Minimise the chances of your business being robbed

SAPS give safety tips to small local businesses.

Safety tips from the SAPS.

Running a small business can be hard work.

One of the greatest risks of small cash-based businesses, according to the SAPS, is the need to deposit money on a regular basis at the bank.

They appeal to business owners to take the following tips to heart, which may help minimise the chances of robberies:

Alternate the days and times on which you deposit cash.
Never make your bank visits public.
Do not openly display the money you are depositing while you are standing in the bank queue.
Avoid carrying money bags, briefcases or openly displaying your deposit receipt book.
It’s advisable to identify another branch nearby that you can visit to ensure that your banking pattern is not easily recognisable or detected.
If the amount of cash you are regularly depositing is increasing as your business grows, consider using the services of a cash management company.
Refrain from giving wages to your contract or casual labourers in full view of the public rather make use of wage accounts that can be provided by your bank.
Refrain from driving to the bank in your company branded vehicle on a typical “pay day”.
Consider arranging for electronic transfers of wages to your contract or casual labourers’ personal bank accounts.

Other articles you may be interested in:

Woman gang raped, dropped off in Germiston