While owning a small brick-and-mortar business is always going to have its challenges, one thing that no business can afford to forget or overlook is the security of their physical location. Without this, you stand vulnerable to damage, theft, and other losses for your business. But sadly, many businesses either don’t give this the adequate attention or aren’t sure how to best protect themselves.
To help you with this, here are three tips for better security at your business location.
Set Standard Closing Procedures
According to the editors of Business.com, arguably the best thing you can do to protect your business establishment and your products is to set safety and security procedures that all of your employees know and will follow, especially when it comes to closing up for the night.
By doing this, you’ll ensure that every step you deem necessary for security will be taken each night once your store closes. And with these procedures in place, any employee that you have locking up at night will know exactly what’s expected of them and what to do in certain safety or security situations. This way, the security of your business won’t be left up to anyone’s discretion other than your own, which you will have written out explicitly in your standard closing procedures.
Reinforce Your Doors And Gates
In addition to doing things like locking up and closing the windows of your store, you may want to look into having stronger and more secure doors and gates that you’re using rather than what your building may have come equipped with. You can also use roller shutters or other protective and privacy equipment.
As you pick out the exact doors or gates you’ll use to protect your business, Rob Starr, a contributor to Small Business Trends, suggests looking into reinforced steel. This will give you a greater level of protection than other materials. Also, you should try to avoid having doors or gates that have glass in them, as it could easily be broken and give someone access to your store that shouldn’t be there at that time.
Install Alarms And Cameras
Even with strong doors and gates, things could go on outside of your building that might have an impact on your business.
To keep an eye on things like this, William Deutsch, a contributor to The Balance Small Business, advises that you install alarms and cameras all around your property. With the cameras, you’ll be able to see if anything nefarious is going on in or around your building. And with alarms, help will automatically be alerted if something goes wrong while your store is closed for the night.
If you’re needing to beef up the security at your small business, consider using the tips mentioned above to help you do so.
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