You have a responsibility as the business owner to ensure nothing you’re doing is illegal. Your product has to be accurate to what you promised, your customers and employees need to be treated fairly, and you cannot operate outside of your boundaries.
Before signing any employees or partnerships with other businesses, you want to ensure you’ve been thorough with the background checks. Your business can end up in hot water if you take on the wrong employee or partner with a firm whose values don’t match yours.
Taking health and safety seriously is highly important, as a small business can struggle to recover after an injury happening in the workplace. It’s not good for you or workplace morale.