Gretchen Roberts is CEO of Red Bike Advisors, formerly Adam Shay CPA PLLC. We believe that strategic financial advice is a value driver, not a cost center. We work with you to achieve your business goals, whether that's growing re
In my last post, I went through 16 powerful revenue growth levers for your business. Now let’s turn to gross margin growth levers that ultimately drive more profit to the bottom line. What ...
McDonald’s founder Ray Kroc famously said, “If you’re green you’re growing, if you’re ripe you rot.” When it comes to running a business, growing is a balancing ...
As Baby Boomers continue to retire, business-buying is a hot opportunity for new entrepreneurs and existing business owners alike. Before you ink your first (or next) deal, ask these questions and g ...
Employee theft is the reason for more than 30% of small business bankruptcies, according to the Better Business Bureau. And that's not even counting the businesses that are stolen f ...
Cash is king, and profit is queen. With 82% of small business failure due to poor cash flow management (Business.com), it's no wonder business owners lie awake at night wondering if they're g ...
It’s tax time, and for most people it’s a frenzy of paperwork and filings. But for anyone who’s fallen behind on their taxes, or is starting to get notices from the IRS or the North ...
Welp, the government has gone and done it again. In an effort to crack down on money laundering, financing terrorism, tax fraud, and other illegal acts via sketchy shell companies, Congress has enacte ...
Clean books and regular reviews are the foundation of a strong financial position for your business. Here are seven ways messy books are holding back your business growth: 1. Risky Business Risk ...
“A budget is telling your money where to go instead of wondering where it went.” –John C. Maxwell There’s nothing worse than getting to the end of the y ...
If you’re anything like most small business owners we work with, you’ve got better things to do than scroll Google for news about the IRS and what it’s been up to lately. &nbs ...
"Revenue is vanity, profit is sanity, but cash is king." — Unknown Many business owners are what serial entrepreneur Roland Frasier calls “accidental entr ...
We have a Google Home at my house, and sometimes Google just can’t get it straight. It will set a timer when we’ve asked it to play a song on Spotify, or listen in on our conversation and ...
Ashworth Joins Mincey Bell Rhoades Law Firm
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Brunswick County Planning Board To Consider 450-home Development Plans
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Pipe And Valve Distributor Opens Wilmington Branch
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Wilmington-area Companies Named Finalists For NC Tech Awards
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Southport-Oak Island Chamber Announces Summer Awards
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One of the clubs in Wilmington has 11 indoor pickleball courts, four covered, lighted outdoor courts, two new clay tennis courts, an outdoor...
S. Fletcher Daniels writes, "Nonprofits work at the intersections of complex social issues, so there isn’t a single 'bottom-line' metric lik...
Multiple Wilmington-area establishments offer classes for those looking to learn more about or brush up on their culinary skills....
The 2026 WilmingtonBiz: Book on Business is an annual publication showcasing the Wilmington region as a center of business.
