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Chattanooga's Textla is on a mission to democratize the text message marketing space

If the last text you received came from your favorite brand, you aren’t alone. SMS or text messaging has become a ubiquitous part of the marketing world. Today, businesses use SMS for important marketing initiatives, 1:1 outreach, and customer service messaging. It's effective, with 97 percent

The "TheraCoach" Is In For Founder Therapy

The "TheraCoach" Is In For Founder Therapy

When founders going through Google’s prestigious Black Founders Fund need a therapist to talk about the hard stuff, they turn to Chantel Cohen. Cohen, a therapist and founder/CEO of CWC Coaching and Therapy, has held over 2,500 sessions over the last five years with founders going through

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Built In The Burbs: Turning Kennesaw Into An Entrepreneurial Hub

When you think about entrepreneurial “hubs,” a major city corridor or a downtown building probably comes to mind. That has historically been the case for cities like Atlanta, where Midtown’s Tech Square and the area around Buckhead’s Atlanta Tech Village have been magnets for entrepreneurial talent over the

Monday “Fund” Day: What Happened For Startups The Week of February 12, 2024

Monday “Fund” Day: What Happened For Startups The Week of February 12, 2024

There was a lot to love about the Valentine’s Day week. We saw startups raise big VC rounds, add new C-Suite talent, and land new big corporate partnerships. To start off the week, we are rounding up the big headlines from last week across the Southeast. Here is what

Why Atlanta's LeaseQuery Is Rebranding — And Expanding — As FinQuery

One of Atlanta’s most recognizable SaaS startups has a new name. LeaseQuery, the lease accounting platform, announced earlier this month that it has rebranded to FinQuery. The startup got off the ground in 2011 when accountant-turned-entrepreneur George Azih saw a fundamental flaw in how most companies organized their lease

Love & Taxes: What You Need To Know For Your Startup Business

Love & Taxes: What You Need To Know For Your Startup Business

“What’s love got to do with it?” - Tina Turner Well it turns out that in business, it can impact a lot. If you are one of the millions of people who started a business last year, how you set up your taxes can have huge implications for your

Temperature Check: How Do Economists Think The Economy Is Doing?

Temperature Check: How Do Economists Think The Economy Is Doing?

Economists don’t have crystal balls to predict the future, but they do have numbers. Monthly jobs reports. Unemployment data. New business registrations. Consumer goods pricing. Regional home sales. Gross GDP. Whatever the Federal Reserve hints at about their interest rate plans. They also have plenty of data to parse