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By: Deanne Lyles LegalShield Business Solutions [email protected] My childhood was full of life lessons. As the daughter of a football coach, one of the greatest lessons I have carried with me has been one of team. A team consists of a group of people coming together to achieve a common goal. As business owners, goals are a part of our daily business lives. As Chamber members, we can come together, share our expertise and accomplish greater goals with the entire business community. With that in mind, we are excited to announce a new affinity partnership between the League City Regional Chamber of Commerce and LegalShield Business Solutions. When the c hamber became aware of the services that are available to its members through LegalShield Business Solutions, the decision to forge a relationship that has the potential to bring incredible value to the chambers members became exciting. With the recent data breaches that have occurred, Equifax, Yahoo, Uber, etc., we have discovered that many chamber members are concerned about how the risk of identity theft could impact their business and their employees. Some of the recent statistics related to identity theft are as follows: breached. Details related to this will be reviewed at the Business Building Breakfast on March 22nd at the Perry YMCA from 8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. CLICK HERE TO RSVP NOW - This is a complimentary event, but limited to the first 35 people who sign up. LegalShield Business Solutions also provides access to a top law firm without worrying about the high hourly cost. Imagine what that could mean for your business to have an attorney at your disposal to answer your day to day legal questions before making legal decisions on your own. The same types of services that are available to you as a business owner are also available to employees at no direct cost to your company as a voluntary employee benefit. Adding value to your employees without adding cost to your bottom line is a win-win. The mission of the League City Regional Chamber of Commerce is to promote the League City area's economic growth through partnership between community, business and government. This partnership fulfills that mission by offering small businesses affordable solutions to manage risk, legal costs, and identity theft. 1. 15.4 million United States identity theft victims in 2016 2. $16 billion - cost of identity theft in 2016 3. Average cost to U.S. companies $202 per customer record LegalShield Business Solutions can assist business owners with a process that will show “reasonable effort” on the part of the business owner in protecting non- public information should any of the business’s data be MOMENTUM / March 2018 12