A Time to Prepare…

As we enter this holiday season, preparing your family, your business, for the unexpected might not exactly be top of mind. This time of year traditionally brings with it thoughts of the holidays, festive gatherings with family and friends, celebrations, and gift buying. The holiday season doesn’t normally stimulate one to think, ‘What if…’ for emergency […]
The Importance of Becoming…

By Mark Lupo, CBCP The scene unfolds in a large conference room set in the 1990’s. The Internet is brand new and an emerging wild frontier. Executives surround the impressive conference table in the center of the room, their attention focused on the large projection screen at the front of the room. On the screen […]
Building CyberStrength into your Business

We believe that the cyber threat to small business is real and continuing to grow. Everyday each of us hear of the multiple incidents of cyber attacks hitting businesses around the country. Whether the attacks are criminal in nature, initiated through state actors, or from a lone hacker sitting at their computer, they each can […]
Monitor Four Critical Areas of Your Business

Here are the ONLY 4 things a small business needs to pay attention to on a daily basis to get up and running successfully.
New Model Adds Greater Value to Celebrated South Georgia Winery

“The Cowarts were already successfully producing a value-added product in the winery. You could see the potential for adding another business,” says Finney. “We put together all the pieces that showed how the distillery would work and how they would use more of their wine in the product.”
Mark Your Calendars for Small Business Saturday: November 26th!

The changing of the seasons is marked not only by changes in weather, but changes in activities. Autumn brings brilliant leaf viewings, plenty of pumpkin to sniff, sip and carve, as well as the realities of retail. November is historically known as the month when many retailers aim to break even. Black Friday got its […]
Detailed Business Plan Presents Calhoun Printing Company in New Light for SBA Lender
Mike Aldridge went into commercial printing in the Atlanta area just a year out of high school. After a career in the industry, he began to think about running his own business his way with a focus on printing for the rug trade. “I had a desire to go into it further,” he says. However, […]
5 Items to Review on Your Facebook Page

Does you Facebook Page layout for desktop look different than it did before? In early August 2016, Facebook launched the new Facebook Page layout for desktops! Here are FIVE items to review for Page owners: Review your COVER IMAGE. You now no longer have to take into account the profile picture or other content overlay. […]