You just cannot buy advertising like this
As small business owners, we are always looking for ways to get our product or message out in front of our target audience. It is hard work, with some hits and a lot of misses. But, sometimes you get a gift in the form of free promotion and you need to take advantage of […]
Lending and Marketing Assistance Help Put Augusta Meat Market on the Map
Meat markets and butcher shops nationwide are losing more and more customers to competition from traditional grocery stores, super centers and nontraditional food retailers like Target. But don’t tell Wayne Lanier’s customers in Augusta. They wouldn’t believe it. In fact, they know if you don’t get to Lanier’s Meat Market early enough, you’ll have to […]
ExportGA Expands Woodstock Business’s Global Reach
Georgia’s 2016 SBA Exporter of the Year for 2016, Carl Hazenberg, enjoys telling potential customers that his Woodstock Company, Everlast Synthetic Products, has done business on six of the seven continents. When someone asks where they haven’t sold their seawall product, the joke is on. “We haven’t been able to find a client in Antarctica,” […]
Improved Accountability Drives Success For Middle Georgia Retailer
Savings and sustainability go hand-in-hand in Brad Bishoff’s Cartridge World. Any business that uses printer toner or ink –from retailers to legal offices and hospitals– can save up to a third of their costs on these items at his three stores. His customers also help the environment by recycling toner and printer cartridges that would […]
Investing in Your Staff Pays Off
As a business consultant, I have noticed that many of my clients are laser-focused on increasing sales. More sales = long-term success, so they spend their efforts creating and implementing strong promotional campaigns. I coach my clients that long-term success is based on client retention (repeat business). Because of access to massive amounts of information […]
2018 – Starting a Business – June
Join us on Thursday, June 14, 2018 from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. for this course so you are ready to “Start Your Own Business.” Classes held in the UGA SBDC Augusta Classroom Enterprise Mill Building 1450 Greene St., Suite 3500 Augusta, GA 30901 Never owned a business? Want to begin with knowledge and insight? […]
Digital Marketing Conference
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] 2019 DIGITAL MARKETING CONFERENCE. A BIG shout out to all attendees, presenters and sponsors. Click on presentations below for available speaker presentations. Join our mailing list to stay up-to-date on the happenings at the UGA SBDC at Kennesaw State University. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_btn title=”PRESENTATIONS” color=”black” size=”lg” align=”center” button_block=”true” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.georgiasbdc.org%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2019%2F04%2F2019-DMC-Presentations.pdf||target:%20_blank|”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_btn title=”SPEAKERS” color=”black” size=”lg” align=”center” button_block=”true” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.georgiasbdc.org%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2019%2F04%2FDMC-speakers.pdf||target:%20_blank|”][/vc_column][vc_column […]
Lead with Optimism – A Message for Business Owners
Do you see the world around you as half empty or half full? Your view on the world, and the environment in which you live and work, matters in leadership. The best leaders throughout time have been those who can maintain a positive outlook, regardless of their circumstances. How can a leader create a vision […]