Jeff Cunningham works with entrepreneurs and visionaries to help them design and achieve ambitious deals and build and sell profitable companies. He created a business model for developing a Proactive Legal Plan™ to make the legal relationship predictable, efficient, and affordable for businesses who watch their cash flow first.
A Partner at Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP, Jeff coordinates the legal and compliance operations for entrepreneurs, newly-formed enterprises, emerging growth, and established, growing companies, allowing them to focus on the things that they do to make money. Jeff earned a Juris Doctor degree from Georgia State University College of Law, an MBA from Georgia State University, and a BS in Economics from Vanderbilt University.
Show Notes:
Jeff Cunningham joined Tim and Taylor to talk about his 20+ year career helping small business owners focus on the things that make them money. Jeff discussed the role of an attorney as a strategist, COVID's impact on small businesses, the value of a peer group, and the current trends in mergers and acquisitions.
In this Episode:
• What Matters Most to Small Business [0:01:57]
• Common Challenges for Small Businesses [0:03:00]
• Traits of an Entrepreneur [0:05:38]
• Role with Small Business Clients [0:08:04]
• A Unique Business Model [0:11:36]
• Small Business Legal Mistakes [0:13:46]
• Marketing a Law Firm [0:15:01]
• COVID from a Legal Point of View [0:17:03]
• Leveraging Peer Groups [0:19:20]
• The 2020 Mergers & Acquisitions Market [0:20:54]
• Strategies for Acquisitions [0:25:04]
• Rapid Fire [0:26:29]
• Contact Information [0:32:21]
• Take Aways [0:32:58]
