Impact of Crime on Small Businesses Report 2008 - Gauteng Online
Impact of Crime on Small Businesses Report 2008 - Gauteng Online
Impact of Crime on Small Businesses Report 2008 - Gauteng Online
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THE IMPACT OF CRIME ON SMALL BUSINESSESEstimated costs varied across turnover bands. Firms in the R100 000 to R400 000turnover category estimated substantially higher than average costs. It is <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> coursevery difficult to gauge the accuracy <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> such estimates, given that firms were askedthe questi<strong>on</strong> hypothetically rather than directly, but it does appear that in somecases at least, the cost <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> protecti<strong>on</strong> payments may be significant.52