05/20/2026
What a great Wednesday morning with the Colonial Networking team! 🤝
This week's featured speaker was Ca'dedra Harvin of Harvin & Associates Accounting Firm, who gave us a practical breakdown of Accounting 101 for business owners. Her message was clear: the relationship between a business owner and their accountant matters just as much as the numbers themselves. Close collaboration, reliable communication, and proactive strategy planning are at the core of how her firm operates.
Ca'dedra reminded us that many businesses that look profitable on the surface still fail. Not because they aren't making money, but because they don't have the right systems in place. Tax strategy, insurance planning, future financial planning, and bookkeeping aren't optional extras. They're the foundation. And you simply cannot estimate your quarterly taxes if you don't know your books.
Harvin & Associates specializes in bookkeeping, financial clean-up, and business consulting, with payroll support as well. They work with service-based businesses, government contractors, maritime industry professionals, healthcare businesses, and any growing business ready to get their financial house in order.
Our Mentorship Moment came from Michelle, sharing on behalf of Chris Mood with Sparkman Insurance and it was a good one!
She talked about the kind of flexibility that turns customers into raving fans. When a family with picky kids walks into a restaurant and the menu doesn't have grilled cheese, the answer isn't "we don't have that." It's finding a creative solution with what you do have. She referenced Cameron Mitchell, a well-known chef, who once asked a restaurant to make a milkshake for his child. They didn't carry milkshakes and said they couldn't help, even though chocolate milk and ice cream were both available. He ordered them separately and combined them himself at the table.
That's the spirit of Two Twelve.
The name comes from the science: at 211 degrees, water is hot. At 212 degrees, it boils and converts to steam. A completely different level of power and energy. One degree of extra effort makes all the difference. In business, that means not letting a rigid process or policy be the reason a customer doesn't come back. Adapt. Solve the problem. Build the kind of experience people talk about.
We are also actively looking for members in a few key fields. If you or someone you know works in landscaping, law, or tree removal, we would love to have you visit us next Wednesday. Come see what this group is about!
📅 Wednesdays at 9:00 AM
📍 Williamsburg Baptist Church
