Yesterday was a new moon and Rosh Hashanah is a new year. In my opinion, September is always a new beginning for me even if I am not in school. In Savannah, September is the beginning of festival season. Hurricane Irma won’t hold the city back from weekend festivals. Here’s a short list of the festivals […]
Recognize: The Importance of A Bank Reconciliation
Figuring out exactly how much money is really available in your business bank account can be a frustrating attempt to hit a moving target. Just when you think you know it, something else pops up. Although the advent of online banking makes balancing your books is a bit easier, a monthly bank reconciliation is necessary. […]
Is Crowdfunding Free Money?
To finance a business or an artistic endeavor, many people have turned to crowdfunding to secure funding. Crowdfunding is defined as “the funding a project or venture by raising many small amounts of money from a large number of people, typically via the Internet.” Kickstarter is one of the most well-known crowdfunding platforms, but it […]
We’re Two
Happy Blog Anniversary To Me! It was only two years that I started this blog, Gnatty Savannah. In the two years that I have been in Savannah, I have worked for two small businesses here, and I now serve on two boards. I figure I would take a moment to recognize the new businesses that I […]
A Slight Pivot To Feature Small Businesses in Savannah
After two years blogging in Savannah, I have figured out what I want to focus on this blog. It is small business and entrepreneurs. This fits with my experience since I have been accounting and social media consulting for small businesses for about a decade. I have worked with illustration agency, an attorney, several tech […]
Being An Ally In Savannah
“Some of my best friends are gay” is something I wouldn’t say, but it is actually true. I have many gay friends and I have learned a lot about the LGBTQ community from them. I even did a presentation on how to be an ally on social media three years ago. Being out in the […]
Rise Biscuits and Donuts Is Now Open In Savannah
I have been in Savannah for two years, and I have disappointed in the lack of breakfast places and bakeries downtown. Now that has changed with the opening of Rise Biscuits and Donuts. Rise started in Durham, North Carolina and now it is about six cities in the Southeast. The Savannah location is the first […]
BlogHer17: The Pressure Is A Privilege
It’s hard to recap a conference like BlogHer especially when you spent three days meeting new people, listening to panels, being inspired by speakers and learning new information. I was impressed and inspired by Janet Mock, Serena Williams and Amy Ziering. Here are some of my random thoughts from #BlogHer17. Ana Navarro is hilarious! CNN […]
Going To BlogHer17
I am an old skool blogger. I have been blogging for over a decade. I first started with a personal blog, Nichelle Newsletter on Blogger. Then I moved it to Typepad and later over to WordPress. In 2004, I met Rachel and Allison, and we created Cupcakes Take The Cake. I have started and abandoned […]
The Potlikker Papers
John T. Edge of the Southern Foodways Alliance came to Savannah to talk about his new book that chronicles food and the modern South over the last 60 years. The book is called ‘The Potlikker Papers‘. In case you don’t know, potlikker or pot liquor is the liquid left behind after cooking greens. Anyway, I […]