You can take several precautions to make your business less vulnerable to criminal conduct from within as well as outside:

    Internal crime

• Get an insurance policy that covers employee theft, fraud, and outside crime.
• Create a formal, written ethics policy.
• Foster a culture of honesty by training employees to speak up when they encounter problems.
• Screen applicants carefully before hiring (e.g. do background checks, drug testing and conduct tests that indicate one’s level of integrity).

       Outside crime

• Keep minimal amounts of cash on premise; put excess cash in a safe.
• Make bank deposits at various times and uses; vary the route to the bank.
• Don’t schedule an employee to work alone.
• Make sure your location is well lit and consider installing a security system.
• Inform the local police station of your business hours.