Business security is a hot topic in the news these days. Everywhere you look you see article after article from companies discussing the fact that they’ve had data breaches and issues with keeping hold of their customers as a result. You don’t want your business to be the same, so it stands to reason that you would do all that you can to keep your customers’ information safe. Security does go beyond cybersecurity though, and you have to look beyond it if you want to ensure that everybody in your business is going to be safe. 

For example, it may not have occurred to you to hire security guards before, but when you see the new investments in the Motorola XPR radios and know that security guards will be able to contact each other no matter where they are on your premises, it may tempt you to go ahead and actually start looking to hire. Security in your business is something you need to be investing in if you want to ensure that everybody is safe, your business is well regarded, and it stands the test of time. Here are some of the reasons you should go ahead and invest in outside security for your business.

• Your employees deserve to feel safe. Nobody wants to go to their workplace and spend 8 hours a day there feeling like they’re not going to be able to walk to their car without being robbed. If you have people investing their time and energy and effort into your business, that should mean that you do the very same for them. You have a duty of care as an employer to ensure that all employees, both male and female, go to work in your business and are able to go home and feel safe. You cannot put a price on the safety of your workers, and physical security can help them feel more at ease and prevent them from being at risk.
• Peace of Mind makes for productive employees. Is your car parked without lighting? Is there no CCTV in your stairwells? If so, you are going to have an unproductive and nervous workforce which is something you could be avoiding. Instead of having people panic when they’re trying to move from the car park to the office, invest in security and make sure that that’s not going to happen. Peace of Mind is something that you cannot pay for, so no matter how many salary raises you want to throw at people you are going to end up with a very high turnover if you can’t keep them safe. Invest that money that you would throw at people in your business instead and it will make a big difference.
• You’re going to safeguard your customers. If you’re running a retail store and you don’t have a security guard, you are putting your customers at risk from the moment they walk in. Not everybody has the moral high ground not to walk into a store and start rubbing it, so you have to do it if you can to keep the peace and that can mean having a physical presence on site. Instead of keeping your customers and your employees at risk, invest in the right security and this won’t be a problem for you.