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Atlanta’s Most Trusted Advisors: Why You Should Care about Social Security Planning

April 7, 2016 by angishields

Atlanta Business Radio

Atlanta's Most Trusted Advisors: Why You Should Care about Social Security Planning

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Faye Sykes, Laurie Attaway and Bonnie Buol Ruszczyk

Atlanta’s Most Trusted Advisors interviews industry experts from in and around the Metro Atlanta Area. Our goal is to provide valuable information that all business owners and managers can use in their day-to-day work to help them succeed.

Faye Sykes / Social Security Benefit Planners

Retirement Planner NSSA, CLTC

Faye Sykes, NSSA, CLTC is a financial planner with 11 years of experience assisting clients view their financial life from a holistic approach. Faye’s company Social Security Benefit Planners is a flat fee social security planning firm that helps baby boomers understand and implement their optimal plan. fsykes@socialsecuritybp.com 877-270-7727 to find out more.

Laurie Attaway / Attaway Linville

Partner

Laurie has been a real estate investor for more than 20 years. She has purchased, rehabbed, managed, rented, and or sold single family homes, multi family structures, commercial properties and even trailers and trailer parks. Laurie was frustrated with the CPA assistance that was out there for her and her partners. So in the late 1990’s she became a CPA, retired from corporate America and began providing Entrepreneurial Services to Real Estate players. In addition to being a CPA, Laurie has two business degrees from Mercer University and a Masters in Taxation from Georgia State University.

Bonnie Buol Ruszczyk (Host)/ bbr Marketing Bonnie Buol Ruszczyk has been a member of the creative and marketing services community for over 20 years and does not appear to be leaving it anytime soon. As president of bbr marketing, she has relished the challenges of entrepreneurship as she worked to grow and nurture a new business. Since the firm’s inception in 2009, Bonnie has led the young company to become widely recognized and respected within the professional services marketing niche, with award-winning client websites and an outstanding history of business success having worked with clients in 23 states and 2 Canadian provinces.

Dan Lucas with CREDO Financial Services and Brenda Lopez with The Lopez Firm

March 31, 2016 by Mike

Gwinnett Business Radio

Dan Lucas with CREDO Financial Services and Brenda Lopez with The Lopez Firm

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Steven Julian, Dan Lucas, Brenda Lopez, Mike Sammond

Dan Lucas/CREDO Financial Services

CREDO Financial Services has been servicing clients of all sizes, both internationally and domestically, for many years. Whether you are an entrepreneur in start-up phases, or a longstanding pillar of the business community, CREDO’s commitment to forming a true partnership with their clients is exactly what you have been missing from your typical CPA or CFO.

Brenda Lopez/The Lopez Firm

The Lopez Firm is a law office that specializes in immigration matters. Brenda Lopez is a proud Gwinnettian for over ten years, living and working in District 99. As a resident and business owner in the district, she is fully invested in the economic development of the communities in her district and understands firsthand the challenges faced by residents and business owners daily. Brenda is committed to using her legal background and expertise in community development to zealously advocate for her constituents in the State General Assembly.

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STRATEGIC INSIGHTS RADIO: Accounting Practices and Taxes for Small Business

December 10, 2015 by Mike

Gwinnett Studio

STRATEGIC INSIGHTS RADIO: Accounting Practices and Taxes for Small Business

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This episode of “Strategic Insights Radio” covers accounting practices and taxes that small businesses need to be aware of. Host Vlad Rusz, the CEO of Sterling Rose Consulting Corp, interviews certified public accountant Reno Borgognoni.

Reno Borgognoni/Certified Public Accountant

Reno Borgognoni began his career in 1982 at Beverly Enterprises, a healthcare services provider, as a staff accountant before climbing to the position of Director of Finance and Management Information Services. With some colleagues from Beverly, Reno helped start ADVINET, the first national preferred-provider network of sub-acute healthcare companies coupled with a nurse-staffed patient case management service. ADVINET was sold four years later to an insurance provider.

In 1988, Reno began public practice as a CPA, growing the business through a relocation to Arkansas, and then back to Georgia. Reno continues to operate the accounting, tax preparation and financial services firm (nicknamed: RMBCPA) while offering fractional CFO services to clients of all sizes.

About “Strategic Insights Radio”:

“Strategic Insights Radio” is intended to be an interactive radio show hosted by Sterling Rose Consulting Corp. Listeners can Tweet their questions for a live response on the radio to @sterling_rose1 or via @strategicradio. Also, suggestions on business topics that listeners would like to learn more about are welcome. Please send suggestions to info@sterlingroseconsultingcorp.com.

Buying or Selling a Business

October 6, 2015 by angishields

Midtown Business Radio

Buying or Selling a Business

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Dave Ragland and Joe Schum talk Buying/Selling Businesses

Buying or Selling a Business

We continued our monthly series with IRC Wealth, talking about buying or selling a business. Dave Ragland and Joe Schum came by with Chet Burgess of Burgess & Associates to share some expertise regarding how to approach choices that arise when coming into a large sum of money through the sale of a business. An example of this was an IRC Wealth client company that was an Employee Stock Option Plan (ESOP) that sold.

In this case, the employees were seeing pretty sizable amounts of money coming their way from 5 figures to as much as $500,000-1,000,000 or more. Dave and Joe talked about the importance of sitting down with a financial expert to identify the best plan for what to do with those funds to get the greatest value for the employee’s needs.

The group also talked about the importance of establishing a sound operating agreement for partners in a young business that will accommodate the various possibilities for separation for the partners, whether it’s a sale, or a partner opting to leave, or other potential situations.

Chet, a CPA and tax expert, shared how important it is to select a corporate structure that provides the greatest long-term flexibility for a business that will facilitate selling later or transitioning a business to heirs or other partners.

We also discussed options for the business owner who would like to offer rewarding compensation plans that inspire a sense of ownership and increased productivity, without having to give away shares of stock in the privately-held company.

Special Guests:

David Ragland, CEO/Founder of IRC Wealth

Masters of Accounting, University of Georgia, Terry College of Business
Former Manager–Tax, Ernst & Young
Previous CFO, Allied Foods, Inc
Previous CFO, Afterburner

Joe Schum, VP of Business Development of IRC Wealth

Bachelor’s of Science, Economics/Commerce, Niagara University
Previous VP of Sales, Midwest Medical Enterprises, DVT/Lite
Board of Advisors, Safe Haven Museum & Education Center
Board Member, Visions Anew Institute

Chet Burge, Founder of Burge & Associates

BS Accounting, Bob Jones University
Previous Senior Accountant, Price Waterhouse
Former P/T CFO/Partner, Three Taverns Brewery

Profitability Revolution Paradigm

January 20, 2015 by angishields

Midtown Business Radio

Profitability Revolution Paradigm

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Profitability Revolution Paradigm

This week we hosted Ruth King, CEO/Founder of Profitability Revolution Paradigm, a New Media, internet-based TV station in the Atlanta area. The focus of the content, which now runs 24/7/365, is on information that will help business owners better manage their small businesses and achieve maximum profitability. Ruth, who has started and built at least 7 businesses over the last 30 years, shared common mistakes and misperceptions business owners have that can leave them blind to the true financial status of their companies. One of these mistakes occurs when business owners don’t review their balance sheet each month to insure data is correctly entered and key financial indicators are showing positive trends. By performing this simple procedure, which literally takes minutes, the entrepreneur can identify negative trends or opportunities to improve efficiencies that lead to greater profitability.

Ruth talked about her book, The Courage to Be Profitable, published in 2013. In her book she shows entrepreneurs the activities they should make routine that will take them ~30 mins./month that will make them better able to make decisions about their business. She covers the difference between cash and profits, talks about important ratios found on the Profit & Loss sheet or Balance sheet that indicate the health of the business, and many other important factors that a business own can benefit from knowing about. Ruth shared some descriptions of the types of shows airing on the network as well as the subscription-based instructional content available on their site, profitabilityrevolution.com.

Special Guest:

Ruth King, CEO/Founder of Profitability Revolution Paradigm

MBA, Finance, Georgia State University J. Mack Robinson College of Business
CEO, Business Ventures Corporation
Author, The Courage to be Profitable
Founder of 7 businesses over 30 years

CimCo, Voice At Large, and Fountainhead Consulting Group

December 9, 2014 by angishields

Midtown Business Radio

CimCo, Voice At Large, and Fountainhead Consulting Group

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CimCo, Voice At Large, and Fountainhead Consulting Group

This week we sat down with B2B experts from CimCo, Voice At Large, and Fountainhead Consulting Group. Bill Plunk and wife, Deidre, founded CimCo Commercial Collections. After teaching in public school for a number of years, Bill made a professional change and entered the banking world. Early on he was tasked with collecting money on loan accounts that were delinquent. Prior to this assignment he had received no training in how to conduct collections calls so he decided he would try to do so in a manner he would hope someone would use if they called HIM to collect on a debt. It quickly became apparent his approach to contacting persons and businesses behind on payments was very effective. He was able to bring many accounts current that had been months (or more) behind, avoiding significant write-offs. He ultimately broke off and started his own company, CimCo Commercial Collections, providing the same courteous, respectful service to his clients and their delinquent customers. His typical results bring resolution on delinquent accounts within 90 days. And his approach to collections has inspired several of the businesses he was collecting on to become customers themselves; a true testament to how he goes about this challenging business.

Bill was kind enough to introduce us to our other guests, Randy Reeves and George Horrigan of Fountainhead Consulting Group. Randy comes from a long background as a dj and voice talent in broadcast radio, spending time in a number of radio stations. He saw an opportunity to become an independent voice actor for stations and various advertisers and for the last few years he has done just that. Listening to the broadcast it’s quickly apparent he has a voice that lends itself to radio and voice over functions. Along with a voice with qualities that make it right for voice talent work, he also brings a pleasant, professional demeanor, making him a great choice as a business partner for the company seeking voice-over talent.

George Horrigan is Founder and CEO of Fountainhead Consulting Group, Inc. which provides consultations on a full range of business planning and operation issues thus enabling you to “Work Less, Make More and Have Fun in Your Business” (the title of his soon-to-be-released book). George has personally has started and operated seven companies and understands the mindset and mentality of an entrepreneur thus giving him both professional and personal perspectives on creating a thriving business. From his over 25 years of experience of being a CPA and a business planner he has a proven track record of showing people step by step, how to grow and take their businesses to the next level by eliminating the guesswork, trial and error, and uncertainty that plague so many business owners. George also introduced us to his book, “Creating a Thriving Business”, aimed at helping the entrepreneurs reading it to do just that by addressing several key data points and strategies that he believes are vital to a successful business venture.

Special Guests:

Bill and Diedre Plunk of CimCo Commercial Collections

BS in Education, Minor in Business, Northeastern State University
Former Teacher and Coach, Oklahoma Public Schools
Board Member, River of Praise Ministries

Randy Reeves of Voice At Large

Can be heard frequently on Adult Contemporary and Country Stations
Voice talent for numerous TV and Radio ads
Recently ranked #14 on Benztown’s Top 50 Biggest Radio Voices of 2014

George Horrigan, Founder and CEO of Fountainhead Consulting Group

BBA Accounting, Cleveland State University
MS, Financial Information Systems, Cleveland State University
Author, “Creating a Thriving Business” and “Work Less, Make More, and Have Fun In Your Business”
Former Director of Information Systems, BET
Former Financial Services Consulting Manager, HBO & Company

Irene Hinson with Hinson International and Justin Knott with Corporate Financial Options

September 24, 2014 by Mike

Silver Lining in the Cloud

Irene Hinson with Hinson International and Justin Knott with Corporate Financial Options

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Irene Hinson, Charlie Hinson, Justin Knott, Dominick Rainey

Irene Hinson/Hinson International

Hinson International is owned by company founder Charlie Hinson, Sr. Incorporated in Georgia in September 2012 and located in Lithonia, Hinson International is firmly guided by the inherent belief that quality and comfort should be an intrinsic characteristic in American homes and businesses that do laundry around the world.

They take pride in the fact that they designed, manufacture and distribute HINATURES, a natural liquid laundry detergent that is eco-friendly and for families with sensitive skin. Manufactured in Georgia makes it a truly “Made in the USA” product. HINATURES Natural Liquid Laundry Detergent is applauded for being an eco-friendly detergent, both nature friendly and safe to use with bleach. As a natural liquid, HINATURES is bold enough to handle heavily soiled laundry, and gentle enough for all washable fabrics as directed by the manufacturer’s label.

HINATURES is very low in suds which makes it environmentally friendly. See their web site www.hinatures.com for more information.

Justin Knott/Corporate Financial Options

Corporate Financial Options is an end-to-end CPA and CFO services firm that specializes in multi-unit and franchise businesses. In the CPA business, the tendency is to get wrapped up in the expectations of the government or some accounting board that dictates how information is reported. They changed that thinking. They have created a client-centered program that puts the information business owners need at their fingertips to control, manage and grow their businesses.

Traditional accounting systems focus on two things: income taxes and the requirements of lenders. Corporate Financial Options believes that business owner’s needs should come first. Yes, they will keep the bank happy and will do all necessary reporting to the IRS, but their focus goes way beyond that. It is to get the burden of bookkeeping off the business owner, provide him with timely, complete and accurate information, PLUS provide the expertise to use this information to create sophisticated financial road maps.

The other issue is the duplication and triplication of efforts that occur when a business uses an in-house bookkeeper, an outside firm, a payroll service, a business analyst and a CFO or Controller. For a fixed monthly fee, Corporate Financial Options consolidates all functions under our roof. The result is a complete end-to-end system that is more accurate, more efficient and more relevant. After all, the real value is a better understanding of your operation that creates increased profits.

CPAs Bruce Paulk and Gary Clayton Plus Attorney Matt Dickason And Wells Fargo’s Brian Stephens (Encore)

December 15, 2011 by Stone Payton

Executive Talk Radio

CPAs Bruce Paulk and Gary Clayton Plus Attorney Matt Dickason And Wells Fargo's Brian Stephens (Encore)

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Today we opened the show with a couple of Atlanta’s top Certified Public Accountants Bruce Paulk and Gary Clayton with Clayton Paulk and Associates CPA firm.

(Encore) Original Broadcast December 15, 2011

Atlanta Business Radio on Business RadioX ^TMNetwork

Host: Lee Kantor & Stone Payton

CPAs Bruce Paulk and Gary Clayton shared a ton of business planning tips that they use to help their clients prepare for life’s uncertainties. They talked about how they work with their business owner clients to create a checklist that helps them with their succession planning, risk mitigation, disaster planning and other important stuff that most business owners don’t spend enough time thinking about. If you are looking for a business CPA firm that does more than your taxes you should really check these guys out.

Next up we had an in depth conversation about short sales and the foreclosure process with Closing Attorney Matt Dickason with Dickason Law Group and Renovation Loan Specialist Brian Stephens with Wells Fargo Home Mortgage.