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The Atlanta Business Chronicle…Decades of Serving the Business Needs of Atlanta

The Atlanta Business Chronicle continues to serve as a beacon to the City and  the whole of the southeast region of the United States by presenting business news you can use in leading your company forward, regardless of the economic times. By giving salient and well-written information the Atlanta Business Chronicle is a media leader in all of the  economic news in the region. The publication routinely covers:

-Local and International News. Covering the latest and greatest information on the region, special reports, rankings of the most viewed stories, as well as useful news about other U.S. cities.

-Business and New Events. Detailing what is going on in the city, their sponsors/leaders and a calendar of events.

-Companies and People in the News. Discover who the true movers and shakers are in the region and what they have accomplished and their present projects.

-Industry-wide Coverage. Fins our what is going on in the city by obtaining a well diversified list of many different industries including Legal & Accounting, Real Estate, Energy, Retail and much more.

-Useful Business Resources. Including advice on Business Management, Human Resources & Hiring, Sales & Marketing, How to Start a New Business, Technological Advances and a comprehensive list of insightful business guidance.

-Lead Sources. Here you will be able to see a Who’s Who of Atlanta along with the Atlanta Business Chronicle’s Book of Lists which is frequently amongst their best publications.

-Discover Atlanta. Learn how best to see all of what the City of Atlanta and the region have to offer as well as a Travel Center for Business.

The Atlanta Business Chronicle continues fair, just and timely reporting while continuing to excel in reporting business and economic news for Atlanta and Beyond. Their web-site and be viewed at www.bizjournals.com/atlanta for which you will want to bookmark so that you might refer to again and again.

Written by John Dillard CPA of His CPA at 770 814 9304 and visit www.HisCPA.com  At His CPA we march to the beat of a higher drummer where we put the “Golden Rule” to work each and every day by “Serving Him by Serving You…One Tax Return at a Time.” We advise clients on: IRS representation, Offer in Compromise, Incorporation in GA, Corporate and Personal Income Tax Returns, Part-time CFO, Virtual Controller, Business Planning, Payroll Administration, Bookkeeping.

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To find out what the SBA (Small Business Administration) is doing in your area of town, you can get a full listing of closed loans be month at http://www.ajc.com/business/content/business/smallbusiness/index.html This list is sorted by county, loan date, amount, bank/lender, name of borrower, address, and its NAICS/tax code for easy reference. Here you will be able to get at a glance a complete listing of SBA loans and activity in your area and throughout the state.

For business’s who do not fit a traditional banking relationship or that of an SBA lender you can see a list of Atlanta Venture Capitalist (VC) . The listing can be viewed at http://www.ajc.com/business/content/business/extra/vc.html and includes the name of each VC, the year their business was established, their address, lending focus, total capital, preferred lending range, and list of sample funds/incubated companies. Although a VC will typically request a large amount of equity ownership many business opportunities are well suited to this type of lending.

For business’s who are not yet quite ready to go to market there business Incubators who will work alongside and with business owners to help develop their ideas and to mature their business plan. For a listing of Atlanta Incubators please visit http://www.ajc.com/business/content/business/extra/incubators.html Including in this listing you will find the Incubators full name, address, phone, officers/partners, their industry focus, samples of prior clients, their size in terms of square footage, and the average length of past incubations (i.e., the time a business is served by the Incubator).