Posts Tagged ‘Risk Management’
7 Legal Risks of Doing Business Online
If you have an idea for a service or a product, you can start an online business. With modern technology, starting a business has never been easier… The web eliminates the immediate need for a storefront, you can easily promote—and for a reasonable price—on social media sites such as Facebook or Twitter, and you’ll be…
Read MoreGeneral Liability Insurance for Business: What It Does and Doesn’t Cover
As a small business owner, you may have been tempted to throw your hands up in frustration at the intricacies of insurance. It sometimes seems like the entire point of insurance policies is to make sure no one ever actually makes a claim. As you look through the list of policy exclusions and restrictions, you…
Read More5 Effective Ways to Protect Your Small Business from Frauds
Nearly half of all small businesses experience fraud at some point in their business lifecycle. According to the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, the total loss as a result of business fraud exceeded $6.3 billion in 2016. Unfortunately, business frauds aren’t easily detected. When discovered, the damage is already done, and there’s nothing that they…
Read MoreHow to Keep Your Business Insurance Premiums Down
When it comes to business insurance cover it is not wise to start cutting corners in pursuit of ‘cheap cover’ but there are ways to reduce your premiums without sacrificing coverage. The savvy business owners out there will be able to reduce costs without compromising the business. Here are six tips we can offer to…
Read MoreWhat a Natural Disaster Could Mean for Your Business
Every year hurricanes do massive damage to the United States economy and cost the world an average of $300 billion. The damage is not simply limited to the cost of repairing homes, infrastructure, and other buildings. There are also huge intangible costs suffered by individuals and companies who are unable to produce their usual revenue…
Read MoreWhat to Do if Your Employee is Convicted of a Crime
Having an employee who is convicted of a crime affects your business adversely, regardless of the circumstances. If the employee has committed a crime on the job, the effects can be long-reaching and expensive. You need the advice of an attorney to explain your rights and the consequences that the employee is facing. It could…
Read MorePrinciples of Workplace Safety to Live By
A lot of managers have an antagonistic relationship with workplace safety guidelines. It’s not their fault, certainly; when rules and regulations are handed down like commandments from on high, it can be hard to respect them and easy to get annoyed. However, the reality of the situation is more complicated. Workplace safety guidelines exist not…
Read MoreDo You Have the Right Budget for Business Insurance?
Business owners spend millions of dollars annually on insurance, yet most of the insurance policies they rely on cannot protect their businesses from many risks. A 2010 survey by Travelers Insurance reveals that despite only 56 percent of small businesses having disaster-recovery insurance, 94 percent of small-business owners are convinced that their businesses are protected…
Read MoreHow to Protect Your Business from Employee Theft
As a business owner, I have to say that statistics on employee theft are frightening. According to Statistic Brain, $50 billion are stolen from U.S. businesses every year by their own staff, and roughly 75 percent of employees have admitted to stealing from their employer at least once. In the past, it has been something that I…
Read More7 Simple Steps You Can Use to Stop Workers’ Comp Fraud
All businesses have a fair share of formal and informal procedures and processes to ensure efficiency in dealing with customers and effectiveness of operating costs. As the owner, you should be very hands on with everything that happens with your business, especially when it comes to your workers. To keep your workers’ compensation costs low,…
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