale.
  • When the Dunbar guard arrives on your scheduled days of service, they are in and out of your store quickly with minimal disruption to your operation.
  • The sealed cash cassettes are securely transported to our cash vault facilities where the contents are verified and the funds are then transmitted into your bank account.
  • The Dunbar Cash Management Solution – our Cash Manager Safes, armored transportation, and EZChange – work in conjunction to mitigate internal and external theft and free up your store managers!

With Dunbar Cash Manager Safes, effective cash management begins right at the point-of-sale!

Still not convinced of the benefits of a Dunbar Cash Management Safe? Try the Dunbar Savings Analysis to calculate your potential total monthly savings.

If you would like to learn more about Dunbar’s Cash Manager Safes, contact Dunbar by calling 1.800.888.2129 or visit our website today!

“Securely Managing Your Cash and Valuables”

Family-owned since 1923, Dunbar is the largest independent armored car company in the nation dedicated to safeguarding your valuables. Founded on our core line of business – armored transportation services – and well known for our signature red and black armored trucks, we have grown to become the nation’s premiere full-service, wholly integrated security and cash management solutions provider.

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Reasons to Secure Cash at the Point of Sale in Retail Stores

Friday, April 6th, 2012

Secure your cash, save time and money with one smart solution.

As a retail business owner, you know just how much cash can switch hands in your store on a day-to-day basis, passing between your customers and your cashiers. And then there is counting and recounting, preparing deposits, shift close-outs, deposit slips and sealed bags.

Your cash changes hands A LOT.

There has to be a more efficient way to manage and protect your retail business’s finances and cash handling, right? This is the same question that one McDonalds franchisee asked themselves.

There used to be a time when retail stores and restaurants felt safe and secure, “trusting our employees and customers,” said Pam Carson, co-owner of two franchised McDonalds restaurants in Kansas City. Sadly, the times have changed.

Between 2007 and 2010, Carson’s restaurants were robbed about “every six months,” money went missing from her safes, and Carson didn’t know what to do. This is just one of thousands of similar stories from across the nation. Business owners are finding it increasingly more difficult to track and protect their finances, especially their day-to-day cash transactions.

The Solution? Dunbar’s Cash Manager Safes.

At the point-of-sale, cashiers insert currency directly into a Dunbar Cash Manager Safe. It reads and validates bills from $1 to $100 while securing them in a locked cassette.  Counterfeits are immediately refused. All safe user activity and cash position data are wirelessly reported in real-time to the Dunbar Cash-Aware online cash management system.

You can literally watch your cash balance grow.

When the Dunbar armored transportation guard arrives on your scheduled days of service, they are in and out of your store quickly with minimal disruption to your operation. The sealed cash cassettes are securely transported to our cash vault facilities where the contents are verified and the funds are then transferred into your bank account.

Benefits of Securing Money at the Point of Sale in Retail Stores with a Dunbar Cash Manager Safe

  • Reduced payroll. Eliminates deposit preparation time; simplifies cashier shift checkout.
  • Improved loss prevention. Minimizes the risk of internal or external theft.
  • Simplified reporting. All safe activity is available through Cash-Aware on our Valu-Trak website.
  • Counterfeit detection. Currency is authenticated as it enters the safe.
  • Immediate cash visibility. Gain a complete visual of your cash activity from the moment it’s accepted at the safe to its deposit in your bank account.

Let Dunbar help make your business’ financial transactions safer and more efficient!

If you would like to learn more, contact Dunbar by calling 1.800.888.2129 or visit our website today!

“Securely Managing Your Cash and Valuables”

Family-owned since 1923, Dunbar is the largest independent armored car company in the nation dedicated to safeguarding your valuables. Founded on our core line of business – armored transportation services – and well known for our signature red and black armored trucks, we have grown to become the nation’s premiere full-service, wholly integrated security and cash management solutions provider.

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Take it to the Bank

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Counterfeit Detection Tips for Businesses and their Employees

Friday, March 23rd, 2012

As a business owner, counterfeiting is a very real problem. Not only do you need to be able to know the difference between real and counterfeit U.S. currency, but your employees must have a thorough understanding as well.

Here are some simple tips to help in recognizing counterfeits before they enter your cash register.

Counterfeit Detection

  1. Feel: Counterfeit bills will feel different than real U.S. currency. Counterfeit bills are typically smooth with no raised ink.
  2. Color: If it feels suspicious, compare it to another bill. In a genuine bill, the paper is very high quality rag paper with small red and blue threads throughout. Counterfeit bills may have red and blue lines that are drawn to imitate the fibers. Also, the color may be faded because counterfeits lose their color easily.
  3. Face: The face should be very life-like with distinct lines, causing the image to almost pop off the background. In counterfeit bills, the lines tend to be blurred and may even blend into the background.
  4. Seal: The saw tooth points should be sharp and evenly spaced. In most counterfeits, the saw tooth points are broken, blunt, or uneven.
  5. Serial Numbers: The serial numbers should be clear and evenly spaced. Plus, on Federal Reserve Notes, the prefix letter agrees with the District letter in the seal.
  6. Border: The scrollwork should be sharp and unbroken, with fine crisscrossing lines. In most counterfeit bills, these lines are often blurred or broken.

What to do if you find a counterfeit bill

•     Write your name and the date on it so you can find it later and set it aside.

•     If you can remember where or from who you got the bill record this information.

•     Notify the Secret Service Office or police department as soon as possible.

The Treasury Department will remove the bill from circulation and later use it as evidence for the prosecution of the counterfeiter.

If you would like to learn more about how to detect counterfeit bills or if you have any questions, contact Dunbar by calling 1.800.888.2129 or visit our website today!

“Securely Managing Your Cash and Valuables”

Family-owned since 1923, Dunbar is the largest independent armored car company in the nation dedicated to safeguarding your valuables. Founded on our core line of business – armored transportation services – and well known for our signature red and black armored trucks, we have grown to become the nation’s premiere full-service, wholly integrated security and cash management solutions provider.

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How to Detect Counterfit Money

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