Jewelry Business Security
and Safety

I've gathered this collection of jewelry business security and safety tips to help you protect yourself and your business against a variety of risks and hazards. Awareness is your best defense!

Security and Your Home Jewelry Business
Jewelry artist Rachael Loving explains how you can protect your inventory and yourself from becoming a jewelry crime statistic by taking these security measures.

Disaster Preparedness List for Your Jewelry Business
Don't lose your entire jewelry business during a disaster. These few simple steps will make it so much easier for you to pick up and continue with your life and your jewelry business after an unexpected event occurs.

Prevent Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Caused by Making Jewelry
If you make jewelry, your hands are your most important tools. Here are tips for preventing repetitive stress injuries that can end your jewelry-making career.

Jewelry Business Insurance
Do you need jewelry business insurance? Christy Perry, a jewelry artist who's also an insurance executive, simplifies the issue of insuring your home jewelry business in this must-read article.

Home Business Insurance
How much home business insurance coverage do you need? Guest author and home security expert TC Thorn details considerations for determining your home based business insurance needs, and tips for getting the best deal.

Personal Jewelry Insurance Tips
Baya Gatter offers a brief overview of personal jewelry insurance, to help protect your investment in your personal jewelry collection.

Jewelry Appraisal Certificates
A jewelry appraisal certificate helps to protect your investment in the valuable items from your personal jewerly collection. Baya Gatter shares her tips for safeguarding your jewelry with an appraisal.

Fraud Prevention in Your Jewelry Business
Fraud prevention requires constant vigilence for jewelers - and unfortunately there is very little protection for you if you're a victim of fraudulent jewelry orders. Alexis Garrett details what you need to be aware of to protect yourself.

Buying Gemstone Beads - Are They Real?
Do you know whether the gemstone beads you buy are really what vendors say they are? Lynne E. Richardson shares her experience with buying semiprecious beads from a vendor - and being deceived.

Scams that Target Small Businesses
A jewelry artist outwits a scam artist.

Credit Card Scam Foiled by a Jewelry Artist
Susan Midlarsky shares how she investigated an international order that didn't seem quite right, and discovered that it was indeed fraudulent.

Check and Credit Card Fraud Prevention - What Jewelry Artists Should Know
Richa Kapoor was scammed by fraudsters while selling her jewelry at an art show. Here she shares her tips for avoiding becoming a victim of fraudulent customers.

Inventory Tracking at Home Parties
Would you notice if someone stole a piece of jewelry at one of your jewelry parties? Is inventory tracking important at parties? My readers respond to a survey with thoughtful insights and some great tips.

Jewelry Mailing Tips
What you need to know about shipping your jewelry orders safely and securely.

Attacks on Jewelry Salespeople - Please Be Careful
This post from my Jewelry Business Blog reports on a recent jewelry crime wave, and what to do to protect yourself from becoming a victim.

Lessons from a Jewelry Thief
Also from my Jewelry Business Blog - a true story about an elegant jewelry thief who stole from upscale stores for five decades before finally being caught. A cautionary tale about shoplifters and being vigilant.

Dealing with Copycats - What Do You Do When Your Jewelry Designs Are Copied?
What to do when copycats make and sell knockoffs of your pieces, and where to find out how to legally protect your original jewelry designs.

Fraudulent Jewelry Orders Online - What to Watch Out for
Although fraudulent online jewelry orders are more common than you might think, these simple guidelines can help you avoid becoming a fraudster's next victim.

When a Jewelry Artist's Computer Crashes
Readers often mention to me that their computer has recently crashed or been stolen. Here's how to protect your jewelry business from the nightmare of losing your data, files, jewelry images, etc. - and from other computer-related threats.

Computer Security for Your Online Jewelry Business
Computer security should be an integral part of your online jewelry business. Rita Juhlin shares easy tips and two simple, free programs to make your computer and files more secure.

eBay Account Suspension (NARU)
Being a victim of fraud can cause your eBay account to be suspended, and make you NARU (not a registered user). Cheryl Coccaro explains what you can do about it.

Five Tips for Playing it Safe on eBay
Cheryl Coccaro's tips for yourself from scams and fraud in eBay transactions.

How to Handle Difficult Jewelry Customers
Learn how to set your customer policies and other ways to be prepared to handle those few difficult customers gracefully, without damaging your jewelry business.

Should You Incorporate Your Home Jewelry Business?
Learn why you may want to incorporate your jewelry business, what type of business entity you should choose, and how incorporating can protect you. Guest author Simon Maher demystifies the concept of incorporation.

Risk Management
Risk management includes assessing and controlling risks that arise during your business operations. Guest author Sally Jones discusses the four qualified advisors who can help you with business management and risk management concerns.

Custom Jewelry Orders
Custom jewelry orders can be a nicely profitable part of your business, if you follow these simple procedures to protect yourself and prevent misunderstandings with the customer.

Can Jewelry-Making Friends Become Jewelry Business Colleagues?
Great things can happen when you combine friendship with jewelry business - but difficult disagreements can arise also. Tips for jewelry making buddies who are considering working together as jewelry business colleagues.

When Someone Asks, "Could You Sell Some of My Jewelry in Your Booth?"
Although it may seem like a simple matter to sell a few items for another jewelry artist in your booth, difficult situations can arise. Here's what you should be aware of before answering "yes" or "no".

Safeguarding Your Personal Jewelry
Avoid becoming a jewelry crime victim with Baya Gatter's tips for safeguarding your jewels while you travel, jewelry appraisals and insurance, hiding your jewelry at home, and using home safes and burglar alarms.

Traveling with Jewelry
Traveling with jewelry can make you a target for crime. Baya Gatter shares her tips for safeguarding your personal jewelry while traveling.

Disguised Jewelry Safe Ideas
Baya Gatter's tips for using a disguised jewelry safe or "diversion safe" to conceal the most valuable pieces of your personal jewelry at home.

Home Jewelry Safe and Alarm System Tips
A home jewelry safe for your valuable personal jewels can be a good way to prevent theft. Baya Gatter discusses some jewelry safe and home alarm system options.

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