Start Your Own Arts and Crafts Business by Entrepreneur Press

Author:Entrepreneur Press
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Entrepreneur Press
Published: 2011-03-10T00:00:00+00:00

Security

Whether you work from home or a commercial location, keep security for yourself, your employees, and your property in mind. You likely have a considerable amount of equipment, finished products, and supplies that might be attractive to thieves or that could be destroyed in the event of a fire or natural disaster. These tips will help you avoid becoming a victim:• Take a look at your home or commercial studio through the eyes of a criminal. How vulnerable are you? Your local police department may be able to assist you with a security analysis.

• Duplicate important data and store it off-site. Develop a system for regular backup procedures for your important business records and customer files to minimize your risk.

• Be sure all doors and windows close tightly and have effective locks.

• Check outside for potential access. Are there shrubs where a criminal could hide? If you work at home, do trees or a ladder near the house make it easy to access second-floor windows?

• Install exterior lighting using timers and/or motion sensors.

• When you’re traveling, be sure someone will pick up mail, newspapers, and packages so your absence is not apparent to an observer.

• If other people, such as employees and service personnel, have keys to your house or studio, have the locks re-keyed once a year.

• If you work at home, think about how your business space relates to the living space in your house. Is it distinctly separate, and can it have its own locks and other security elements? Or is it integrated with the rest of your home and difficult to segregate?

• Consider an alarm system to protect both your personal and professional belongings. Today’s alarm systems can do much more than simply notify police in the event of a break-in; they can monitor your home for fire, water damage, and even power failures. Systems can be zoned to offer different levels of protection in different sections of your house. Chimes can alert you to the opening of exterior doors and windows; this is particularly important if you work alone in a large house. Closed-circuit cameras allow you to see who is at your door before you open it; for even more advanced notice, a driveway annunciator can sound an interior chime when a vehicle pulls onto your property. Fixed or portable panic buttons can be programmed to notify police with or without an audible alarm.

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