With every budding business, deciding where funds can be most effectively used to reap the greatest return for your dollar can be tough.
Finding a balance in budgeting is often found to be a major contributor to your organization’s success. At some point, the decision maker will throw around the pros and cons of installing video surveillance. While every addition to your business will require a degree of investment, we’ve taken some time to detail some of the benefits you can expect with a camera system.
- Discourages Internal & External Theft
From day one, loss prevention quickly becomes more than just a wound to your business, its money walking out the door – literally. Whether it occurs from your customer base or from your employees, the mutual trust can be compromised. With the help of video security, you now hold a valuable tool that will help you to backtrack to the time of the incident and collect the necessary evidence to fix the problem. As an added measurement, the psychological impact of such surveillance is felt. The potential to be seen committing a crime can be enough to deter most petty criminals. A commercial business without surveillance greatly reduces their chances of catching a criminal after the crime has occurred. - Improve Customer Service
Deciding to work in the retail market stretches much farther than providing a product; customer service acts as the bread and butter to business-2-consumer relations. With video surveillance, you will see an increase in overall employee productivity as well as be able to quality check the care given by each employee, not only as a corrective measure, but can also act as an educational tool to future hands on deck. - Business Legal Protection
One of the ugliest antagonists for business, both big and small, is the legal system. From accidents occurring such as a slip and fall, harassment, or other potential legal issues, a camera system will aid to better solidify what actually occurred at the time of the event. Making sure that your business is covered from legal incidents when they occur can be the difference between a peace of mind and a costly predicament. - Safety, Safety, Safety
Protect those within your business and the perimeter as well with vigilant video. Events such as break-ins, robberies, or violent attacks can occur and leave a lasting impression on your business. By covering ground with eyes in the sky, you’ll greatly reduce the chances of such events happening in your place of business and you will ensure greater safety to your employees and customers too. - Protecting Sensitive Areas
Whether it be an area of high-dollar merchandise or in an office where sensitive documents are filed and stored, knowing who is frequenting these areas is paramount. Having surveillance in and around these areas will better help you keep an eye on these sensitive places while you are away from them for any amount of time. Keeping those around you honest with video feed will allow you to concentrate on the greater task at hand.
Want to know more about Micrologic’s commercial security program? Contact Us to schedule a free consultation today and ensure your business’ safety for years to come with our 24/7 coverage.