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5 Tips for Small Businesses to Prevent Theft

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Theft is a huge problem for small businesses – and unlike large corporations that can absorb theft more easily, largescale theft can cause vulnerable businesses serious financial difficulties. Business theft is on the rise. This includes incidents where items are stolen from a workplace, as well as the theft of intangible goods, such as intellectual property. Prevention is always better than dealing with theft after it has taken place, so here are five tips to help your small business prevent theft. Only Hire Trustworthy Employees Never assume an employee is honest. Most are, but some bad apples will always slip through the net if you don’t check references. Make sure your hiring procedures include rigorous checks and always follow up references. This may seem like teaching you how to suck eggs, but it is a very important point nonetheless. Tougher, more through hiring processes will ensure you get the right members of staff for your team. On-Site Security On-site

Mobile Security Can Protect Your Property

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No matter where you may be in the world, there is always a potential risk to your property from a criminal element. Some people will try to break in to take what valuables they can for financial gain, while others will enter your premises for no other reason than to cause wanton damage. Not only can this be costly to you in a financial sense, but it can also be distressing. There is also the risk of people getting hurt as intruders are disturbed by people living and working in the premises. How Do You Deal with This? The best way to deal with such situations is to prevent them from happening in the first place. The vast majority of intruders would rather avoid being caught where possible. This means that if they think there’s a good chance of being caught when breaking in to your premises, they would likely choose to not break-in at all. Making potential intruders aware that your premises is under surveillance makes for an excellent deterrent, with potential int

Keep Your Property Safe with Key Holder Security

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How do business owners ensure someone is always ready to respond at one of their properties, at all times? Some will be on call personally, ready to climb out of bed or return from a trip at any given time. Others have a small team around them that hold the keys and who are happy to be contacted during an emergency. The smarter, more convenient choice is to turn to a professional security firm. Here you can make use of a key holding and alarm response security service that works for your specific requirements, without having to bother any of your staff members on call. How Does Key Holder Security Work? The business owner will provide a trusted and professional security firm with a copy of the key or keys to the property in question. The security provider or Security Company Nottingham will protect the key with specific measures that include the use of a secure key case. This will usually also feature a unique tag and NFC (Near Field Communication) tagging and ta