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Business Help
We offer 2
exciting opportunities for Small Business Owners.
The first is our
consultation and coaching program. We work very closely with other
businesses and coaches to supply answers to guide you. This includes
advertising and media, finance and accounting, production and labor,
retail and wholesale, internet web and design services and sales and
service.
The second is our
Small Business Network designed by former football legend and
entrepreneur, Fran Tarkenton. (This service is not available in all
states. ) It provides daily tips and ideas, networking with businesses
nationwide and much, much more.
DID YOU KNOW?
Armed with key pieces of their victim’s personal
information, such as name, date of birth, Social Security number, account
number, mother’s maiden name, etc., an identity thief may:
- access existing accounts
- open new financial accounts
- open utility, cable, cellular, and other non-financial accounts
- take out loans
- purchase cars, houses, and property
- obtain credit cards
- obtain employment
- obtain a driver’s license or government I.D.
- receive medical care or benefits
- obtain a Social Security card
- file bankruptcy
- commit crimes and be arrested
and more—all in the victim’s
name.
Frivolous lawsuits are on the rise
and are having a devastating effect on our small businesses. While small
companies take in 25% of America?s business revenue, they bear 68% of business tort costs?a staggering $88
billion!? *U.S. Chamber of Commerce
A
Google
search of Identity Theft on March 20th, 2006 yielded about
81,000,000 results. From 80,000 to 81,000,000 in less
than three years ?
The October 2005 issue of the Alberta
Venture (business journal) talked about ?They?re not after your money,
your equipment, or your inventory. A new breed of criminal wants the
personal information you keep on customers, suppliers and employees.
And if you lose it, you?ll wish they went for the
cash.? (page 81)
Identity Theft
The Cost to
Businesses
Employees can take up to 600 hours, mainly during
business hours, to restore their identities and upwards of
$2,000.
Employers will be held liable if lost information is
traced back to their businesses
Employers are exposed to class
action lawsuits, with fines of $2,500, or more, per
employee.
Laws now allow for jail sentences for
Executives.
ID Fraudsters Stay One Step Ahead
Identity
thieves are increasingly finding their jackpot is not in your mailbox or
kitchen trash bag, but the computer files stored at your chiropractor, accountant
or doctor . the future is not burglaries
of your home, but of dentists, CPA.s, insurers etc ..*
MarketWatch, October 2, 2005
The July 2004 issue of PC
Magazine laid out what we have dubbed, The DataBased You.? ?Nowhere to
Hide. The average American is listed in at least 50
databases, and that?s not counting government
files.*?
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