It’s a bit of a dog-eat-dog world for businesses these days. (Feel that sentiment in your bones?) Inflation is pervasive. Supply chain issues still have you jumping through hoops to get products. The hunt continues for good help… proving the adage. Covid-era debts now have to be repaid. Taxation is amping up. And there’s more where that came from. Keeping up with everything certainly takes its toll. So, let me… Read More
Making a Plan to Reskill and Upskill Your Staff
Well, here we are — just like that, we find ourselves already a quarter of the way through 2023. While people everywhere are breaking out the deep cleaning sprays and scrub brushes to get a little springtime sparkle, you might want to be thinking about a similar process for your Atlanta business. You know, while we’re all in the mood. (Though I should clarify for full disclosure that here at… Read More
What Atlanta Employers Should Know About Employee Satisfaction
It happened: Silicon Valley Bank sold. Well, at least part of it. The bank’s deposits, loans, and 17 branches — scheduled to reopen today — were snagged by First Citizens BancShares, a Raleigh-based bank. (About $90 billion of assets still remain with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.) The hope is that this sale will “instill confidence in the banking system.” So far, it seems to be working. But it’s really… Read More
The Why & How of Business Referrals for Atlanta Owners
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
How a Continuous Audit Helps Your Atlanta Business
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
College Financing Secrets w/ Ron Caruthers
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_video src=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0wCSty-GWI” _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_video][et_pb_code _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_code][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] We are so excited to finally be discussing Advanced Strategies for College Financing with our clients this year! Listen to Ron Caruthers and I discuss how you can win the tax and financial planning game for your children’s college educations! In this webinar we… Read More