In life, as in business, you will sometimes happen upon assets and fortunate belongings that help you get ahead, or that hold some form of sentimental, personal or fiscal value. For this reason, knowing how to better protect this item is important, not only out of a keen interest in retaining your investment’s value, but in understanding what that might imply regarding your future action.
After all, in some cases, a business’s image, presence, marketing, or team morale may be intimately tied with this item, through and through. No matter your reason, and no matter the asset, it’s essential to know what to do with it. Perhaps you’re looking to keep hold of your first product prototype as a piece of history that defines your firm’s past, a piece of equipment that is hard to replace but currently under-utilized in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic and its associated lockdowns, or simply accepting something of a gift as a result of a business deal or merger, we hope to break down some essential options you can try below:
Correct Storage
Storing the asset is of course, quite important. This might involve investing in a specialty storage service, or potentially bringing a remote storage option (like a large container) to your office premises and keeping it there. Storage might mean investing in enhanced security options with accountable access in and out of your storeroom. It might mean establishing and assigning an archivist professional and system, to ensure that your older products are correctly cataloged, and historical yet sensitive data is properly stored. In this way, you can store your asset, or assets, more responsibly.
Insurance
Insurance is, of course, very essential, and can help you protect against the cost of losing the item. This might involve applying antique car insurance to an older model you have owned or even helped produce in the past. It could be ensuring contents ensuring for an entire stored environment, giving you the peace of mind necessary to know that even if your storage and security measures fail, you can still protect against the cost of the item. That can help you ensure that even the most valuable assets need not cause damage to your firm if they themselves are affected.
Trained Handling
Trained handling of your asset is also important. That might involve regular cleaning, or transportation, or care for said item. For instance, museums that must take into account highly valuable art have on hand trained curators who are able to care for the item without causing damage, thus preserving its integrity going forward. It might be that a vehicle, a prototype of a product, or even carefully cleaning around an important office display can help you in this context. That involves making sure you handle your staff well, and invest in their training, or invest in outside specialists to help you with these tasks.
With this advice, we hope you can truly protect a valuable asset where needed.
