If you are a retail business owner please read. Here are some measures to take to keep theft at bay.

Provide good lighting and eliminate blind spots

Limit the number of items in dressing rooms

Make it difficult to steal merchandise; bolt items down, lock small items, have a detector at the exit of your store.

Post signs warning that shoplifters will be prosecuted

Maintain a neat,orderly store w/ tight inventory controls

Teach staff to keep an eye out for unusual people or circumstances

Have mirrors located in certain areas to help see theft happening

Don't Judge a person or company by their website.

Be careful when dealing with companies from outside your own country

Make sure you are purchasing merchandise from a reputable source

There is no reason to give out your social security # or drivers license #

Do your homework on the product or service that you might be interested in

As Summer approaches more & more people go on vacation for a longer period of time. Here are some steps to prevent a burgler from raiding your home!

* Have a neighbor park their car in your driveway

* Set timers on lights inside your home

*Keep all windows locked, burglers like windows instead of doors

* Tell the Post Office to hold your mail and stop newspaper deliveries

*Don't leave a key outside your home under a mat or flower pot

*Ask a neighbor to call the police if there is anything unusual going on at the home

*Motion sensor lights are always good to have around the house

Hey, if you forget your cell phone charger at home and your staying at a hotel, stop by the lost and found desk and ask for a charger. Recharging cords are the No. 1 item left behind by travelers. Most hotels will lend you one during your stay.

Thought your bags were safe with the Bellhop, think again!

Even in the "high class" hotels, luggage can be stolen right off the luggage carts in the lobby. The hotel assumes no legal responsibility for the loss. A helpful hint: High-end luggage might impress fellow travelers, but it also attracts thieves. Less expensive or ugly luggage has a less chance of being targeted.   

Here are a few tips to help you make your home more secure.

Keep an inventory and take photographs of your most valuable possesions. This will help in describing the items to the insurance company.

Mark your valuables by engraving your name or special number that relates to you.

Develop a home security escape plan in case of fire or intruder in your home. Practice a few times a year.

Improve outdoor lighting; Motion Lights or Timer lights

November Safety Tips

If you are planning on being away for some time, be sure that your home looks "lived in."

1) Have someone change the location of the on lights that are on timers.

2) Have radios or a recorded conversation go on and off.

3) If you live in the snow belt, be sure to have your walkway or driveway plowed regularly.

* 66% of hiring decisions made will prove to be mistakes in the first year

* 63% of hiring decisions are made in haste during the first 5 minutes of an interview

* 50% of resumes have false statements

* 60% of a managers time is spent fixing people problems

* 80% of employee turnover is avoidable

* 33% of businesses will be sued this year over an employment issue

* 2 out of 3 employees would rather work someplace else

(JRahavy & Associates 2006)

The majority of incidents that employees/managers have to deal with on a daily basis are cases of assaults, domestic violence, stalking, threats, harassment (to include sexual harassment), and physical and/or emotional abuse that make no headlines.  Many of these incidents, in fact, are not even reported to company officials, let alone to police.  Data on the extent of workplace violence "is scattered and sketchy," specialists acknowledged in a February 2001 report issued by the Univeristy of Iowa's Injury Prevention Research Center.  Drawing on responses to the National Crime Victimization Survey, a Justice Department report estimated that an average 1.7 million "violent victimizations," 95 percent of them simple or aggravated assaults, occured in the workplace each year from 1993 through 1999.  "Estimates of the costs, from lost work time and wages, reduced productivity, medical costs, workers' compensation payments, and legal and security expenses, are even less exact, but clearly run into many billions of dollars."