Your small business is your livelihood, your bread and
butter. Imagine the trouble, time and
expense of replacing inventory and tools.
The small business owner must think through all possible security issues
beforehand to protect the business from harm.
There are a number of questions the small business owner can ask in
order to assess possible risks:
What are my risks of theft?
What would a thief want to talk from me? Computers? Other
Technology? Inventory? Cash? Credit Card
information? Documents?
What are my other risks?
What are the risks of fire or flooding damage?
Are there overloads on the system?
Are the electrical outlets up to code?
Who would respond if any of the risks above became an
actuality?
Most of these business security risks can be significantly
lowered by instillation of an Access
Control Device. By doing so, one can
eliminate costly expenses of re-keying when there are changes in privilege
among employees. In addition have an
Access Control Device will save you tons of worry, when you lock up at night.
You will need to familiarize employees on certain procedures
and protocol in relation to Access Control.
All who have access will have to be trained thoroughly. Certain employees may be granted access,
based on trustworthiness, while others may have only limited access – this is
your policy to create in maintaining control and security of operations. Keep information handy on all employees and
contractors who have access to security control.
.Once you’ve identified all the possible security risks, you
can start to manage them. For example, you may be able to secure your business
property in the same way as your home. Familiarize all employees with the
procedure to lock doors and windows and set the alarm when the building is
empty. If you can landscape your office, put thorny bushes outside of windows
to increase protection.
Make sure you’ve checked out any employees who have access
to your security codes and train them carefully. Keep contact information handy
on all employees or contractors with access to your security codes. In fact,
you can create special access controls to make sure employees only have access
to certain areas.