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Did you know that about 20% of small businesses fail in their first year? That’s a daunting statistic for anyone starting a new Metro Atlanta business. And, even scarier, is the reality that companies with owners younger than 30 are even more likely to...

This week marks the end of another tumultuous tax filing season.I can’t remember anything like it. With the last minute legislative changes, software update delays, and IRS service issues -- this very well might have been the most disrupted and difficult tax season in...

If you'll forgive me, I'm going to get pretty geeky today.You probably didn't realize that there are actual pros and cons to expense reimbursement for employees, etc. or using a company cc. Oh my Metro Atlanta readers, I'm going to take you down a little rabbit hole...

Does the thought of paying rent to your Metro Atlanta commercial landlord for eternity make you cringe?Do you get a little bit of FOMO when you hear stories about other people building empires with real estate?The decision to purchase your own space from which to...

The overall economy is on a tear right now, but for some businesses, things don’t look so rosy. By the way, if that is you and your business (not so rosy), there are a multiplicity of grants, tax credits, and very favorable loans available -- though doing it properly...

From making sure that nobody is doing Zoom calls in their bathrobe to ensuring that work actually gets done on time, you’ve got a few extra things to worry about as a Metro Atlanta business owner these days.Chief among those new concerns, however, should be...

As a Metro Atlanta small business owner, you’re no doubt fully aware of the importance of your business location. This is especially the case if you have a retail store or deliver a service where Metro Atlanta customers come to you -- you need a location with ease of...

The "American Rescue Plan" has been finalized. And there are things about the new stimulus update our Metro Atlanta clients should know.While I normally write weekly, there is information in this strategy note that you need to know about now that might even impact how...

So ... I'm not sure if you knew this.Apparently, running a business is expensive. And controlling costs can be daunting.But despite whatever you might see from those gurus who are posing by their Lamborghinis in the Facebook ads ... even the leanest Metro Atlanta...

With all the floods, fires, hurricanes, and other events that happened in 2019, it turned out to have been a very expensive year for natural disasters.Then...2020 rolled in and said, “Wait until you see what I’ve got!”For decades, a little-known federal loan program...

The return of March Madness this past week was a big reminder of everything that has happened in just one year. In my opinion, it was the canceling of this event in 2020 that made the entire nation (including those of us in Metro Atlanta to) sit up and take notice...

With the passage of the American Rescue Plan Act AND the CARES Act, the government is seemingly trying to go "full Oprah" with all of the credits, grants, and such that they are slinging out to Metro Atlanta small businesses...And while the media headlines are...