6 Ways to Protect Your Business from Theft

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6 Ways to Protect Your Business from Theft
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• Some businesses are more vulnerable to theft than
  others, but ultimately, businesses of all sizes
  and in a variety of industries, can become
  targeted by thieves. However, there are a few
  simple but effective measures business owners can
  take to minimize the risk of theft, and help to
  keep employees, customers, and merchandise, safe
• Have an alarm system professionally installed
• This should be your first line of defense against
  theft, and even if the alarm itself doesnt deter
  a criminal from trying to gain entry to the
  premises, if they do break in, the alarm will
  immediately sound and alert you and the local
  police, to the fact that a crime may be underway.

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• Keep items of real importance in a commercial
  safe
• A high security safe is one of the best and most
  secure places to keep important documents, wads
  of cash or any other smaller items of
  significance in your business, and it pays to
  invest in one with a fire rating, too, since
  fires are not an uncommon occurrence in many
  buildings throughout the US.
• Track all sets of keys
• Keeping note of who has sets of keys to your
  place of business and limiting the number of
  people who do have them, is a great way of
  ensuring that the building isnt susceptible to
  theft. If you want to control who has access to
  certain areas of your business, you could have an
  access control system professionally installed to
  prevent unwanted intrusions in areas where high
  value items or data are stored.

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• Carry out background checks on all employees
• Whether its permanent employees, temporary
  workers, or contractors background checks can
  highlight any issues surrounding fraud or theft
  that may be lurking in their history and help
  ensure that anyone who might be handling
  sensitive or high value information or items, is
  able to be trusted. While these checks cant
  eliminate the threat of employee theft, it can
  help a great deal.

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• Install CCTV cameras
• Providing businesses with around the clock video
  surveillance, images and recordings, not only can
  CCTV cameras act as a deterrent for criminals,
  but should you suffer an intrusion and/or theft,
  you can hand your camera evidence over to the
  police to help them apprehend the suspect(s).
• Just be aware of where you can and cannot install
  cameras around your business and be mindful of
  privacy issues that may be present where
  employees are concerned.

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• Assess your exterior features and landscaping
• Shadows and obstructions close to the entrance of
  your building, or close to any doors and windows,
  could give a burglar the cover theyre looking
  for. Also be mindful of storing garbage units
  close to the side of the building (or any other
  smaller but sturdy items) as an intruder could
  use these to climb onto and gain entry through a
  higher, less secure window or door.
• With the addition of a high security commercial
  safe, background checks on employees and CCTV
  cameras among other safety precautions, you could
  help make sure your business attracts customers,
  and not thieves.

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