How to Better Secure Your Home Business

If you’re one of the 15 million entrepreneurs running a company out of your home, you are probably wondering how you can better secure your home business. The first step is to access what your risks are. After that, you can take steps to lower those risks, including adding a monitored security system to your office.

 

Your Valuables

When you own a home business, you are at least invested in some tech equipment. But you’re most likely storing much more valuable items in your home. When assets like photography and salon equipment are being stored in your home, they’re just a door or window away from any potential thieves.

A point of concern for a lot of business owners is insurance coverage. If you haven’t added a separate business policy or a rider to your home insurance policy, you’re not likely to recover any money for your business items after a robbery. The chance of getting your stolen items back is also extremely low. A home security system is the best way to ensure that your items remain safe within your possession.

 

Your Security Solution

Arming your home with a monitored home security system will also make you less of a target. Criminals admit that they’re less likely to commit crimes when they know a security system has been installed. Additionally, you’ll be immediately alerted to any suspicious activity captured on cameras or door and window sensors. Here are a few items that are most helpful to business owners:

 

Also, be aware of any documents you have lying around with sensitive information and be sure to always lock them away safely. The best way to keep your home business information and assets safe is by taking preventative steps, and the first step is investing in a monitored security system.

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Do I Need a Home Security System?

Home security is more popular than ever. By 2021, more than a quarter of all American households will have professionally monitored security systems. You may wonder why there is such an increase in the demand for professionally monitored home security. It’s not an increase in crime; both violent crimes and property crimes have decreased over the past quarter-century. Read on to see the reasons people are choosing professionally monitored home security now more than ever.

 

Even “safe” areas need a home security system

Despite the decrease in property crimes, crime does exist, it is real, and it does ruin lives. Many people have an illusion of their neighborhoods being safer than they are. The shocking truth is that criminals target these safe areas, where homeowners have become complacent, leaving doors and windows unlocked. If the only things you arm your home with are door and window sensors, you’re already much more prepared to secure your home.

 

If you have assets, you need security (hint: that’s everyone)

Imagine that something were to happen to your family. Virtually all cities in the United States experience crime and no one imagines that it will happen to them or their family. You spend your life taking care of your family and making sure they’re safe. Home security is just one of the many ways to make sure they’re fully protected. Something as simple as a Ring Video Doorbell can scare away potential predators, keeping your family safe and secure.

 

In the end, it’s better to practice prevention and have nothing happen, than to have something happen and be left powerless to do anything about it. Don’t let this happen to you – if you’re ready to fully secure your home and family’s safety, invest in monitored home security. As the old cliche goes – and as most Americans are realizing – it’s better to be safe than sorry.

 

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Why Your Home Security Control Panel Matters

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There’s been a significant increase in home security in the past decade, as more and more people are realizing the importance of securing their homes and assets. Not to mention the convenience and affordability of monitored home security. Technological updates and the implementation of smart devices has made using home security easier than ever. Choosing a home security system with easy to use features is a necessity. And the device with the most important being the home security control panel. The control panel is like the brain of a home security system. Every trigger is sent to it, and it’s where you can control every part of your home’s security. Read on to see why choosing a modern, user-friendly control panel is the best option.

 

Family members

If you or your family members tend to find modern technology confusing, you’re not alone. With so many updates and changes, even the tech-savvy can find it hard to navigate a security system panel. If a homeowner has limited ability to control outdated or confusing devices, a simple control panel is the best choice. Large, easy to read screens are beneficial for older residents. Even kids will be able to figure out the simple control buttons on a modern home security control panel.

If you’re worried about anyone in your household trying to figure out a control panel, choose a user-friendly control panel such as the GC2 panel or the GC3 control panel with an even larger, easy-to-read screen. And don’t forget a secondary control panel for multi-story homes.

 

During an emergency

During an emergency, the last thing you need to worry about is trying to figure out your control panel. Using a control panel with a large screen will give you less to decipher during an emergency so you can focus on what you need instead. You can control whichever device you need to, with ease. A user-friendly panel will also guarantee less accidental triggers. Any house-sitters, babysitters, or other new users will be able to figure out your control panel easily.

 

Conclusion

If you want to make life easier, make sure you invest in the right home security control panel. Having an easy-to-use panel will give you peace of mind, knowing that you’re fully in control of your home’s security.

 

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WISE Home Solutions Donates to The Road Home – March 2019

This March, WISE Home Solutions had the opportunity to collect and deliver donations to our local shelter, The Road Home. Since partnering with The Road Home, WISE has been dedicated to helping and assisting this incredible organization on a regular basis. In addition to donating a portion of every sale we make, WISE decided that the best way to help was to collect in-kind donations. Read on to see how WISE Home Solutions Donates to The Road Home.

The Process

After visiting The Road Home last year, we decided WISE needed to assist the shelter as a team. As we sifted through our options of ways we could help, we decided on recurrent donation drives, along with quarterly volunteer work. Our plan was to get everyone in the office to donate, as well as our community. Most people have items they’d like to donate, but never find the time to actually deliver them.

For March, we chose a neighborhood in West Jordan to assist us in gathering donations. We were able to help this local neighborhood with some (almost) spring cleaning while also assisting our new partner.

 

The Results of WISE employee donations to The Road Home

Our friends in West Jordan rose to the occasion! We picked up over 30 large bags of necessities for The Road Home in Midvale. Our donors in West Jordan gave us enough supplies able to fill up a whole truck-bed of donations that we took straight to the shelter. It was a great team-building experience, as well as a wonderful way to give back to our community.  WISE Home Solutions appreciates all the help we have received over the past couple of years. We are humbled by the generosity shown in West Jordan. We are excited to do this again next month in a new neighborhood.

 

For more information on how WISE Home Solutions donates to The Road Home, contact Tanisha Collins at tcollins@wisehomesolutions.com.

 

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The Results of Our February Donation Drive for The Road Home

Last Month, WISE Home Solutions had the opportunity to collect and deliver donations to our local shelter, The Road Home. Since partnering with The Road Home, WISE has been dedicated to helping and assisting this incredible organization on a regular basis. In addition to donating a portion of every sale we make, WISE decided that the best way to help was to collect in-kind donations.

The process

After visiting The Road Home last year, we decided WISE needed to assist the shelter as a team. As we sifted through our options of ways we could help, we decided on recurrent donation drives, along with quarterly volunteer work. Our plan was to get everyone in the office to donate, as well as our community. Most people have items they’d like to donate, but never find the time to actually deliver them.

For February, we chose a neighborhood in West Jordan to assist us in gathering donations. We were able to help this local neighborhood with some (almost) spring cleaning while also assisting our new partner.

 

The Results of WISE employee donations to The Road Home

Our friends in West Jordan rose to the occasion. We picked up 40 (!) large bags of necessities for the Road Home in Midvale. Our donors in West Jordan gave us enough supplies able to fill up a whole truck-bed of donations that we took straight to the shelter. It was a great team-building experience, as well as a wonderful way to give back to our community.  WISE Home Solutions appreciates all the help we have received over the past couple of years. We are humbled by the generosity shown in West Jordan. We are excited to do this again next month in a new neighborhood.

 

If you have a neighborhood you’d like us to go through on our next drive, contact Tanisha Collins at tcollins@wisehomesolutions.com.

 

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