Small Business Security

Small business security can be affordable and effective enough for any sized company. There are many solutions available to fit your industry.

When setting up your first surveillance system, a business should consider the scalability of the solution in the long term. This means purchasing one solution which can cater for not just four closed circuit television (CCTV) cameras, but be scaled in the future in the case where your business moves to a larger premise. Some popular solutions are manufactured by companies like X10 and SBA. These back office solutions are able to be integrated with many types of CCTV cameras, and are perfect for small businesses which are starting up. Your ROI should be gained back in as little as one year, since these solutions are built to last many years.

Depending on your industry, cameras can work to deter thieves, monitor cash registers with your employees and monitor any work areas which may cause hazard. While these are simple tasks, many companies have found the video recordings invaluable when it comes to insurance claims, employee auditing, and creating a safer workplace to gain ISO certifications.

Video Security

Your video surveillance system should nowadays be captured with a digital recording device. Gone are the days of analog capturing boxes, which were either low in resolution, or ran out of space for continual recording. Digital Video Recorders are affordable and should be part of any security system in your shop. Hard drive space is cheap and you should always aim to get the largest amount that you can afford. More importantly, modern DVR solutions offer and redundant live backup, which means that your recordings are streamed to another live system, so in the case of failure of the primary system, the backup system is able to continue recording and keeping a history of all footage from the past.

Wireless Security

Some businesses have found that installing a wireless security solution is beneficial to them, if the premise is rented. This will save you from running cables around the building, and when you eventually move out, there is less work required to make good. Having a wireless solution these days does not degrade the signal, since most systems now transmit the signal digitally, and not analog. Remember that the locations of the lenses may not be in just the front of the shop, but in other locations such as the garage door, to monitor deliveries.