Your business is more than just your livelihood. It could be generations worth of devoted hard work, or your dream built into fruition, or it could be a venture with partners and a common goal. Your business is the result of hours of planning, time and dollars – and through thick and thin, it’s a process of on-going dedication.
Many people believe that a business security system isn’t necessary. Here’s a quick guide to help you evaluate how security systems can help protect your business, livelihood, investment, and dreams.
Prevent Burglary
Burglary accounted for 16.6% of property crimes in California between 2018-19 (property crimes include burglary, motor vehicle theft, theft-larceny according to the State of California Dept. of Justice). Although residential burglaries are more common, the total value of stolen property is higher in businesses.
Many security systems include surveillance cameras, alarms, motion sensors, and motion activated alarms. It’s highly likely that 24/7 monitoring is an effective deterrent (especially with visible posted signage) but can also greatly increase the chances of recovering your stolen items. Security systems with Rapid Response services may also be timely enough to apprehend the burglars and prevent the crime altogether.
Abate Vandalism
Vandalism can cost businesses thousands of dollars in property damage, image, reputation along with the cost of repair and preventing further damage. Outfitting your business with a security system that includes strategically-placed surveillance cameras, alarms and monitoring response helps deter vandals, as well as identify them should they strike.
Stay Informed with Remote Monitoring
Remote monitoring keeps you in the loop when you’re not at your company’s premises. Commercial security systems that give you remote monitoring not only alert you when something is happening, and often, will alert the security company as well and dispatch a security officer to your business location. You can decide where to place your sensors – windows, doors, emergency exits, etc., so your business is protected from vulnerable points.
Minimize Unauthorized Access
If your business has restricted areas, whether to the public or employees, security systems can help control access. This could be an area with dangerous equipment or chemicals, sensitive information, or inventory. Regardless, smart locks, security cameras, and alarms can protect the area, as well as ensure only authorized personnel gain access.
Provide Deterrence
Just the presence of a security system – visible cameras and accompanying signage can deter criminals or anyone else. Most criminals prefer easy targets and will think twice if they know there is a threat to getting caught. Commercial security systems are a valuable aspect to protecting your employees, customers, assets, and property as well.
Minimize Other Damage: Fire
Other things put your business at risk for financial loss, such as fire – a fire can devastate a business of any size. Fire protection is an important facet of your comprehensive commercial security system.
Fires can start from anywhere; besides the actual fire, smoke damage presents its own problems and cost issues. Having your smoke alarm is connected to a monitoring and response service can alert to the fire in early stages keeping fire damage to a minimum and mitigating over all loss and expense.
Depending on the surveillance and monitoring services the security company offers, you may even install detectors for other environmental hazards such as gas and water leaks, carbon monoxide, power loss, stuck elevators, etc. These services help monitor your company for many non-criminal threats and can give your business a higher level of operational security.
Peace of Mind
Although nothing is fool-proof, rounding out your business plan to include a security system will help minimize potential crime and disaster. The right commercial security service and layers of security options will give you confidence and keep your company safe. In the long run, an alarm monitoring security system should save your more than it costs, protect your company, and give you peace of mind.
Make Your Business Secure
Layers of Security is a cornerstone of California Metro Patrol’s service. While crime may happen, our clients enjoy the appropriate layers of security services that minimize risk and maximize safety for their companies, employees, customers and property. Our Rapid Response sets our security service apart from other services in that the alert we receive is automatically dispatched simultaneously to security officers who are on patrol.
With a quick click, request a no-obligation quote. We’ll meet with you to find a system that fits your needs. Or please feel free to call us at 888-788-0813. As business owners ourselves, we understand how valuable your business is to you.
