5 Effective Marketing Tips For Your North Georgia Small Business

Have you noticed that traditional styles of advertising are getting more and more stale? That's because the online world has torn down so many different barriers that we don't realize how much has changed, until we take a look at the real numbers. And across many...

What the “One Big Beautiful Bill” Means for Your North Georgia Business

I don’t know about you, but there’s something about July 4th that gets me into the entrepreneurial spirit. You fire up the grill, wave off work for a day, and you’re reminded of WHY you started a business in the first place: freedom. And while you’re busy...

Estate Planning For North Georgia Business Owners

We're rolling through busy season, and have begun to connect with many of our great North Georgia clients. Already wrapped a few very elegant tax returns (if I do say so myself).One of my favorite things about this time of year is connecting with all of you, and...

Succession Planning 101 for North Georgia Businesses

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...

Five Tips To Build A Healthy Company Culture by Curtis Collins

Like many North Georgia business owners, you probably set some goals for 2020.So ... hmmm ... how are you doing on those?Based on data collected by Statistic Brain, 27.4 percent of people typically abandon their resolutions within a week. Within two weeks of January...

2018 Tax Reform Update And A Holiday Prayer from Curtis

Unless something crazy happens this week, we have a new tax plan. If Congress-watchers are right, the House and Senate should vote to pass this new bill, and it will be signed by President Trump before Christmas. I'm writing this on Monday the 18th (a busy week is...

Four Non-Bank Options for Small Business Financing

When many people start a business, they do so using their own resources and funds. And there can be great wisdom to this ... retaining control, a more lucrative exit, etc.But it also puts your own personal resources on the line, and there are greater risks, as well as...

How to Stop Wasting Time in your North Georgia Business

With all of the talk of quarantines, panic, and medical opinions flying faster than sports takes, there are so many unique, emotional temptations for us to give into these days.First, there's the fear. Clearly, I'm a tax accountant -- not a doctor -- so my advice here...

Getting Started with Metrics and KPIs in Your Business

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...

What Success Looks Like In Reality For North Georgia Businesses

Lots of email responses and activity were prompted by last week's note on the new 20% deduction for pass-through entities (if you didn't get it or missed it, shoot me a note by clicking the email button at the top of the page and I'll forward it along), and we're...

How You’re Missing Legal Tax Deductions

Here’s a certain truth: the State and Federal Government would love to have more of your hard-earned money in their accounts. Sure, even though it’s painful, none of us begrudge paying our legal and fair share of taxes.
But the problem is that regular taxpayers, like you, are missing out on legal and safe deductions, to the tune of hundreds of millions of dollars in unclaimed refunds every year!

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