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Small business owners are risk takers. According to recent statistics from the U.S. Small Business Administration, approximately 552,600 new employer firms opened for business in 2009. Research shows that only a quarter of those will stay in business 15 years or more.

To increase the chances of longevity, new businesses need to minimize operating risks wherever they can. Security is an important part of that equation.

New businesses often have tight operating budgets and security and intrusion detection is not first and foremost on a business owner?s mind.

While some businesses such as jewelry stores may require security systems in order to obtain insurance, others may not have that requirement. So unfortunately security can get left out of some business owner?s budgets, leaving their small business vulnerable.

Robin Stennet, director of Small Business Marketing for ADT Security Services Inc., says she sees this happen all too often.

?Some businesses have a lot of security, some very little or none,? says Stennet. ?In thinking if it?s necessary, an owner may consider geography, the incidence of crime, and their type of business. So some business owners may not assume that a security system is a basic need,? she says. ?A restaurant would never be without a refrigerator or freezer but it may not have a security system. A security system should be a basic.?

Stennet says ADT works to educate small business owners about the need to consider security as part of their operating plan. ?We want to help them to act and not to react; not to wait for something bad to happen. We are working to help them be as proactive as possible.?

With advancements in technology, there are a number of security options from comprehensive to basic. When talking the first line of defense, an intrusion detection system is a basic that goes a long way in providing security that can directly affect a business? bottom line. Today?s systems are easy-to-use and may employ motion sensors, door and window contacts and audible or silent alarms to secure a business. And the systems are centrally controlled by a keypad.

In addition, having a security system can help reduce

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