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Are you a Small Business Accountant? We need your help!

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Are you a Small Business Accountant? We need your help! After tax season we’d thought it would be a great idea to find the best small business accountants in the country and highlight them and their best practices. Reach out to us if you are a small business accountant or know of a good one.

The Best Pre-Startup Test I’ve Seen or Why I Don’t Own a Liquor Store

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An interesting look at how to assess a small business idea and the liquor store industry.

How to Accept Credit Cards on your iPhone

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My wife is a musician and she just released her fourth studio album. She often plays concerts and has a table set up to sell cds and other merchandise. As fewer and fewer people now carry cash, we were running into the problem of people wanting to purchase her material but not having enough cash [...]

How to Hire Contractors for your Small Business

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I was speaking to a colleague a few weeks ago who was describing his company.  He is based out of Atlanta and has a number of contractors who work for him.  My colleague and his contractors have a weekly meeting, everyone understands their role, and he runs a very effective company. One small fact I [...]

Start-ups are Key

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In the Sept 12th Sunday edition of the NY Times, there was an article by Steve Lohr regarding start-ups.  One very interesting point in the article was taken from recent research that states that “there is no difference in the job-producing performances of small companies and big ones.”  Small companies here were defined as smaller [...]

UPS and TES – Atlanta Growth Through Global Trade Seminar a Success

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Jim Beach and Chris Hanks complete the Growth Through Global Trade Seminar in Atlanta. They explored how entrepreneurs and small to medium sized businesses can grow through global trade.

Small Business Numbers Round-Up

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Numbers on small business, the oil calamity, taxes and others.

Angel Investor Tax Credit Georgia – Faculty Chris Hanks Testifies to Georgia Legislature

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The Angel Investor Tax Credit is moving through the Georgia Legislature; I’ve interviewed Chris Hanks on the Bill and its positive impact for entrepreneurs and for the State of Georgia.

Consulting Advice & Pulp Fiction: Consultants – Be Like the Wolf and Solve Problems Part 1

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Consultants consult the Wolf from Pulp Fiction. Chris Hanks advises consultants on the one thing a consultant needs to do to serve the small business owner and uses the Pulp Fiction character as an analogy. Consultants, if you are targeting small to medium business then read this. Chris is both an entrepreneur and a consultant so he has an unique perspective.

Consulting Advice & Pulp Fiction: Consultants – Be Like the Wolf and Solve Problems Part 2

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Consultants consult the Wolf from Pulp Fiction. Chris Hanks advises consultants on the one thing a consultant needs to do to serve the small business owner and uses the Pulp Fiction character as an analogy. Consultants, if you are targeting small to medium business then read this. Chris is both an entrepreneur and a consultant so he has an unique perspective.