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STRATEGIC INSIGHTS RADIO: The Pros and Cons of Owning a Franchise

October 1, 2015 by Mike

Gwinnett Studio

STRATEGIC INSIGHTS RADIO: The Pros and Cons of Owning a Franchise

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“The Pros and Cons of Owning a Franchise”

During this episode, Strategic Insights Radio delves into the pros and cons of owning a franchise with Dave Wilkins of Maid Right of Duluth.

Dave Wilkins/Maid Right of Duluth

Maid Right of Duluth is a different type of home cleaning service. One big difference is that the Maid Right of Duluth cleaners are not hourly workers – they are the business owners. Take comfort in knowing the same reliable and trustworthy cleaning crew will clean on each visit. At Maid Right of Duluth, they customize a house cleaning plan to fit their clients’ unique needs and busy lifestyle. Personal attention to detail, a thorough cleaning regimen and a commercially tested process translates into superior maid services for your home. Maid Right of Duluth’s advantages include their exclusive disinfecting EnviroShield® treatment on each visit, strong communication with your Maid Right of Duluth cleaner through their log book and survey program, and the strongest guarantee in the home cleaning industry. Maid Right of Duluth is proud to be a certified Trust Dale company.

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.

Franchise Business Radio 08-26-15 Host Pam Currie: Guests Lauren Fernandez with Origin Development Group, Thomas Rockwood with The Brand Bank, Henry Turner with Turner Law Offices, John Quattrocchi with Corporate Financial Options – Buckhead Business Radio

August 26, 2015 by Rich Casanova

Buckhead Business Radio

Franchise Business Radio 08-26-15 Host Pam Currie: Guests Lauren Fernandez with Origin Development Group, Thomas Rockwood with The Brand Bank, Henry Turner with Turner Law Offices, John Quattrocchi with Corporate Financial Options - Buckhead Business Radio

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Lauren Fernandez/Origin Development Group

Founding Partner

Lauren is the founder of The Fernandez Company, the culmination of over a decade of practice as a trusted brand consultant and legal advisor with all kinds of clients, from start-ups to multinational companies. She grows new revenue streams for companies, particularly in the food and hospitality industries through strategic consulting and legal support. Lauren is expert in the areas of restaurant development and expansion, franchising, product development and licensing. Before forming The Fernandez Company, Lauren served as the General Counsel for FOCUS Brands, where she ran the legal and franchise departments and provided instrumental leadership in the company’s growth in both licensing and international development.

In Lauren’s most recent venture, she serves as a partner of the newly formed Origin Development Group, a multi-unit franchise developer who serves as a strategic partner for both new and established franchised brands.

Lauren holds an undergraduate degree from Stetson University, as well as a JD/MBA from Emory University. She serves on the Advisory Board for the Atlanta Community Food Bank. She also is a dedicated fundraiser for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, and was named the 2015 Woman of the Year for raising nearly $95,000 in less than three months for cancer research.

www.TheFernandezCompany.com

Thomas Rockwood/The Brand Bank

Vice President, Business Development Officer

Thomas Rockwood is currently a Business Development Officer for Brand Banks Government Guaranteed Lending division out of Buckhead, GA. He is a results driven, commercial banking executive with over 10+ years of experience in government guaranteed financing solutions helping businesses thrive, grow & expand. Thomass focus is in providing Small Business Administration (SBA) or U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) loans to businesses that qualify for these loan programs. He excels at developing and executing lending strategies vital to helping businesses increase cash flow to grow and expand their business.

What I do:

Thomas’s focus is to help business owners participate in the government loan programs for which they are eligible. There are programs and/or incentives for veteran-owned, women-owned and minority-owned businesses. Additionally, there are programs for companies that export goods to foreign countries, for companies that manufacture in the US and for companies that are implementing green environmentally friendly strategies for their business to reduce energy consumption or produce renewable energy. Taking advantage of these programs helps businesses hold onto more of their cash and in some cases get extended repayment terms compared to non-government guaranteed loans.

The types of financing transactions that Thomas does helps business owners:

Acquire a business

Start a new business or franchise business

Buyout a partner of an existing business

www.TheBrandBank.com | LinkedIn | Twitter

Henry Turner/Turner Law Offices, LLC

Owner

Henry Turner has a law practice in Decatur, Georgia. His Juris Doctorate is from GA State University College of Law, where he was recognized as a best oralist and honored with the Board of Trial Advocates Award as Outstanding Student Litigator. In addition, Henry has a Masters of Business Administration with a concentration on Finance and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. Throughout his career he established professional affiliations with the State Bar of Georgia, Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, American Association for Justice, CFA Institute, Atlanta Society of Financial Analysts and Fellow Financial Analysts Federation. He is admitted to practice in the Supreme Court of Georgia, Georgia Court of Appeals, US Court of Appeals-Eleventh Circuit, US District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. Henry’s primary area’s of practice are Franchise Law, Banking Law and Securitities Law.

John Quattrocchi/Corporate Financial Options LLC

Founder

“We Make Business ownership Easier”, is the motto of John Q CPA and his business Corporate Financial Options. Concentrating his practice in the franchise industry, John Q is dedicated to helping business owners not only maintain their accounting records but to help them understand the information to enhance and improve operations. “what is properly measured can be effectively managed”, is john Q’ s way of saying, Lets create an efficient system for keeping your books, ensure that it is accurate and create a process to implement improvements to your operations. John Q works with franchisees, franchisors and business owners that are aggressive growing and looking for true professional help.

Pam Currie/Franchise Intellect, Inc

Founder

Pam Currie has over 20 years in franchising and traditional corporate America; She has acquired business acumen from multiple perspectives of the franchise business model, starting at the franchisee level, then as a franchisor business support & trainer, to a franchisor launch & system developer, all of which included creating strategies for sales development and implementation of relevant training programs.

Her experience puts her in the role of training other franchise advisors. She founded Franchise Intellect and offers franchise consulting to individuals who are interested in pursuing franchise ownership and to franchisors that are looking to receive assistance in developing a franchise growth strategy and/or a training strategy. She specifically enjoys guiding her client’s in making a knowledgeable decision in selecting the best franchise based upon their criteria, with the objective of achieving financial health and life enjoyment.

FranchiseIntellect.com | Linkedin | Twitter | Facebook

Franchise Business Radio

Franchise Business Radio 04-15-15 Inaugural Episode! Host Pam Currie Guests: Jim Squire with Firestorm, Laurence Leopold SBA Industry, Pete Dosik with Shipe Dosik Law – Buckhead Business Radio

April 15, 2015 by Rich Casanova

Buckhead Business Radio

Franchise Business Radio 04-15-15 Inaugural Episode! Host Pam Currie Guests: Jim Squire with Firestorm, Laurence Leopold SBA Industry, Pete Dosik with Shipe Dosik Law - Buckhead Business Radio

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Pam Currie/Franchise Intellect, Inc

Founder

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Franchise Business Radio

Jim Squire/Firestorm

EVP and Chief Development Officer

Jim Squire, Certified Franchise Executive, is Executive Vice President and Chief Development Officer at Firestorm, overseeing franchise development and alternative channel expansion for the brand. Firestorm is a national franchise company specializing in crisis management, vulnerability analysis/threat assessment, and business continuity. Squire also serves as president and CEO of Franchise Marketing Advisors, LLC, a broad based franchise development consulting practice. Prior to Firestorm and FMA Squire was a senior executive with such well-known brands as the HoneyBaked Ham Company, Great American Cookie Company, Arby’s, Day’s Inns and the Howard Johnson.

www.Firestorm.com | LinkedIn | Twitter | Facebook

Laurence Leopold

SBA Industry Expert

Laurence has 20 years experience in SBA lending. He was formerly an attorney for the US Small Business Administration. After his time with the SBA, Laurence has worked as an SBA credit officer and as an SBA lender at several banks in the Southeast. Most recently he built the 50th largest SBA lending department in the country for a large community bank.

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Pete Dosik/Shipe Dosik Law LLC

Attorney

Pete Dosik is a recognized leader in franchise law. He is a Franchise Times Legal Eagle and former Chair of the Franchise Section of the Georgia Bar Associations. Pete graduated from Duke Law School in 1997 and his background includes five years as in-house counsel to the Churchs Chicken brand, operating and franchising more than 1700 restaurants in 23 countries. He and his partner Kitt Shipe founded Shipe Dosik Law, a boutique law firm focused on franchise law, in 2013.

www.ShipeDosikLaw.com | LinkedIn | Twitter | Facebook

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Dr. Jada Moore-Ruffin with Prime Health and Wellness and Tiffany & Larenzo Reid with Tiffany's Popcorn Cafe

June 27, 2014 by Mike

Business Leaders of Today

Dr. Jada Moore-Ruffin with Prime Health and Wellness and Tiffany & Larenzo Reid with Tiffany's Popcorn Cafe

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Larenzo Reid, Tiffany Reid, Angel Nowlin, Dr. Jada Moore-Ruffin

Dr. Jada Moore-Ruffin/Prime Health and Wellness

Prime Health and Wellness is an emerging leader in the wellness movement that empowers everyday people to live healthy, fulfilling and productive lives.

Dr. Jada, the Founder and Medical Director, is passionate about educating, encouraging and empowering people to reach their greatest health and wellness potential. The working philosophy is that each individual has 3 primary parts to their existence: mind, body, and spirit, which are all interconnected to collectively make up the whole person. Their goal is to help people find that connection, achieve balance, and experience the joy of Prime Health and Wellness.

Tiffany and Larenzo Reid/Tiffany’s Popcorn Cafe

Tiffany’s Popcorn Cafe serves their communities with great customer service, fundraisers, 25 flavors of gourmet popcorn, ice cream and Italian Ice! It’s “A POP of Happiness”.

Franchise Attorney Michael Rosental explains franchising for business owners and buyers

April 24, 2013 by chrisdekle

BRX National

Franchise Attorney Michael Rosental explains franchising for business owners and buyers

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Who hasn’t thought about owing or starting a franchise? Most business owners dream of seeing their brand spread worldwide with thousands of franchisees sending in royalty checks every month. Many individuals, probably 95%, have dreamed of being their own boss and looked at franchises at some point in their career.

Michael is a widely respected franchise attorney in Atlanta who has extensive experience having been an Assistant Attorney General for the State of Georgia as well as Special Project Coordinator for the Governor’s Office of Consumer Affairs, and a Special Assistant Attorney General.

He’s been specializing in franchise law for over 20 years and is well respected and known in the Atlanta franchise practice area. He counts franchisors as clients from all over North America and has seen and had to deal with a lot of legal issues surrounding starting, running or buying a franchise.

You’ll want to listen in to find out why most businesses who try to expand by “licensing” their concept to someone else trip the trifecta of specific tests that will make you subject to the FTC and state franchise laws. Michael says that the test for determining if you are a franchise is a three legged stool so you need to understand what those are for certain. It’s not a trivial issue, the going fine for each offer you make (remember the 10,000 emails you sent out?) is in the $10,000 plus each range… so it’s not something you want to learn about when you get a “dear felon” letter in the mail from the FTC…

A good franchise attorney can help you structure your concept to avoid the tripwires and consult with you to give you to plusses and minuses of being a franchise vs. a license arrangement. There are definite advantages to being considered a franchise vs. licensing so don’t automatically think it’s not a good solution. With a lot of sketchy advice about this subject alone, it’s worth talking with a pro when you are thinking “I’ll franchise my business.”

As a franchise buyer, you need to have a specialist in franchise law on your team who can advise you and help protect your interests and your family attorney is seldom expert in this legal specialty. Attorneys like Michael will help you understand the FTC required Franchise Disclosure Document all franchises must give prospective franchisees. They will also give you sound pointers on what the key questions you must answer before buying the franchise are and how to get the real answers to those questions.

You can contact Michael at the Wagner, Johnson & Rosenthal, P.C. offices by calling 404-365-0005 or by email msr@wjrlaw.com and on the web at www.wjrlaw.com

Finding and Developing Talent in the Franchise Industry with Bill Williams of Axxiom Franchise Advisors, LLC

January 30, 2013 by lauriegenevish

Performance Difference Radio

Finding and Developing Talent in the Franchise Industry with Bill Williams of Axxiom Franchise Advisors, LLC

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Finding and developing talent in the franchise industry is very different from the traditional corporate world. Franchisors have to find the right talent to build the business and maintain the brand. Bill Williams is a Franchise Advisor who works with Franchisors to help them find the right talent for their organization. Listen as Bill talks about the qualities needed in a successful franchisee along with franchise owner Monte Bruner with The Dentist’s Choice. Bill knows what it’s like to want to control your destiny by owning a business.

He began his career as an officer in the United States Army where he served for several years and is a Vietnam veteran. For more than 25 years, he was an executive with technology companies, responsible for training, support, operations and IT.

After experiencing “his final corporate reorganization,” he became an adjunct career consultant with Right Management Associates, the firm who provided his outsourcing services and realized he is, at heart, an entrepreneur.

It was there that he discovered his passion to help others discover their full potential. “As a consultant, I helped them get past the anger and shock of being fired and see this as one of the greatest opportunities of their lives,” he says. “Often, they chose to ‘hire themselves’ and start their own businesses.”

Bill also had aspirations to be his own boss. He wanted to run a business that capitalized on his military and corporate experiences to help others realize their dreams. Research showed that the structure and track record of franchise businesses increased an owner’s success rate.

Genuine. Seasoned and wise. Of the highest integrity. Respected and trusted. Caring. An excellent listener with your best interests at heart. That’s how Bill’s colleagues and clients describe him. He speaks and writes on career issues and hopes to write a book one day soon, “Golf as a Metaphor for Life”.

An avid runner and golfer, Bill has been married to his wife, Lucy, since 1969. They live in Marietta, Georgia, and have three adult children, all married and in their own careers, and two, soon to be three grandchildren.

Bill can be reached via email at bwilliams@4axxiom.com.

Atlanta Business Radio Interviews Robert Galanti with 200 Peachtree & 200 Office, and Alan Urech with Stage 2 Business Accelerator

April 7, 2011 by admin

Atlanta Business Radio

Atlanta Business Radio Interviews Robert Galanti with 200 Peachtree & 200 Office, and Alan Urech with Stage 2 Business Accelerator

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On today’s show we shined the spotlight on Robert Galanti with 200 Peachtree & 200 Office, and Alan Urech with Stage 2 Business Accelerator.

A special shout out to our new sponsor – the Business Marketing Association – Atlanta Chapter. Please go to their website to register for their monthy events www.bmaatlanta.com/events/

Also . . . if you know of a business in Atlanta that we should know about, please email Amy Otto at Amy@ atlantabusinessradio.com and we will try and get them on the show.

On today’s show we shined the spotlight on Robert Galanti with 200 Peachtree & 200 Office, and Alan Urech with Stage 2 Business Accelerator.

A special shout out to our new sponsor – the Business Marketing Association – Atlanta Chapter. Please go to their website to register for their monthly events www.bmaatlanta.com/events/

Also . . . if you know of a business in Atlanta that we should know about, please email Amy Otto at Amy@atlantabusinessradio.com and we will try and get them on the show.

200 Peachtree is a place where memories linger… and are still yet to be made. A beautifully restored, living tribute to glamour, style and the elegance of a bygone era. A destination designed to showcase life’s celebrations, both large and small.

Established as a historical landmark and heralded for its grandeur and magnificence, 200 Peachtree has been known for its innovation and beauty since its beginning. Built in 1927 on a vein of granite from Stone Mountain, the building opened as Davison’s department store and was renovated in the 1980s for Macy’s. Today, 200 Peachtree still serves as an impressive facility that is host to a variety of clients and events. Whether you are planning an intimate gathering or a large social function, we will assist you with every detail to make your event a memorable success.

Situated on Peachtree Street in the heart of downtown Atlanta, affordable 200 Office offers a prime location for conducting business that is both convenient and inexpensive- especially when compared to leased downtown office space.

Adjacent to the Westin Peachtree Plaza, across the street from the Ritz-Carlton and MARTA Peachtree Center and within walking distance to CNN, the World Congress Center and America’s Mart, there is no workspace with better accessibility.

Along with this ideal setting, 200 Office provides a comfortable, state-of-the-art, urban loft venue that is the perfect place to work, meet and network complete with the latest in cutting edge technology in 7,700 square feet of space. Glass-walled private meeting rooms are equipped with flat-screen monitors, teleconferencing pods and full-wall greaseboards.

Built in 1927, the historic Macy’s building is the ideal location for this innovative flex-office space.

Stage2 – The Bridge Between Incubation and the Real World

Business incubators are a relatively new force in developing businesses. In 1980, there were 12 in North America. By the end of 2006, there were more than 1,400. Many incubators are housed in colleges, universities and government agencies, and they help entrepreneurs develop concepts into products.

Business accelerators, such as Stage2, are an even newer phenomenon. Backed by a private / public partnership with its local community, they help new companies commercialize and expand their products and services by building a strong corporate operational infrastructure that is sustainable through every business stage.

The Stage2 Business Accelerator is a 501(c)6 corporation whose mission is to provide business resources to help Georgia based young high-growth-potential companies succeed, which in turn will create jobs, increase the community tax base and improve quality of life. The Stage2 Business Accelerator main goal is to make our community a “live, work, play” environment.

The Stage2 Business Accelerator believes entrepreneurial companies require three areas of organizational support to be successful:

1. Practical and methodical education to help entrepreneurs learn the skills necessary to succeed.

2. An upfront agreed upon “Business Roadmap” of tasks to be learned and completed

3. An outside Advisory Board in appropriate functional areas to support the organization.

We partner with entrepreneurs, community service providers and capital resources to support our companies’ growth and sustainability as viable organizations able to grow and flourish.

Atlanta Business Radio Launches “Inside Safety” Series With Fisher & Phillips Partner, Ed Foulke

March 24, 2011 by admin

Atlanta Business Radio

Atlanta Business Radio Launches "Inside Safety" Series With Fisher & Phillips Partner, Ed Foulke

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On today’s show we launched our “Inside Safety” series, and shined the spotlight on Fisher & Phillips Partner, Ed Foulke.

Prior to joining Fisher & Phillips, Mr. Foulke served as Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.

Named by President George W. Bush to head OSHA, he served from April 2006 to November 2008. During his tenure at OSHA, workplace injury, illness and fatality rates dropped to their lowest levels in recorded history. For more than 30 years, Ed has worked in the labor and employment area, focusing on occupational safety and health issues, workplace violence risk assessment and prevention, whistleblower protection, and accident and fatality prevention.

He also served on the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission in Washington, DC, chairing the Commission from March 1990 to February 1994. Ed was named one of the “50 Most Influential EHS Leaders” by both EHS Today andOccupational Hazards magazines. He is a member of the Employee Health Safety and Security Special Expertise Panel for the National Society for Human Resource Management and he is “AV” Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell.

A special shout out to our new sponsor – the Business Marketing Association – Atlanta Chapter. Please go to their website to register for their monthy events www.bmaatlanta.com/events/

Also . . . if you know of a business in Atlanta that we should know about, please email Amy Otto at Amy@atlantabusinessradio.com and we will try and get them on the show.

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:

Thirteen Strategies Every Employer Should Implement To Improve Safety, Reduce OSHA Penalty Exposure, And Improve Company Profits While Protecting Its Reputation/Brand

Workplace Safety and Catastrophe Management

Inside PR Special with Vayu Media’s Jennifer Dunphy and Her Client, Bella Bag Owner and Founder, Cassandra Connors

March 17, 2011 by admin

Atlanta Business Radio

Inside PR Special with Vayu Media's Jennifer Dunphy and Her Client, Bella Bag Owner and Founder, Cassandra Connors

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On today’s show we shined the spotlight on Jennifer Dunphy with Atlanta based Online Marketing Agency, Vayu Media and her client Cassandra (Casey) Connors, Owner & Founder of Bella Bag.

Jennifer Dunphy, V.P. of Sales and Marketing, for Atlanta based online marketing agency Vayu Media, has provided her marketing and public relations expertise to the business community since 2005. Jennifer graduated from Georgia State University, where she double majored in Physiology and Kinesiology.

Through her efforts, Vayu Media has seen significant growth year after year. Jennifer has been nominated two years standing as one of the Small Business People of the year, through the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce. She is a Google AdWords certified professional, as well as a SEMPO certified Professional.

Jennifer currently focuses primarily on the marketing and public relations efforts for Vayu Media. Vayu Media is a global leader delivering a full range of integrated online marketing solutions, interactive services and high performance websites, for any company looking to be successful. The company’s approach is consultative, and focuses on the long term growth of their clients. Jennifer’s position consists of managing all of Vayu Media’s marketing initiatives, establishing re-seller relationships, and overseeing the company’s sales efforts.

Among her many responsibilities, Jennifer is often engaged to speak at seminars and trainings. She is available to facilitate trainings in the areas of; online marketing & media, sales strategies & business development, brand awareness & marketing to your target audience and marketing that drives ROI.

Most recently, Jennifer has been featured on CBS Atlanta, FOX 5 Atlanta, TAG Tech Talk Radio, and has been mentioned on Forbes.com . Jennifer has also been a recent expert panelist at Women in The Spotlight, The Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, Business Boot Camp For Women, and will be a featured expert at the 2011 Digital Summit.

Jennifer can be reached at JDunphy@VayuMedia.com to be booked for speaking engagements and trainings.

You can connect with Jennifer at:

Jennifer Dunphy on LinkedIn

Jennifer Dunphy on Facebook

Jennifer Dunphy on Twitter

Vayu Media – SEO Company on Facebook

Vayu Media – SEO Company on Twitter

Cassandra Connors is the owner and founder of Bella Bag, one of the internet’s largest sites for buying, selling, and trading authentic only handbags and accessories.

With much of her life spent living in New York and London — and a great love of fashion from a young age, Miss Connors began Bella Bag 7 years ago with only a few Gucci Bags and an Ebay account. She now has a team of girls, hundreds of Louis Vuitton, Hermes, Balenciaga, Chanel (and yes Gucci) pieces . . . and a loyal clientele stretching from Atlanta to Tokyo.

You can connect with Cassandra at:

URL: www.Shopbellabag.com

Email: info@shopbellabag.com

Phone: 877-6-BELLABAG

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Bella-Bag/83350242863

Twitter: http://twitter.com/shopbellabag

Blog: http://shopbellabag.com/index.php/blog/

A special shout out to our new sponsor – the Business Marketing Association – Atlanta Chapter. Please go to their website to register for their monthy events www.bmaatlanta.com/events/

Also . . . if you know of a business in Atlanta that we should know about, please email Amy Otto at Amy @ atlantabusinessradio.com and we will try and get them on the showOn today’s show we shined the spotlight on Jennifer Dunphy with Atlanta based Online Marketing Agency, Vayu Media and her client Cassandra (Casey) Connors, Owner & Founder of Bella Bag.A special shout out to our new sponsor – the Business Marketing Association – Atlanta Chapter. Please go to their website to register for their monthy events www.bmaatlanta.com/events/Also . . . if you know of a business in Atlanta that we should know about, please email Amy Otto at Amy@atlantabusinessradio.com and we will try and get them on the show