With the events of the past week and whispers of world war, it’s pretty easy to get caught up in the non-stop fear cycle. Watching a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, anxiously waiting to see if China will invade Taiwan, hearing Turkey issue threats to Russia if they...
Did you know that about 20% of small businesses fail in their first year? That’s a daunting statistic for anyone starting a new North Georgia business. And, even scarier, is the reality that companies with owners younger than 30 are even more likely to...
Whether you’re partial to the Olympics or American football, this past week has brought some great athletic entertainment to many North Georgia homes and businesses. As we speak, the U.S. has managed to grab 16 medals – 7 of them gold. Among those gold medal...
Office space can be a big part of owning your own business. It can be a pretty big expense, too… And of course, the past two years might have changed how you do business in that North Georgia office – a lot. Maybe you have more people working from home. Maybe...
With all of the extra year-end bookkeeping and tax matters your business is trying to tackle right now, a social media storm is the last thing you need/want to deal with. But it’s sadly the sort of thing that will not go away by itself. And how to deal with...
This past weekend’s NFL playoff games were maybe some of the best post-season games to watch in a long, long time… with some of the most unexpected outcomes. Who would have believed that all but one of the top teams from the regular season would be unseated from a...
Your car dashboard tells you how far you’ve driven and how much gas is left in the tank. Your smartphone has a button to tell you how much space you’ve got left after taking all those pictures of the kids. Your bank’s all too happy to show you a report on how your...
The big, emergency SBA loan programs for small businesses (like yours) that were launched (PPP) and expanded (EIDL) over the last couple of years are moving back from the radar or wrapping up.That said, there are still great options for funding your North Georgia...
And the books turn over.As we step over the threshold into 2022, we’re all staring at much lower numbers in our P/L’s. It’s a new slate, and the possibilities are endless.What will you do in 2022? That’s the question of the hour … and it...
