Safe Business Kit: secure your business in 4 weeks

Who it is for

Business owners without an IT department. Salons, trades, cleaning, food, transport, offices. You have a business email, a bank account, a website, Facebook, maybe a booking system. And you are not sure who else has access to them.

Intruders do not look for important businesses. They look for open doors. Many breaches start with one inbox that someone got into and quietly read. This kit shows you where your doors are and walks you through locking them, one at a time.

What you get

10 files in one ZIP: 8 PDF guides, an Excel spreadsheet and message templates in Word. Every section is labelled as a legal duty or good practice. Facts checked against official UK sources, with the date.

• 00 Start here: the order, a 4-week plan, what you can skip and answers to common problems.
• 01 Lock down your email: Gmail, Outlook and web-host email: hidden forwarding, filters, unknown devices, two-step verification.
• 02 Passwords and 2FA: password manager, three random words, two-step verification and backup codes on your key accounts.
• 03 Secure your business: backups, updates, router, phones, fake invoices and staff access.
• 04 Accounts and access register (Excel): accounts, devices, staff, data map, breach and request logs. Highlights in red what needs attention and tracks your progress.
• 05 Ready-to-send messages (PDF and Word): 10 templates for your team, customers and suppliers, including a data breach, a complaint and a request for data.
• 06 Spot the scam: UK scams with examples, what to do after a click and where to report. With a large-print page for older relatives.
• 07 Customer data and the ICO: ICO fee, data map, privacy notice, complaints, requests for data. Labelled as legal duty or good practice.
• 08 Incident plan: contacts for a bad day and step-by-step instructions for six situations, from a hacked inbox to a data leak.

How it works

1. Pay by card through Stripe.
2. Download the kit straight away. The link works once, for 72 hours, so save the file.
3. Start with file 00. The first 15 minutes make the biggest difference.

Questions

I am not technical. Can I do this?
Yes. Everything is step by step, with the exact menu names and no jargon.

How long does it take?
About 8 to 11 hours of work, best spread over 4 weeks, 2 to 3 hours a week.

I do not have time for this.
Fair enough. We can do the most important parts together, online: done-with-you setup.

What if the file will not open?
Email hello@actuallyhelpfulstudio.co.uk. I will send it again or refund you.