SUBREDDIT: r/legaladvice
TITLE: Business in another state owes me money, what else can I do outside of court?
POST: I'm currently owed just under $8k by a company in Georgia. When I entered into the agreement with the business (a liquidation company) I lived in Illinois. Now I live in California.

I currently have a line of communication with the company. They have sent me a portion of the original amount owed - $1,500 - as "goodwill". 

I investigated the option of small claims, but even if I received a favorable judgment, which would take a lot of my time and possibly money, I would still have to find a way to get them to pay. You can garnish a person's wages, but it's trickier with a business.

The company is claiming to have cash flow problems. It doesn't matter if I believe them or not. I accept that they are likely screwing me over with a smile. I think they know I don't really have a way to extract funds from them. However, my continued politeness (relatively) has prevented them from cutting off all contact, which I think is a good thing.

I filed a BBB complaint but the BBB does not assist with situations of owed money, and the company didn't respond to the BBB anyway. 

Do I have ANY leverage left? The extent of what I'm owed is fully documented. In fact the company regularly updates me with the figure of what I'm owed. I just don't know what to do next.
TL;DR: 
A business in another state owes me money but going to court would be a waste of time/money. What options remain?