Released on = April 24, 2006, 8:58 am

Press Release Author = Accent News Group

Industry = Small Business

Press Release Summary = In the April 2006 Accent newsletter, Dawn Mills Fowler of
the Accent News Group provides some critical safety advice for business owners
working out of their homes.

Press Release Body = Home-based entrepreneurs must take special precautions to
protect themselves and their privacy. In "Home (Business Owner) Alone" (available at
http://www.EmphasisOnSuccess.com), Accent assistant editor and security expert Dawn
Mills Fowler gives some no-nonsense advice on how to stay safe. Among her
recommendations: keep doors and windows locked at all times, meet with clients at
their offices or at a neutral public location, and use private mailbox and phone
forwarding services to keep a home address from becoming public information.

"It's important to incorporate even simple security practices into your daily life."
says Fowler, owner of Your Home Office (http://www.virtual-assistant.us), a virtual,
home-based firm offering desktop publishing, document preparation and website design
and maintenance services. "If someone looking to harm you, or your property, sees
that you exhibit security awareness, they're likely to skip right over you and
bother someone who is an easier target."

Accent's April edition is filled with more helpful articles on security issues,
along with a couple of bonuses:

. Airport security horror stories
. Client confidentiality
. Computer safety
. Safe Internet surfing
. Digital security and unsolicited e-mail attachments
. Privacy and the use of microchips
. Virtual assistant marketing bonus: Part II of Accent's series on the Brenner
Information Group's VA study
. Technology review bonus: Vonage phone service

Readers can check out the current issue at http://www.EmphasisOnSuccess.com as well
as review previous editions. They may also subscribe to Accent so the next issue
arrives directly in their inboxes. Subscriptions are free.

Next month the Accent news team will focus on inspiration. Look for an Accent
editorial board session exploring this topic, along with articles from individual
contributors on what keeps them motivated.

Started in summer 2005, the Accent newsletter delivers information, resources and
solutions that enable virtual professionals and small business owners to excel in
today's marketplace. The e-zine was developed by the Accent News Group, a network of
virtual entrepreneurs that volunteers its expertise to help other business owners
succeed.

Current members of the Accent news team are

Editor: Evalyn (Evy) Williams, Brochures By Design.com
(http://www.BrochuresByDesign.com)
Assistant Editor: Dawn Mills Fowler, Your Home Office
(http://www.virtual-assistant.us/)
Technical Writer: Tom Lamm, Osage Enterprises (http://www.osageinc.com)
Writer: Ramona Goutiere, Goutiere Professional Business Services
(http://www.GetGPBS.com)
Writer: Lori Davis, Davis Virtual Assistants (http://www.DavisVA.com)

Their specialties include professional writing, desktop publishing, Internet
marketing, website development and administration, cross cultural training,
international security, administrative support services and nonprofit management.

To learn more about Accent, visit http://www.EmphasisOnSuccess.com or contact:

Evalyn (Evy) Williams
Accent News Group
Augusta, GA 30906
info@EmphasisOnSuccess.com
http://www.EmphasisOnSuccess.com
Phone: 011.706.294.0765

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Web Site = http://www.EmphasisOnSuccess.com

Contact Details = Evalyn (Evy) Williams
Accent News Group
Augusta, GA 30906
info@EmphasisOnSuccess.com
http://www.EmphasisOnSuccess.com
Phone: 011.706.294.0765