Do you run a small business from your garage, shed, spare room, or anywhere else in or around your home? Do you have a home office? Even if your business is a tiny one, it’s still a business. You must put some consideration into physically securing your business assets. Here are the steps you need to take.
Assess the Risks Associated With Your Home Business
You have business property you need to protect. If someone steals or damages those items, you can lose your business indefinitely. The nature of your home business will dictate which risks you need to consider. But once you outline the risks, you’ll have a better idea of what kind of security measures you will need for your home business.
For example, consider someone running a small machining service from their garage. Expensive machining equipment, tools, and materials they store in the garage may attract burglars. A thief could also break in and steal their business computer or laptop.
If you work in a shed or garage, you must ask yourself how easy it is for someone to gain access to those places.
If you work inside the home, consider if guests or even those you live with may wander into your work area. Deterrence isn’t always about stopping burglars. Sometimes you also need to deter people with innocent intentions who could accidentally damage your business property. For example, if you don’t keep the door to your office locked, guests or children might wander in and accidentally damage your business equipment.
Know the Security Options Available for Your Home Business
Don’t choose your security equipment randomly; choose the equipment that will give you the most value. Here are a few of the security options you can consider:
Alarm systems
Surveillance systems
Access control systems
Remote monitoring systems
Some home businesses may just need one of these things, while others may need a combination of systems. A small commercial security package may have all the things you need.
In addition, consider some of the old but still reliable security measures as well. Don’t hesitate to put a deadbolt or padlock on a door. Keep your windows shuttered when you’re not in the workspace, or add a film to them.
Add a Security System Specifically for Your Home Business
Even if you have a robust security system for your home, you should still have specific security measures in place for your home business. Treat your home business as a separate facility.
You may have a camera or a few sensors for your home, but you should also have those things for wherever you do business as well. If you treat your home office as a separate facility, you can start to see all the ways you can and should protect it independently of your home.
For example, consider if you worked from a shed in your yard:
Is the shed easily accessible?
Are there bushes or shrubs where someone can hide?
Do you need an IP camera or motion detector just for the shed?
Even if your office or workspace is inside the home, you should still take extra security precautions for those spaces.
Take securing your home business as seriously as you take your business. Experiencing a loss of business income or business assets due to vandalism or theft can devastate what you’re building. Invest in securing your business so that your business can continue to grow for you.
At A Tech, we have all the security options you need to secure both your home and your home-based business. To learn more about securing your assets, contact us today.
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Todd at A Tech did an awesome job setting up all the electronics in our basement. We have surround sound and all of the electronics are hidden in a closet with only 1 remote. My husband is techy so he worked with A Tech more than I did but my only request to Todd was that I needed to be able to watch tv and play a dvd without asking for help (I am not techy!) One fabulous remote runs everything and has pictures and an easy menu! They also fixed the internet issue in our house! Very Happy Customers!
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Todd designed a whole house audio system with separate controls for every room with one receiver. He was extremely knowledgeable about speaker placement, size and quality. The end product is amazing. He also recommended a remote that controls everything. This is one of my favorite features.
I have also purchased several items for my garage organization that I love. They have everything from home audio, garage organization to kitchen items in the store. Will continue to do business with them as I still need closet organization.
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This is the perfect place to go when you have no idea what to get your relatives for Christmas/birthdays. They have fun gadgets all the way up to amazing electronics. Their customized closets are also something just about anyone can use. Who doesn't want to save some space in their home? Stop by and check it out sometime.
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We have had our Beam Central Vac for over 15 years and absolutely love it! It is convenient, easy to use and best of all - keeps the 'dust' out of the home!. We have had very good service when we needed it, we replaced the motor in the unit once (very reasonable) and had replaced the power brush handle once. Pretty good for a unit that is over 15 years old!
The folks at A Tech Easy Living Store are knowledgeable and very willing to assist in any way they can. Highly recommend visiting the store! They have LOTS of items that can make your life easier in your home!
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Great products! Exceptional Service! I was out of idea for what to buy my wife. I stopped at The Easy Living Store and they had all I needed to make her happy. I would have never thought of a self opening garbage can as a great gift idea, but they said she would love it and she did! I was amazed at everything the store had to offer and how helpful the staff was there. I will go back.
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ATech is a great company to work with. Todd T. works hard to ensure your project is completed on time and on budget. He has great attention to detail and has many solutions for many different areas of your home. The Company has been around for a long time and has a great reputation in our community. Thanks!
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Todd did an awesome job getting all the components into our basement home theater system that my techy husband wanted plus making it easy for me to run with only one remote. We are very happy! The guys that came to install the systems were polite and patient with me and took time to explain how to work it all!
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A Tech Easy Living is the "go to" place for my organization needs. They have items I didn't even know existed that solved my organization needs. And the service is impeccable. They are very attentive and help me find what I need to solve my problem.
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I have hard wood floors and Beam has a attachment I bought it at the store and it is a God send I simply love it, it is a dry mop on the vac! Amazing! I'm buying a spare mop when I go back! I bought my vac at Van Berkum's in Pella (Where I live) never will I go back there, they sent my head out for as a loaner and gave me some one elses. How is that for doing business! We argued for a long time about this and was getting no where she kept saying that it was my head, I will never go back there to buy anything! I'm 60 minutes from Des Moines and I will take my vac to be serviced at the Easy Living Store anytime!
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Easy living best describes the results you get from this store. From hi-tech entertainment systems, whole house vacuums, closet organizers and much more...this store has it all. And for kitchen gadgets and accessories, they are well stocked.
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Todd and his staff were very professional and easy to work with during our recent project of updating our home entertainment system. I wouldn't think twice about referring A Tech Easy Living Store!!! Thanks
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wish every home repair could be this easy!!! My central vacuum was having issues, burned out motor, poor connection and an outlet issue. The technician called me a bit early and said he was ahead of schedule, perfect! He was waiting when i got there, diagnosed it in about 10 minutes, I asked how long it would take to get the parts, he said he had them on the truck! I thought maybe they were generic, but when they made the appt they asked what model. He made the right diagnosis and fixed in about 20 minutes!
Couldn't really ask for much more!!! The only remote downside was when I called on saturday the lady asked me to call back on monday.
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I live in a 50's home. I had A Tech come and redo my closets for me. They had great ideas, listened to my input and now I have great closets, even though I live in an older home!
Do you run a small business from your garage, shed, spare room, or anywhere else in or around your home? Do you have a home office? Even if your business is a tiny one, it’s still a business. You must put some consideration into physically securing your business assets. Here are the steps you need to take.