Insurance Insights

When it comes to damage to your commercial property, people often overlook the damage that high winds can produce. Whether it is due to a hurricane or a strong gust of wind, high winds can cause damage to your roof, siding, fixtures, and windows. Natural disasters, like tornadoes and hurricanes, cause extremely strong winds, just as much as severe weather conditions. Here is what you should know about protecting your business from such an event.

Over the past few years, many small businesses across the country have started to find themselves on solid financial ground and consequently started to turn an eye toward ways they can expand. But this has become so prevalent among companies of this size, and hiring has become so competitive, that it’s no longer considered easy for them to hire workers.

If you run an office or small business, you probably already know that you should protect your business from intruders, and have the best in anti-spyware software on your computers. What many business owners forget about is their photocopier machine. Believe it or not, it might not be as safe as you think.

You are probably aware of the many types of emails that end up in your inbox, including some that are considered spam, or worse, contain malware. You might get emails from other businesses claiming they found the secret to success, “spam” emails that are supposedly advertising the next best thing in your industry, and yes, emails that seem to come from a reputable source, but are nothing more than phishing emails.

It can be a stressful experience when dealing with an unexpected event, incident, or injury in the workplace. However, if you are prepared for it, you can collect the right documentation and get your small business insurance claim filed correctly and on time. Here are some practices to follow when filing a small buisiness insurance claim.

In recent years, there has been a growing debate about what kind of impact Daylight Saving Time has on the country as a whole, and some small business owners say that it negatively affects their bottom lines significantly. This is, perhaps, most true for restaurants in the many parts of the country where Daylight Saving is observed.

Melting snow can do a lot of damage to your business before you even know what has hit you. Any given year can present a new host of woes to business owners who don’t take preventative measures to avoid the damage melting ice and snow leave behind. These are a few things you should consider for your business in order to avoid big problems ahead – all related to the worst weather winter has to throw your way.

Amazon.com has long been one of the premier online destinations for people looking to buy just about anything, and they’ve also allowed people and businesses alike to sell their own wares through the main site. Now, though, it seems the site is going to expand those options for small businesses in particular, and potentially give people more access to products created by these smaller firms.

The old saying says the first three things to consider for your new business are location, location and location. The right one makes it easy for customers to find you and employees to get to work.

For some time now, millions of small business owners across the country have likely been dissatisfied with their options for accepting credit and debit card payments. Typically, these come with sizable fees and require expensive equipment when traditional payment networks are involved. But now, more companies are getting involved in the industry and bringing down prices for small business owners who may be particularly concerned about their bottom lines.