{"id":1626,"date":"2020-07-21T10:31:49","date_gmt":"2020-07-21T10:31:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.insurancebee.com\/blog\/?p=1626"},"modified":"2023-02-08T09:59:32","modified_gmt":"2023-02-08T09:59:32","slug":"protect-small-business-idea-data","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.insurancebee.com\/blog\/protect-small-business-idea-data","title":{"rendered":"How to protect your small business"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.insurancebee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/How-to-protect-your-small-business-blog-post.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2955\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.insurancebee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/How-to-protect-your-small-business-blog-post.png 600w, https:\/\/www.insurancebee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/How-to-protect-your-small-business-blog-post-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Protecting your small business &#8212; whether you run it from home, an office, or a warehouse &#8212; should be a high priority.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let\u2019s say thieves broke into your office and stole a couple of PCs? Sure, the computer equipment is easily replaced. But what about the data stored on it? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Client billing information, legal documents, passwords\u2026if they get into the wrong hands, you could be in a lot of trouble. Replacing the stolen computers would be the least of your worries. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So how best can you protect your small business? When it comes to improving your firm\u2019s security, you need a strategy that covers all the bases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Protecting your small business&nbsp; <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To help you, we\u2019ve created a cheat sheet. It\u2019s the sixth in our series, taken from our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.insurancebee.com\/small-business-risk-guide\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Big Guide to Small Business Risk<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In it, you\u2019ll find pointers on&nbsp;how to protect your business from the fall-out of a cyber-attack, plus tips on<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>protecting your <a aria-label=\"undefined (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/assets.publishing.service.gov.uk\/government\/uploads\/system\/uploads\/attachment_data\/file\/456368\/IP_rights_in_USA.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">intellectual property<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>trademark, patent, and copyright<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>insuring your business.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Another cheat sheet will be coming soon, and it&#8217;ll be on how to get your business back on its feet when things go wrong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can download other cheat sheets in our series from our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insurancebee.com\/blog\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Guide to small business risk<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>And you might like a read of our all-you-need-to-know <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insurancebee.com\/small-business-risk-guide\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">risk guide<\/a>. There\u2019s a whole chapter on how to protect your small business, including some useful insight from industry insiders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Click on the image to download.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insurancebee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/CHEATS1.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.insurancebee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Protecting-your-small-business-724x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1634\" width=\"300\" height=\"425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.insurancebee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Protecting-your-small-business-724x1024.png 724w, https:\/\/www.insurancebee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Protecting-your-small-business-212x300.png 212w, https:\/\/www.insurancebee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Protecting-your-small-business-768x1086.png 768w, https:\/\/www.insurancebee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Protecting-your-small-business-1086x1536.png 1086w, https:\/\/www.insurancebee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Protecting-your-small-business-1448x2048.png 1448w, https:\/\/www.insurancebee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Protecting-your-small-business-940x1329.png 940w, https:\/\/www.insurancebee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Protecting-your-small-business.png 1654w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Protecting your small business &#8212; whether you run it from home, an office, or a warehouse &#8212; should be a high priority. 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