STRATEGIC INSIGHTS RADIO: Understanding Financial Statements (Part 1 of 2)

Posted on January 21, 2016February 5, 2016

On this episode of “Strategic Insights Radio”, host Vlad Rusz, the CEO of Sterling Rose Consulting Corp, explains how to make sense out of income statements and balance sheets. “Strategic Insights Radio” is sponsored by Maid Right of Duluth and Sterling Rose Consulting Corp.

VLAD RUSZ/STERLING ROSE CONSULTING CORP

Sterling Rose Consulting Corp. is a Gwinnett County, GA based company that provides business plan creation and review, online and offline marketing, marketing plan creation and review, ongoing marketing services, accounting, bookkeeping, financial analysis, operations and business consulting. Sterling Rose Consulting Corp.’s staff has over 100 years of successful entrepreneurial experience. In addition, the CEO of the Company, Vlad Rusz, has launched and ran four successful businesses that currently range in age from 17 months to 7 years old with gross revenues ranging from $175,000 to over $5.0 million.

Sterling Rose Consulting Corp. prides itself on providing quality, investor ready documentation. The company takes it even one step farther to make sure that the client understands how to effectively present these documents, whether they are being prepared for internal use or outside investors. Sterling Rose Consulting also provides full loan SBA packages, Immigration Visa Business Plans, Commercial Lending Business Plans, Commercial Space, Growth, Not-For-Profit and Venture Capital/Investment Ready Plans.

In addition, Sterling Rose Consulting Corp also provides Zoho Customization, Design and Implementation, Custom CRM solutions, Payroll, Bookkeeping and Accounting Services.

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.

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STRATEGIC INSIGHTS RADIO: The Year in Review

Posted on January 7, 2016January 8, 2016

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On this special episode of “Strategic Insights Radio”, host Vlad Rusz, the CEO of Sterling Rose Consulting Corp, takes a look back at how the company grew in 2015 and shares his expectations for 2016. “Strategic Insights Radio” is sponsored by Maid Right of Duluth.

VLAD RUSZ/STERLING ROSE CONSULTING CORP

In addition, Sterling Rose Consulting Corp also provides Zoho Customization, Design and Implementation, Custom CRM solutions, Payroll, Bookkeeping and Accounting Services.

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Cristina Culbreath of Tin Lizzy’s Cantina, Maureen Kornowa of Gwinnett Children’s Shelter and Jim Lloyd of Sip & Swine BBQ Festival

Posted on January 7, 2016January 7, 2016

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Mike Sammond, Cristina Culbreath, Maureen Kornowa, Jim Lloyd, Steven Julian

Cristina Culbreath/Tin Lizzy’s Cantina

Tin Lizzy’s is a highly differentiated, full-service restaurant and bar offering award-winning cuisine and signature drinks in a high-energy cantina environment. At Tin Lizzy’s, they are known for their refreshing margaritas, friendly service, lively music and of course, their FlexMex cuisine.

Maureen Kornowa of Gwinnett Children’s Shelter &
Jim Lloyd of Sip and Swine BBQ Festival

Gwinnett Children’s Shelter has a new “Home of Hope” where they take homeless children from birth to 17 years of age, with their young moms. GCS develops customized life plans designed to keep the family unit together and set them on a path to independence by providing all the necessary life skills training so that Mom can sustain herself upon completion of the program. Gwinnett Children’s’ Shelter is a pioneer with this new forward-thinking program which is designed to end the cycle of homelessness for two generations at one time.

Sip and Swine’s mission is two-fold: to showcase and promote the appreciation of competition BBQ in a fun-filled festival environment, and to support the community by donating all of the proceeds of the event to the Gwinnett Children’s Shelter.

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Jamie Dukes of Drip Fusion, Phil Van Gelder of Atlanta Office Technologies and Littie Brown of SpeedPro Imaging

Posted on December 17, 2015

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Jamie Dukes/Drip Fusion Institute

The Drip Fusion Institute (DFI) Concussion & CTE Protocol is the first “comprehensive” pharmacological treatment for Concussions and Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy. For maximum absorption, DFI utilizes IV infusions as the primary vehicle to disburse medicines to the brain.

Phil Van Gelder/Atlanta Office Technologies

Atlanta Office Technologies (AOT) is an office equipment dealer and full technology solutions partner. They don’t consider trying to be everything to everyone. They are experts in print and copy management, but every once in a while, they find ways to help clients improve their workflow and overall infrastructure. They accomplish this through alternative technologies such as software, automation and professional managed services.

AOT won’t tell a client they can do it all, but you can guarantee that whatever they do commit to, they will honor that 100% of the way through the relationship.

Littie Brown/SpeedPro Imaging

SpeedPro Imaging specializes in producing high quality graphic images for their customers that convey a message, attract attention and reinforce their brand. Their products ranges from a small yard sign to attract attention to a vehicle wrap reinforcing their brand. Dressing up the store front or participating in a trade show, they can provide the right look for their customers. If you can imagine it, they can print it.

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STRATEGIC INSIGHTS RADIO: Accounting Practices and Taxes for Small Business

Posted on December 11, 2015December 11, 2015

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Reno Borgognoni, Vlad Rusz

This episode of “Strategic Insights Radio” discusses 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.

CLICK HERE for the HRMBCPA Facebook page.

VLAD RUSZ/STERLING ROSE CONSULTING CORP

In addition, Sterling Rose Consulting Corp also provides Zoho Customization, Design and Implementation, Custom CRM solutions, Payroll, Bookkeeping and Accounting Services.

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David Kohlasch of Sonesta Gwinnett Place Atlanta and Michelle & Rick Sutter of Coffee News of Suwanee

Posted on December 10, 2015

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David Kohlasch/Sonesta Gwinnett Place Atlanta

Located in Duluth, GA, in the greater Atlanta community, Sonesta Gwinnett Place Atlanta is in the heart of Gwinnett County. This recently updated 17-story hotel is the largest in the county and its 426 guest rooms include 15 suites and the Preferred Level for business guests. The hotel features 18 function rooms offering more than 16,000 square feet of meeting and event space and the hotel’s 8,000 square foot Georgia Ballroom accommodates up to 1,000 guests, the largest in the area. In addition, the hotel offers ArtBar- a gastro pub ideal for cocktails and dinner, Grapevine Restaurant which is open for breakfast and lunch, and a private dining room for small groups and intimate special events, plus an indoor/outdoor swimming pool, health club, sundeck and free parking.

Sonesta Gwinnett Place Atlanta is located near major entertainment venues including the Infinite Energy Arena (formerly the Gwinnett Arena), the Infinite Energy Theater (formerly the Performing Arts Centre) and the AAA Gwinnett Braves Coolray Field. Other attractions like Lake Lanier, World of Coca-Cola, the Georgia Aquarium, Zoo Atlanta and the CNN Center are located nearby. Local shopping options include Gwinnett Place Mall, Sugarloaf Mills Mall and the Mall of Georgia

Michelle & Rick Sutter/Coffee News of Suwanee

Coffee News is the most widely distributed restaurant publication in the world and has been hugely successful in helping small and medium sized businesses nationwide create a strong presence in their community for over 28 years. The Sutter family of Suwanee as publishers are proud to offer Coffee News.

Fresh weekly issues of Coffee News can now be found in 50 locations and growing throughout the Suwanee, Buford and Sugar Hill area. They’re very excited to bring this free, weekly publication to local restaurants, coffee shops, hair salons, professional offices, community buildings and other local businesses where people have a few minutes to read good news and fun features while waiting. Their goal is to be “everywhere” within the community to maximize enjoyment for their readers and exposure for their local advertisers.

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OPEN HOUSE AND RIBBON CUTTING: Maid Right of Duluth

Posted on December 9, 2015

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Maid Right of Duluth held an Open House and Ribbon Cutting Ceremony on December 3rd at their new location at 1585 Old Norcross Road in Lawrenceville, GA. Dozens of business leaders and supporters attended the event hosted by franchise owners Dave and Joanne Wilkins.

Attendees included representatives from the Atlanta Gladiators hockey team, Georgia Swarm lacrosse team, Comcast Spotlight, Sterling Rose Consulting Corp and the Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce.

Business RadioX was broadcasting live from the fun event. Several business leaders were interviewed including Danessa Itaya, VP of Maid Right’s corporate office, and Dave Wilkins, owner of Maid Right of Duluth.

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Maid Right offers professional home cleaning services to serve the community and also provides franchise opportunities. Life is short, so clean less!

PRESS CONFERENCE: Infinite Energy Arena Marquee Sign Unveiled

Posted on December 4, 2015December 4, 2015

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A press conference was held on December 2, 2015 to unveil the new Infinite Energy Arena marquee sign on top of the building. This was the first major sign installation since the naming rights announcement in August 2015.

Speakers at the press conference included Richard Tucker (Gwinnett CVB Chairman of the Board), Joseph Dennis (Infinite Energy Center GM), Darin Cook (Infinite Energy Co-Founder and Co-CEO), Jace Brooks (Gwinnett CVB Board Member) and J. Alvin Wilbanks (Gwinnett County Public Schools Superintendent).

The arena sign was designed by sky design of Atlanta, and the sign was constructed and installed by Henry Incorporated of Decatur. The sign dimensions are 16 feet, 10 inches tall and 96 feet, 6 inches long.

Infinite Energy secured the naming rights to the Infinite Energy Center campus over the next 20 years for $18 million. This is the first naming rights partnership for both Infinite Energy and Infinite Energy Center and the first major marquee sign for the venue.

To view the video of the sign installation, CLICK HERE.

About Infinite Energy Center

Just minutes outside of Atlanta, Infinite Energy Center’s 90-acre lakefront campus can accommodate a variety of events from concerts, performances, meetings, trade shows, conventions, banquets, and celebrations. The multipurpose campus includes an amazing 13,000-seat arena (Infinite Energy Arena), a 708-seat theater (Infinite Energy Theater), 23 versatile meeting rooms, a 50,000-square-foot exhibit hall, and a 21,600-square-foot grand ballroom (Infinite Energy Forum). The campus, operated by the Gwinnett Convention and Visitors Bureau, distinguishes itself by hosting a diverse range of events including the ECHL’s Atlanta Gladiators, NLL’s Georgia Swarm, Carrie Underwood, Justin Timberlake, Menopause the Musical, JapanFest, Romeo Santos, Red Hot Chili Peppers, George Strait, Eric Clapton, NCAA Women’s Gymnastics Championships, Disney On Ice, Enrique Iglesias & Pitbull, Orange Conference, Beyoncé and more. For a full list of events, please visit InfiniteEnergyCenter.com.

About Infinite Energy

Infinite Energy provides natural gas in Florida, Georgia, New York and New Jersey as well as electricity in Texas. It serves all customers, from residential to commercial to industrial. Established in 1994, Infinite Energy has grown into one of Florida’s largest privately-owned companies and has been recognized many times as one of the Best Companies to Work For by Florida Trend and Outside magazines. With in-house customer care, trading and software development, the company’s focus on operations provides superior quality control and a range of energy options for every customer, big or small. For more information on Infinite Energy, visit InfiniteEnergy.com.

Jake Lacy of Breakout Atlanta, Stephanie Forrester of Zoe Auto Body and Mike Cohen of Transportation Specialist’s Group

Posted on December 3, 2015

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Jake Lacy/Breakout Atlanta

Breakout Atlanta offers fun and exciting Breakout Games. Each Breakout Game is a real-life escape room adventure for a small group. Work together as a team to escape the room before time runs out. It’s great for groups of friends, family, or coworkers. You’ll solve puzzles, crack codes, find hidden items and more in order to escape. You have one goal: escape the room in under one hour.

Stephanie Forrester/Zoe Auto Body

At Zoe Auto Body, they make customer service a priority. Their people are highly trained and are dedicated to the commitment of quality, workmanship and service that their business was founded on. Their technicians have several years of experience behind them. Zoe Auto Body is proud to serve the auto body repair needs of the Sugar Hill area. When the safety of your family is on the line, why settle for second best?

Mike Cohen/Transportation Specialist’s Group

Transportation Specialist’s Group (TSG) is a third-party logistics company specializing in cost savings, technology and back-office efficiencies surrounding freight. They perform a free analysis to determine the level of the savings opportunity. All rates, savings and fees are totally transparent and disclosed shipment by shipment in a weekly billing report. The program is fully funded by the savings. This includes the RFP process which will secure contracts for each and every client individually. TSG has its own in-house Transportation Management System which is included. They audit and pay the bills. They set up accounting rules and their customer service unit handles all the back-office support which includes labor intense shipment issues.

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WEALTH MATTERS: Year-End Philanthropy and Charitable Giving Ideas

Posted on November 25, 2015November 25, 2015

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Craig Frankel, Itai Tsur, Justin Sullivan, Patrick Renn, Adam Gaslowitz

On this episode of Wealth Matters, hosts Adam Gaslowitz and Craig Frankel discuss year-end philanthropy and charitable giving ideas with their guests Pat Renn, Itai Tsur and Justin Sullivan.

ABOUT PAT RENN

Pat is the founder and president of The Renn Wealth Management Group. He is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional with more than 35 years of experience in counseling high-net-worth individuals, business owners and professionals regarding their financial affairs.

Pat has been president of the Georgia Society of the Institute of Certified Financial Planners and president of the Georgia chapter of the International Association for Financial Planning. He is a member of the Society of Financial Services Professionals, the Atlanta Estate Planning Council and the Georgia Planned Giving Council. He holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Villanova University and an MBA from Loyola College. He holds the Advanced Pension Planning certificate from The American College as well as the Investment Management Consultant designation from Raymond James Institute.

Pat served on the board of trustees for Holy Innocents’ Episcopal School and was chair of their Endowment Funds Committee. Pat also served as chair of the Cathedral of St. Philip Endowment Funds and is the current chair of the Episcopal Media Center Endowment. He is past board chair of the Georgia Special Olympics and has served on numerous charitable and professional organization boards.

Pat is married with two sons. He enjoys travel, golf, fly fishing and wing shooting in his spare time.

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/The-Renn-Wealth-Management-Group-an-Independent-Firm-134955893528289/?fref=nf

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrick-renn-7b74541

Twitter: https://twitter.com/patrenn

ABOUT ITAI TSUR

Itai D. Tsur is the Senior Director of Planned Giving and Endowment (PG&E) at Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta. In that capacity, Itai manages and oversees Federation’s endowment, including its stewardship program, policies and procedures, record retention, fund distributions, programming and donor services. A graduate of the University of Texas at Austin and Emory University School of Law, Itai is an experienced attorney who worked for several years in private practice both in New York City and Atlanta prior to entering the world of nonprofit. Itai subsequently earned his MBA from Georgia State University, Robinson College of Business, and draws upon that training in order to guide PG&E’s transition to The Atlanta Jewish Foundation, which is set to launch in early 2016.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/itaitsur

Twitter: https://twitter.com/itaitsur

ABOUT JUSTIN SULLIVAN

As Vice President and a PNC Wealth Management Investment Advisor, Justin Sullivan develops, communicates and executes tailored investment strategies for clients. He is responsible for managing complex fiduciary, agency and individual retirement accounts, as well as alternative investment product. Justin also works with a team of specialists in financial and estate planning, banking services and trust to help clients achieve their financial objectives.

Prior to his current role, Justin was an Investment Advisor with PNC Wealth Management in Philadelphia, PA. He completed a year-long rotational program for emerging wealth management professionals where he acquired industry skills including investments, wealth planning, estate planning and completed rigorous credit training. Justin managed over $120M in assets for his clients in Philadelphia before relocating to Atlanta in 2013.

Justin lives in the Buckhead area of Atlanta and serves on the Board of Directors for the Fulton County Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA). He enjoys reading, travel, volunteerism and outdoor activities. He earned his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (Finance and Economics) degree from the University of Pittsburgh. He is also a CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL PLANNER™.

ABOUT GASLOWITZ FRANKEL, LLC:

Gaslowitz Frankel is an experienced trial practice firm specializing in all aspects of complex fiduciary litigation throughout Georgia and the Southeast. With a focus on representing individuals, companies, banks, and fiduciaries in dispute involving wills, estates, trusts, guardianships, businesses, and securities law, their experienced and highly qualified litigation attorneys have tremendous credentials and a proven history of success.

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STRATEGIC INSIGHTS RADIO: Understanding Financial Statements (Part 1 of 2)

STRATEGIC INSIGHTS RADIO: The Year in Review

Cristina Culbreath of Tin Lizzy’s Cantina, Maureen Kornowa of Gwinnett Children’s Shelter and Jim Lloyd of Sip & Swine BBQ Festival

Jamie Dukes of Drip Fusion, Phil Van Gelder of Atlanta Office Technologies and Littie Brown of SpeedPro Imaging

STRATEGIC INSIGHTS RADIO: Accounting Practices and Taxes for Small Business

David Kohlasch of Sonesta Gwinnett Place Atlanta and Michelle & Rick Sutter of Coffee News of Suwanee

OPEN HOUSE AND RIBBON CUTTING: Maid Right of Duluth

PRESS CONFERENCE: Infinite Energy Arena Marquee Sign Unveiled

Jake Lacy of Breakout Atlanta, Stephanie Forrester of Zoe Auto Body and Mike Cohen of Transportation Specialist’s Group

WEALTH MATTERS: Year-End Philanthropy and Charitable Giving Ideas

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