The study explored the relationship between physical security and survival of\nsmall and medium scale enterprises (SMEs) in Southeast, Nigeria. The objectives\nof the study are to determine the nature of relationships that exist between\nfire outbreak and entrepreneurial vision, burglary attacks and delivery-\ntime of products by SMEs in Southeast, Nigeria. Correlation survey research\ndesign was employed in the study. Pearson product moment correlation\ncoefficient was used to test the formulated hypotheses at 5% (percent)\nlevel of significance. Findings revealed that there were negative significant relationships\nthat exist between fire outbreaks and entrepreneurial visions of\nSMEsâ?? owners, burglary attacks and delivery-time of products to customers\nby SMEs in the region. In addition, the constructs were significant at 0.05 level\n(2-tailed). It is recommended that owners of businesses should ensure commitment\nto fire safety by putting necessary resources for fire control (suppression\nagents and personnel training) and procedures (compliance with fire\ndisaster preparedness bylaws). Further, business owners need to provide multiple\nlayers of security (defense in depth) around business areas. We therefore\nadvocate that for business continuity in the region, rapid response to fire\noutbreaks, burglary attacks and comprehensive preventive strategies are vital.
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