5 Tips to Prevent Employee Theft

Some business owners need a sharp kick in the pants before they start paying attention to their business. Case in point: I recently saw an article in a local newspaper (online) in Fort Wayne, Indiana, about an employee in a dental office who embezzled over $200,000 from the doctor.

The two biggest losses any small business faces are customers shoplifting and employee theft. And employee theft is by far the largest. It often goes undetected until too late, as with the case above. Why too late? Well, if the dentist had caught the employee when …read more