Landmark Protective Services
Saturday, November 2nd, 2019

Landmark Protective Services, Inc. is a privately owned corporation that was established in January 2010 and is fully licensed by the Texas Commission on Private Security. Client was referred to Navarro SBDC in February of 2010 from Best Southwest SBDC and the clients have worked closely with the SBDC for the past 6 years. Mr. Kellis started his career in security in 1986 at the age of 18 years old. He became a full time sheriff and worked in law enforcement for several years. In 2002, he saw an opportunity to start a security company to meet the needs of several local businesses in his community. In 2004, he had 2 employees, grew to 13 in the next year in 2005. With this growth, he left his full time job as a sheriff and went to work full time at Landmark Protective Services which has now grown to support 91 employees and the gross revenue has more than doubles.
Landmark Protective Services provide their customers with “Peace of Mind’ by providing qualified security associates with a passion for excellence and a dedication to professionalism. They offer on-site security associates and professional investigation services for our client’s corporate office building, retail centers, multifamily residential developments, medical facilities, manufacturing and warehouse facilities and other commercial properties.
Daniel Short, Business Advisor, worked closely with Landmark Protective Services located in Ellis County to assist the company with an SBA loan in the amount of $250,000. Landmark Protective Services is a security patrol business that services the Dallas/Ft Worth area. Daniel counseled Carolyn Kellis and worked with Veritex Bank to ensure that the loan moved forward and help the owners allocate the funds. This loan enabled the business to retain 83 jobs. In addition, Daniel has worked with Carolyn Kellis on being more efficient financially in the future. Carolyn stated, “Daniel was a huge part of my success in obtaining our SBA loan, I could not have accomplished this goal without his expert advice. Daniel was there to make recommendations and review information before it was submitted to our Loan Manger which gave me confidence that the information submitted was in the correct format to expedite our loan. I would highly recommend all business owners to take advantage of this free service because this type of guidance is priceless”.