Archives for March 2023

Firstly, before I jump into what business referrals could mean for your Atlanta business, I wanted you to see this.  Even though I don’t normally talk about tax stuff … the explosion of shady flim-flammers gaming the Employee Retention Credit and making questionable claims on behalf of business owners is raising all kinds of red flags at the IRS. As it should. Here is the headline of the IRS’s most recent… Read More

My quick take on SVB: Don’t let it rob you of your focus for building the business under YOUR control. In other words, let noise be noise … and focus on what’s most important: your immediate world. But I will say that this crisis is a perfect example of why you should keep regular tabs on your Atlanta business’s financial state. Thank goodness the feds were able to jump in… Read More

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Last week, I began asking you a series of questions about your business. Hopefully those have had some time to percolate in the business-owner-guru-strategist side of your brain. I’d like you to thoughtfully consider the new questions I’m raising today. Please do consider these six issues as you work through growing your Atlanta business — they can catch you off guard sometimes. And even if I’m at my busiest, I… Read More

Something a little different for you today. A quiz you’ll actually find useful (unlike all those BuzzFeed ones about which vegetable are you most like). Taking a minute to examine your small business’s health this time of year will help shape how you reach for your goals the rest of 2023.  And speaking of the health of your business …. How is your staff situation these days? Hiring and keeping… Read More

Who can believe that it’ll be one year this week since the war in Ukraine began. Unfortunately, it doesn’t seem like there’s an end in sight — a heavy realization for those caught in the crosshairs of it all… Looking back to last February, I can say it’s been a tough year for businesses as well. Supply chains were already interrupted and production was slow (a big obstacle for businesses everywhere)…. Read More