Although we are just beginning to enjoy springtime weather, many businesses are already thinking ahead towards summer, especially retailers and restaurant owners. Summer can be a peak time for retailers and restaurant owners so many are making plans now for merchandise displays, menu additions, hiring additional help, and marketing and promotions. However, many businesses fail to take proactive steps to make their business safer before the rush of summer business, when there can be an increase in theft and vandalism. In today's Aegis blog post, we offer a few suggestions on how to make your business safer now before summer arrives.
Security System Upgrades
A key way to make your restaurant or retail business safer before summer begins is to upgrade or expand your business security system. For example, technology advances have made it much more affordable to monitor a business property 24/7 with streaming video on multiple devices and to have multi-camera video monitoring around the interior and exterior of the property. This allows business owners to have a round-the-clock view of their building, merchandise, and essential business property to help deter thieves and vandals.
Improved Cyber Security Measures
Additional security measures businesses should consider before summer include improving their cyber security. Nearly all businesses rely on technology to process transactions, store financial documents, run daily operations, and communicate with employees, vendors, and customers. If company networks, financial records, customer data, or other sensitive information is compromised or hacked, it could result in the loss of customers and revenue, as well as liability claims. Companies should beef up cyber security by storing all electronic data on cloud-based servers that have strong encryption, as well as securing and changing passwords on a regular basis.
Additional Employee Training
Finally, companies can also help improve the safety of their business by implementing or expanding employee-training programs. When employees are well trained on how to prevent loss and theft, how to handle emergency situations, how to securely process transactions, and how to correctly handle merchandise, it can go a long way to reducing losses and theft for the company. Plus, well-trained employees tend to be safer employees, and can lower a company's exposure for workplace accidents or Workers Compensation claims.
Aegis Insurance & Financial Services is committed to helping businesses get the insurance protection and peace of mind needed to tackle any challenge that arises, including the busy summer season. Contact the Aegis team to find out how we can help you protect your company, employees, and assets, all at competitive rates. We offer a full range of Commercial Insurance products, and can customize an insurance package tailored to your specific industry and unique needs. For more information, call us at 713-850-7622, or fill out our online form for a free quote!