Business Management Blog

You have successfully started your small business and consistently maintained hefty profit. Yet, you might don’t even think about potential incidents that could happen in the future. Regardless of location, your business may be vulnerable. Burglary, robbery, and theft are some of the greatest sources of crime losses for businesses.

Every year a large number of companies are put to enormous expense due to destroyed or lost information and stolen cash and valuables caused by burglaries and robberies. For example, a single bomb in St Mary’s Axe in London in April 1992 caused damage amounting to approximately £1.5 billion and forced 40 companies to relocate to alternative premises. How would your organization cope with such incident?

A general definition of burglary is when someone unlawfully enters an establishment with the intent to commit a crime. Recent survey found that ninety per cent of burglary prevention is physical security. If your complex is locked up and unauthorized entry is made difficult, chances of a successful burglary are kept to a minimum. The burglar will pass up your business and look for an easier target.

When attempting to improve the security of your property, think like a criminal and go over your entire complex in fine detail, looking for any means of entrance or criminal opportunity. Do this physically, and with your building blueprints, in order to discover any weaknesses.

Burglars like to work in the cover of darkness. Good lighting is one of the most effective deterrents against burglary. Pay special attention to areas that are not in plain view where burglars often try to make entry. Protect exterior lighting fixtures against breakage and replace damaged or burned-out bulbs as soon as possible.

Indeed, an effective alarm system is one of the best ways you can protect your business against burglary. There are a variety of different alarms available ranging from very basic local alarms to highly sophisticated integrated systems.

If you need a professional help, ADT Security Systems offers small business security solutions targeted specifically for small businesses. ADT will monitor and protect your small business 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.