Protect Yourself From A Thief

Be fair, attentive, and customers
will return.

"Huh?" You fixed your eyes on the
title.

A thief is a person who helps himself/
herself to another's property, cash,
without permission.

Sadly, employers, unknowingly, hire
people who are thieves.

I'm not saying, all book-keepers,
accountants, are thieves. There is
a, small, percentage lurking, that
know how to gain the trust of their
employers.

The check-book should remain under
your control. If an employee needs
a check, let him/her come to you.

It curtails anyone helping themselves
to business funds, by signing your
name. Also, you can spot when/if
too many checks have been written.
It keeps you involved with that
aspect of the business.

No one should have complete control
over funds, but you. It protects you
from a thief.

The only time you relinquish control
is when you have a partner. At that
time, you and the partner's signature
should be required.

Invest in a deposit stamp.

"What good id that going to do?" You
questioned.

A deposit stamp keeps your checks
from going to an account that has
a similar name, either, by fraud or
mistake.

The deposit stamp can read: For
Deposit In, Your Company's Name,
and the account number.

It's a must to save receipts, any
papers, from your accounting
personnel.

Criminal, back-ground, checks are
tools small business owners should
utilize. Still, errors will, can,
show-up, for one reason or the other.

Use common sense in an effort to
protect yourself from thieves. In the
long run, time, piece-of-mind, and
money will be saved.