| Preventing Theft and Fraud in your Company | | | | of owners, managers, and all other employees in |
| For small businesses, fraud and theft prevention | | | | promoting ethical and honest behavior. Employees |
| continues to be neglected due to costly and | | | | should be made aware that the company values |
| time-consuming issues. Securing and Protecting | | | | and expects ethical and honest behavior in all |
| your small business can simply be done by | | | | business dealings. Fraud will almost certainly have |
| assessing your fraud risks and implementing the | | | | financial costs; however, there may be other |
| appropriate safeguards. Here are some steps that | | | | serious consequences. In addition to the financial |
| can help prevent employee theft and fraud, as | | | | costs, fraud can damage a companyâs |
| well as burglary. | | | | reputation and destroy employee morale, |
| Promote ethical and honest behavior. | | | | especially if they have a history of fraud |
| Company management should establish the roles | | | | occurrences. |