Started in Grand Rapids, MI in 1952,  Glenn D. Abbott provided bookkeeping, tax preparation and small business succession planning services to his clients.  Roger G. Abbott came to work for the firm in 1960. Over the next 40 years, Roger grew the practice to include trust administration, estate planning, tax planning and conservatorship.  In 2004, Georgia A. Abbott started Abbott & Emmel Consulting specializing in business development and startups and in 2018, the family agreed to have her carry on the Abbott & Associates name and business tradition.  

Georgia A. Abbott, MBA is principal consultant of Abbott & Associates, LLC with expertise in business development, new product commercialization and second stage business growth.  Her company provides business turnaround consulting, market & strategic planning, organization and operational efficiencies expertise and has assisted several companies through  transfers of ownership.  Abbott also designs, develops and facilitates skill based corporate education and training programs.  She is a Business Model Generation & Canvas educator and an expert IDEO Design Thinking practitioner and facilitator. 

Abbott held a teaching position at Northwood University’s Devos Graduate School of Management, having over 14 years of experience in higher education entrepreneurial programming and MBA consulting practicums.  She has consulted over 120 enterprises and tax-exempt organizations alongside her MBA students in Michigan, Texas, Florida and Switzerland.  

Georgia lives in Harbor Springs, MI and holds board positions with Big Water Creative Arts, and Harbor Inc.  She is a member of the Petoskey Noon Rotary Club and leads the STRIVE youth program.