Wednesday, October 8, 2014

Help For Small Business Owners: Use Business Security Systems For Theft Reduction

By Mark Mahaffey


Are you a business owner who is struggling with losing money because people are stealing from you? You may be interested in using a business security system that could possibly help you to save money. Step one is to figure out which products in your store are the most valuable. Put these things in the middle of your store.

The purpose is to make the thief have to walk through the store and to a prominent area in order to steal the merchandise. When he realizes how risky it will be to steal from this area, he may just decide to give up his idea for theft.

It is smart to stay alert to other ideas that you can employ in order to keep your merchandise safe from crooks. You can even ask other business owners what ideas they have. Joining a security mastermind group is a good way to trade ideas back and forth, so that you can build off each other's success stories. Someone else may have an idea for security that you have not thought of. This is a great way to share.

Now, while low tech systems are great, you may want the added security that comes from a more robust and technical business security system. If this is the case, you could put in an alarm system. By wiring your exits and also your windows, you will greatly increase the protection in your store.

The way this works is as follows: when a burglar opens or breaks into a door or window, the sensors send an alert to your monitoring company. There is also an alarm that will sound throughout the store itself, so that the thief can hear it.

That company can then call the police for you and have help sent to your store. You can also have security cameras set up in the store that are controlled by motion detectors. As the crook moves about, either inside or outside of your store, the cameras will turn on automatically and begin recording the activity. This may help you identify the criminal in a court of law.




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