| Business owners will go to any lengths to protect | | | | who have access to the business and still have |
| their companies. Strict inventory control, proper | | | | keys. Change the locks regularly to thwart any |
| bookkeeping and quality products are all ways to | | | | burglary attempts by former employees and be |
| protect a company on paper, but when it comes | | | | very careful which current employees receive |
| down to the physical assets of a company, more | | | | keys. |
| tangible measures need to be taken. Being | | | | Depending on the area, it's also a good idea to bar |
| proactive about things like warehouse and home | | | | the doors of a store. Strong iron bars or doors |
| security are ways to protect a business after | | | | can prevent burglaries and vandalism by limiting |
| everyone's clocked out for the day. | | | | people's access to the storefront. If your business |
| Many business owners who started their own | | | | has a parking lot, it is also a good idea to block |
| business have watched it grow into what it is | | | | the driveway. This won't stop criminals on foot, |
| today, almost like a child. Indeed, the devotion | | | | but it will stop more ambitious ones that were |
| some people have to their businesses is not too | | | | hoping to back up to the front door and fill up |
| different from the paternal devotion they have to | | | | their van. Blocking the driveway can also protect |
| their children. This begs the question: if you care | | | | a business from vandalism and high schools kids |
| for your business like a child, why not protect it | | | | loitering in the parking lot. |
| like one too? Many business owners neglect to | | | | Many business owners still think that home |
| protect their company with the same care that | | | | security systems are for homes. Little do they |
| they do their family, often with dire | | | | know that home alarm systems can easily be |
| consequences. A break in at a business could | | | | applied to businesses and are not limited to |
| threaten a family's livelihood in the same way that | | | | private residences. Moreover, today's alarm |
| an intrusion at home could threaten its well being. | | | | systems can check for other dangers besides |
| To prevent this, make sure to take the same | | | | burglars, like fire, smoke, and carbon monoxide. |
| steps in securing your business as you do in | | | | They are also supported by dedicated monitoring |
| securing your home. | | | | centers that will alert fire departments or police in |
| Businesses with large inventories need to keep | | | | case of emergency. Home security systems can |
| their stock under lock and key. Even if the | | | | also be tailor made to fit your specific business |
| inventory consists of fence posts instead of | | | | and give you all the options you want. |
| iPods, someone somewhere would steal it if they | | | | A business represents years of hard work and |
| got the chance. Don't give them that chance. | | | | dedication. It also represents the future of your |
| Securely lock all warehouse and storefronts and | | | | family, which is something much too valuable to |
| limit the number of people who have keys. Too | | | | leave unattended every night when the business |
| often, thieves are current or former employees | | | | day is over. |