Protecting Your Office with a Budget

Does your security need to be amped up to keep your business safe

Small business owners have enough to worry about. With a bad economy money is tight, and making sure that your product and customer service is at its best at all times is the most important thing you can do. The last thing you are probably thinking about is security. Of course you have passwords, virus protection and other forms of digital security, or at least you should, but do you have anything protecting the physical property of your office besides a locked door? Many don’t and that is just inviting theft into your office.

It’s understandable why someone wouldn’t. There are plenty of reasons, it could have slipped your mind, you live in a safe area, or you just can’t afford a professional set up. Whatever the reason was, the fact of the matter is that you need to invest in one of the many available office security systems.

So it slipped your mind, you’re thinking about it now since you’re reading this right? Maybe you live in a safe area. Well that could help; maybe you’re in a gated business park with guards and everything, but what if the thief works for you? They know that your security isn’t that great, and the guard will let him in because he knows him. Maybe you can’t afford a good system, well that could be a feasible excuse, except now digital security system can be found for very affordable prices.

You can now buy great do-it-yourself security items for as little as $10. For example you can buy small sensors to place on doors that emit high pitched noises when they are opened. Other options involve whole kits with sensors, smoke detectors, keychain remotes, and the ability to receive a text when the alarms go off, some for as low as $300.

Or perhaps you just want something a bit simpler; Schlage has new locks that increase the security of your doors. One model door lock has buttons to unlock it, or the ability to lock and unlock the door with your smartphone, or over the internet on your computer.

After looking over some different options, you can easily find a security program that fits your budget, as well as one that is most appropriate for your business needs.

Andrew Sale is an expert writer on phone systems based in San Diego, California.  He writes extensively for an online resource that provides expert advice on purchasing and outsourcing decisions for small business owners and entrepreneurs such as VoIP service at Resource Nation.