Guidance Through Loan Process Helps Metro Atlanta Restaurateur Triple His Locations

Diego Velasquez had worked in Georgia’s restaurant industry more than 14 years – moving up to district manager for a major chain – when he opened his first Tacos and Tequilas Mexican Grill in Buckhead with his savings and the support of family and friends in 2010. “I had decided that if I can open […]
2017 Facebook Marketing Strategies

As Facebook continues to modify its systems, it is vital for business owners to remain up to date on the opportunities available to them. In this session, learn to engage new customers while growing relationships and developing loyalty with existing customers. We will talk about formulas for being found, how to use Facebook’s powerful advertising […]
SBA Opens Additional Business Recovery Center in Georgia

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]ATLANTA – The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced the opening of a Business Recovery Center (BRC) in Glynn County on Sept. 27, to help businesses impacted by Hurricane Irma that began on Sept. 7, 2017. This is in addition to the previously announced BRC opening Tuesday in Chatham County. SBA representatives at the Centers […]
Hispanic Entrepreneur Series
Este programa de formación empresarial proporciona a sus participantes las herramientas necesarias para actualizar sus conocimientos administrativos, fortalecer sus capacidades gerenciales, mejorar la toma de decisiones estratégicas y aumentar sus relaciones comerciales implementando estrategias de mercado.
Hurricane Irma Blows Work/Life Balance to Pieces

Implementing S.M.A.R.T. goals can help you stay balanced when life tries to knock you off your feet.
Small Business in Agriculture

In the 2017 edition of the University of Georgia Small Business Development Center’s publication, “Small Business and Its Impact on Georgia,” the article below titled, “Spotlight Industries in Georgia: Agriculture,” was featured. Georgia is well known for agriculture. Farming has been a way of life for generations in the south, and Georgia is no different. […]
Social Media Strategy | Sept. 26

Is your business using social media but not seeing results? Through this interactive workshop designed to teach business owners how they can leverage social media by implementing a program focused on goals and getting results.
Campaign Approach to Marketing Feeds Sales at Atlanta Pizzeria

Slice Pizzeria, tucked away on Poplar Street in downtown Atlanta, celebrated its tenth anniversary in November 2016. Its business partners Brian Agee and Karen Smiley moved from their first pizzeria in the West End to Georgia State University’s western boundary in 2006, hoping to serve more students, tourists and conventioneers. “It was a very slow […]