We’ve made it to the 2024 finish line. For my final blog of the year, I want to focus on something that will help frame your mindset for 2025. But before I do, let me give you YET ANOTHER UPDATE on the ever-flip-flopping BOI reporting requirements. The BOI...
Be honest – on a scale of 1-10, how “merry and bright” do you feel this holiday season?The holidays can bring a lot of pressure to feel a certain level of happiness. But maybe this is a hard season for you – you’re stressed from being stretched thin financially, or...
Raise your hand if you feel like you’re living through a sales tax nightmare as we’re in the post-Black Friday and pre-Christmas window of chaos. (While I can’t see your raised hand, I can certainly feel it.) Which only makes sense: You have to pay attention to a...
We’re living in a historical moment: Procrastinating might have just worked to your advantage. While it goes against everything within me (and everything I encourage you toward in my writings), I’m handing you procrastinators the win today. Congratulations. Just...
As you’re knee-deep in business holiday chaos right now, look no further than Santa for inspiration.Because if Mr. Claus can upgrade his delivery systems to handle millions of gifts in one night (at least that’s what Red One suggests), you can upgrade your Hall County...
Black Friday may be for big corporations but small business Saturday might be for your North Georgia business. Are you taking advantage of it? I think in this environment of so much broken trust, a small business — like yours perhaps? — can steal...
It’s nice to know that, in the midst of so much division, Americans can still rally together around something – even if it’s just boxing. Over 60 million households Netflix-streamed the boxing match between Jake Paul and Mike Tyson that took place over the...
Pause and take a collective exhale with me… The presidential election is behind us. Now that the chaos is over, we can focus on what’s ahead. I’d suggest taking a little sage advice from those t-shirts we had in 2010 – “Keep Calm, and Carry On.” With a new...
As I write this, election day is only hours away. I would tell you to remember to get out and vote, but, by the time you read this, you most likely have already checked that box (or, more accurately, colored in that circle). Stats are showing nearly half of those...
It seems like the government thinks they have an endless supply of dollar bills, the way they like to throw our tax dollars around.But believe it or not, the government has to use an annual budget, and they have agencies in place to make them stick to it...
