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By Forbes & Company — CPAs and financial advisors for real estate professionals in Alpharetta, Georgia; Charleston, South Carolina; and[...]
America’s new startup boom: Why people are betting on themselves
By Forbes & Company — CPAs and financial advisors for entrepreneurs and small business owners in Alpharetta, Georgia; Charleston, South[...]
Why micro-influencers are outperforming the big names on social media
By Forbes & Company — CPAs and financial advisors for social media influencers and content creators in Alpharetta, Georgia; Charleston[...]
Turning a downturn into an advantage
Are you paying attention to what the smart ones do when the economy slows? Most business owners treat an economic[...]
The land to invest in
Do you ever wonder how smart investors spot value before everyone else does? It seems like all seasoned real estate[...]
From one idea to a full series
How influencers can master the art of pacing Hitting a creative wall can happen when you’re an influencer. You have[...]
The original influencers
What Sam Adams could teach you about your content strategy Before there were creators, there were colonists with quills and[...]
Scottish immigrant to American steel mogul
Carnegie’s winning business strategy Andrew Carnegie arrived in the United States in 1848 as a poor twelve-year-old immigrant from Dunfermline[...]
Coffee with the richest man in America
by Steve Forbes, Jr. My time with John Jacob Astor: An impossible interview made possible by one dream, one coffee and[...]
Bridging the compliance gap
Compliance work is rarely urgent, seldom exciting, and rarely generates revenue, but mid-year is precisely the time to reconsider that approach. Gaps that accumulate quietly in the first half of the year have a way of becoming very loud in the second[...]
Closing open deals and stalled prospects with re-engagement
The revenue you need for a strong second half of the year is probably already sitting in your pipeline. It's just not moving. Before you pour energy into generating new leads, take an honest look at what you already have to figure out why it's stuck[...]
Estimate liability and avoid surprises with mid-year tax projections
Think of it as a financial snapshot taken at halftime. Information is leverage, and a mid-year projection is how you get it while there's still time to use it[...]
Did your business run off course this tax season?
Tax season is behind you. How did things go with your business tax preparation? If you’re staring down the remaining months of the year with trepidation, you may want to consider working with a CPA who can help you reset your bearings. If you careened off into choppy waters this[...]
The power of the real estate niche
Many real estate entrepreneurs start out believing that more is more. Spreading your attention, capital, and systems across too many asset types and strategies leaves you perpetually reactive, chronically undercapitalized in every lane, and unable to develop the deep expertise that drives superior returns. Focus is not a constraint on[...]
Know your exit before you enter
There's a mistake nearly every real estate investor makes at least once, and it usually costs them dearly. They fall in love with a deal. They crunch the numbers on acquisition, run the projections on rental income, and sign the papers with confidence. What they never ask is the question[...]
Build an enterprise, not an occupation
Most real estate entrepreneurs start out with a dream of financial independence. What many end up with instead is a self-made prison where the phone never stops ringing, every decision requires their approval, and a two-week vacation feels like an organizational catastrophe. If the business stops when you stop, you[...]