A Lifetime Learner Thrives with UGA SBDC
James Guzman was no stranger to entrepreneurship when he began working with the University of Georgia Small Business Development Center (UGA SBDC). Decades before starting his own business, Guzman already had the drive to own his own business, cleaning cars and selling candy in his Miami neighborhood. When his parents passed away, he had to […]
Macon Restaurant Crosses the Finish Line with Help of UGA SBDC
When Dawn McCullar and Brooke Woods were looking for funding to open Yollah Social Kitchen + Garden, a banker recommended they turn to UGA SBDC for assistance. Lisa Rackley, area director at UGA SBDC in Macon, worked with them to put together the business plan and financial projections needed to secure a small business loan. […]
Business Planning and Ongoing Advice from UGA SBDC Help Baker Boost Product Sales
Two key ingredients fed Aundrea Dumas’s growth from baker to founder, owner and CEO of Legends Foods LLC: the influence and wisdom of her mother, and research that led her to beneficial relationship with the University of Georgia Small Business Development Center (UGA SBDC) that continues today. Dumas, a Savannah native, learned to cook from […]
Strategic Planning and Business Foundations from SBDC Help Brokerage Gain Sales and Success
Rebecca Robinson Davis of St. Simons is a people person, so much so that she left a lucrative position as a residential real estate appraiser in 2004 in search of a job – any job – that would replace the isolation of appraising homes with more personal interactions. She never thought that move would bring […]
A Roadside Tradition Continues Growing With SBDC
Since 1937, Stuckey’s has been a roadside oasis for the traveling public across the interstates of America. Known for their iconic pecan log roll, they turned to the University of Georgia Small Business Development Center (UGA SBDC) for guidance when they were looking to acquire a property to house a pecan shelling plant and a […]
2022 UGA SBDC Award Winners
The University of Georgia Small Business Development Center recognized 2022 award winners and sponsors during their annual conference on April 24, 2023. “The recipients of these awards excel in their work with the business community, program development and representation of the UGA SBDC program. We’re grateful for their contributions to our organization and are proud […]
UGA SBDC Clients Named Small Business Administration Award Winners, Georgia District
For the past 60 years, the President of the United States has issued a proclamation announcing National Small Business Week as an opportunity to recognize the critical contributions of America’s small business owners. As part of National Small Business Week (April 30 – May 6), the US Small Business Administration (SBA) takes the opportunity to […]
Ice Cream Store Grows into Sweet Success with Guidance from UGA SBDC
SBDC Helps Secure Funding for Third Ice Cream Store Jim Rafferty, one of the owners of butter’dudder ice cream stores, and Todd Anduze, a business consultant at the University of Georgia Small Business Development Center (UGA SBDC), have been connected for many years through community events in West Georgia. But it wasn’t until Rafferty was ready to […]
