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Interview With Brian Thompson of Balsam Mountain Consulting, Inc.

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Brian, how did Balsam Mountain Consulting Come About?

Well, in 2004, I took a lot of time off work to volunteer for the John Edwards campaign.  I was so fed up with George W Bush– I had been watching a lot of “Democracy Now” on TV– that I would have done jus about anything to help defeat him that November.  Living in North Carolina and being a populist, for me, Edwards was the  best bet.

So, I banged on doors in minus seventeen degree weather, made incessant phone calls, crashed in the floor of the downtown Des Moines YMCA and woke up to ice cold showers, in order to help the guy out.

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Interview With James D Kidd, CPA

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Interview with James D Kidd, CPA on starting a small professional business.

The interview cabe found here: daninteriew

James D Kidd, “Dan” is a local accountant who has operated in the Jackson County, North Carolina area for well over twenty years.  His specialty is assisting small startup businesses in the area.  Originally from South Carolina, he started his first solo practice approximately 40 years ago.  Currently he has a staff of three to five accounting associates and two office assistants.  He makes a special effort to support and assist students at WCU who are interesting in pursuing accounting as a profession.

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