Friday, March 28, 2014

Business Security Tips For The Entrepreneur

By Mark Mahaffey


Are you a new business owner? If so, then you are probably very excited about your new endeavor. You have surely worked hard to get to the place where you are right now. However, do not overlook the critical issue of security in your new business. The threat of crime is persistent - you cannot get away from it.

However you do not have to live in fear of being the victim of crime. You can take action by following a few tips to increase your business security. For example, you can make a code of conduct for your employees. This can help you avoid losing money to careless activity on the part of your staff.

Shredding sensitive information is also important to include in your business security plan. If your office handles information that needs to be kept confidential, you certainly do not want it lying about your office days and weeks after you are finished with it. It could fall into criminal hands! Be sure to shred those documents often.

It is also wise to spend some time reasoning through access control issues in your business security plan. It is usually not a good idea to allow all of your employees to have access to all your sensitive documents and offices. Use access control to keep these areas under high security.

Security lighting is also important. Burglars like to break into buildings at night when it is dark. They know that there is less of a chance of getting caught, because they may not be noticed as readily. Therefore, if you put up lots of security lights around your building, thieves may choose to go someplace else when planning a break in!

In addition, it is a good idea to install a security system. If you connect it to a monitoring company, you can rest assured that you will be alerted if anyone tries to break into your building day or night..




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