Sound Startup Advice Leads to Rapid Growth for Canine Rehab Center

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Georgia Bottoms is a licensed physical therapist. She treated people in acute care and skilled nursing facilities in Savannah before becoming the wound care coordinator at Memorial Health. However, her focus changed from people to their dogs after her pup, Ripken, needed extensive rehabilitation to recover from knee surgery. “The physical therapist in the clinic […]

Cash Management

Understanding Cash Flow Management Workshop February 21, 2019, 10 AM at the Federal Reserve Building Email Andy at [email protected] to get your Excel spreadsheet with Financial Scorecard.  Documents for download: 1% Solution Presentation Budget Financial Scorecard Presenter:  Andy Fried, Business Consultant, UGA Small Business Development Center at KSU Andy Fried has over twenty-five years experience […]

SBDC GrowSMART in Atlanta | May 2019

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”15px”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][block_title style=”column_title” inner_style=”inline_border” title=”Overview”][/block_title][vc_column_text]Whether you’ve been in business for twenty years or two years, SBDC GrowSmart™ can align your vision for your business with the steps to get you there. Create a framework to improve the performance of your business and shape the success of your business for years to come. Work ON […]

Certification Leads to Larger Orders, Greater Growth for Macon Fabrication Shop

Stan Greene, owner of Greene Machine and Manufacturing, was ready to retire when he asked Larry Collins, who had worked with Greene since the late 1990s, if he would be interested in purchasing the business.  Before making a decision, Larry and his wife, Gwen, attended a class for start-ups offered by the University of Georgia […]

Business Owners Benefit from SBDC Assistance

The 2018 Economic Impact Study of the University of Georgia Small Business Development Center (UGA SBDC) provides solid evidence that entrepreneurs utilizing UGA SBDC assistance experience greater sales and employment growth than the state averages. The study found that the employment base of UGA SBDC’s existing business clients grew by 14.1 percent, while overall employment […]

Knowledge, Networking and Persistence Bring Disaster Relief to Mid-Georgia Manufacturer

MF&H Textiles is Taylor County’s largest single-point private employer with nearly 50 employees. Its 19-acre campus between Columbus and Macon was dead in the path of Hurricane Irma on September 11, 2017. Irma’s gale force winds damaged the roof surface of MF&H’s main production facility. “Irma ripped off 20 percent of the synthetic roofing membrane […]

UGA Offers Georgia Farm Business Education Conference

The UGA Small Business Development Center, UGA Extension, and the UGA College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences announces a partnership to bring the Georgia Farm Business Education Conference to Tifton, Georgia. This Conference is open to all of Georgia and surrounding states. The Georgia Farm Business Education Conference is designed for growers and producers who […]

Know Your Numbers

Financial Management Essentials for Owners and Managers Evaluating a company’s financial health is an essential skill for all business owners. Learn the fundamentals of financial analysis, with instruction on reading financial statements, understanding financial ratios and cash flow management. Find out what the numbers really mean and start developing practical strategies for improving your company’s […]