All in favor of growing a business say “Aye.”

The Ayes have it.

Welcome to the Grow My Business Blog, the best spot to check in for
the latest tips, trends and comments about how to start growing your
business, and keep on growing it. Sure, growth = success. But like a
rose bush, without the proper care and feeding of your business,
things can get pretty ugly.

The single-minded focus and life-affirming purpose of this blog is to
provide for you - the small biz owners and entrepreneurs of the world
- news and discussion that is relevant to starting and succeeding in
business.

But don’t just take my word for it. Use this blog as a springboard to
your own commentary, especially in our Forums section.

This isn’t intended as a one way street. Communicate, share ideas,
learn from each other. Grow. Succeed.

Here’s one thing that is relevant to starting and succeeding at
business: Safeguarding your customer’s info. Trust, as we know, is the
cornerstone of everything.

So what do you do when you are the VA and you lose a laptop containing
the private information - names, birthdates, SS#s - of every US
Veteran since 1975?

Well, you don’t keep it a secret, for starters.

Folks, it is 2006, and three weeks might as well be three years when
it comes to giving an identity thief a headstart.

So what are you doing to protect your customers? Are you taking every
necessary precaution? Customer service doesn’t end after the cash
register closes. If you are serious about success, it is an ongoing
process, and one that tops your priority list.

So lets get to it. GrowMyBusiness.com, THE home for small
business.