John Drawdy CPA/owner of Paragon Accounting and Tax Solutions and Kristi Cobb, CPA, wrap up 2018 tax details and set a course for a successful 2019 business year.

Please join us for our monthly lunch and learn to meet some of these leaders who are making positive change happen.

When: Tuesday Nov. 27, 2018, 12:15 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Where: Tavern at Towne Lake
1003 Towne Lake Hills East, Woodstock, GA 30189
Cost: $14 includes lunch

Speakers: John Drawdy and Kristi Cobb
Topic: Setting a course for a successful 2019 business year.

When: Tuesday, October. 16, 2018, 12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Where: Tavern at Towne Lake
1003 Towne Lake Hills East, Woodstock, GA 30189
Cost: $14 ( includes lunch)
Speaker:Jimmy Mercer

Our guest speaker is Jimmy W. Mercer, President of JWM & Associates, LLC. He has approximately 43 years of experience in the public and private sector. He was Chief of Police for the last 10 years of his 31 year police career, all in the greater Atlanta, Georgia area.

In addition to his illustrious and varied law enforcement background, Mr. Mercer worked another 13 years for a major corporation as a Senior Manager in Corporate Security.

When: Tuesday, September. 18, 2018, from 12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Where: Tavern at Towne Lake
1003 Towne Lake Hills East, Woodstock, GA 30189
Cost: $14 ( includes lunch)
Speaker: Vincent DeCastro

Vincent DeCastro is an Internet Marketing and SEO Professional with more than 13 years of experience teaching & managing Search Engine Optimization and Pay Per Click campaigns. Vincent has managed over 100 small and mid-sized business Internet Marketing campaigns involving a mix of SEO & PPC.

His experience in Link Building and OnSite SEO has allowed him to help many websites recover from the effects of Google Panda and Google Penguin updates. Vincent’s focus is not on the volume of pages or links, but rather the quality and depth. This approach is how Vincent helps deliver great organic search results.

Website: www.internetmarketingatlanta.org

When: Tuesday, August 21, 2018, from 12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Where: Tavern at Towne Lake Hills
1003 Towne Lake Hills East, Woodstock, GA 30189
Cost: $14 ( includes lunch)
Speaker: Jeff Packer Entrepreneur, Adjunct instructor with Emory University and former ‘Business Startup’ teacher at Kennesaw State University
Topic: Falling Forward: How to rebound from business setbacks

When: Tuesday, July 17, 2018, from 12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Where: Tavern at Towne Lake Hills
1003 Towne Lake Hills East, Woodstock, GA 30189
Cost: $14 ( includes lunch)
Speaker: Brad Stevens –
Entreholic – Innovative Growth Solutions for Entrepreneurs

He will be presenting on “Mastering Outsourcing for Entrepreneurs and Small Business: How to automate your business to gain freedom, increase profits and achieve scale.”

This workshop is designed to be one of the highest “actionable take away” experiences of the year. Growing a business requires time, money, and energy which can be limited resources. This often leaves the entrepreneur or business owner feeling stuck and frustrated when trying to scale and grow. However, there is a seismic “work revolution” happening and those getting on board now will gain an unfair advantage and be ahead of the curve. It is the little-known secret of low-cost, on-demand virtual workers. Businesses can literally get thousands of dollars of work done for a few hundred dollars and in half the time – with incredible quality. Brad Stevens is a lifetime entrepreneur and a global speaker on mastering outsourcing for entrepreneurs and small business.

Thank you again to everyone who supported our scholarship fundraising efforts especially CHRISTIAN BROTHERS AUTOMOTIVE, our title sponsor. We were able to award 9 scholarships this year to seniors at Etowah, River Ridge and Woodstock High Schools. A special thank you to the Woodstock Rotary for their collaboration allowing 2 additional scholarships to be awarded.