Protect your business (Easy Read)

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• Risk management

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When you run a business you need to be careful.

You need to keep your business safe.

You need to buy insurance to protect your business.

Insurance means you get money back if something goes wrong.

Insurance can help if:

• you get robbed
• there is a disaster like a flood or fire
• something breaks or stops working.

Your business needs to follow work health and safety rules.

These are special things you need to do that make sure:

• you do not get hurt when you work
• you do not hurt others when you work.

When you run a business you need to do some things online.

This means using the internet on a computer or a phone.

Sometimes people called scammers will try to trick you.

They can contact you online or call you on the phone.

Scammers might:

• ask you to click website links that are not safe
• ask you to send them money
• ask for private information about you or your business.

Learn more about being safe online.

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You might need to ask for help to protect your business.

Find ways to get help with your business.