Business Planning Leads to Smooth Operations for Augusta Coffee Roaster
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Newspaper veterans John and Pat Curry love a good cup of coffee. So when they ran across a book on home coffee roasting several years ago, they purchased it and a small home roaster. Soon, John was spending Saturday afternoons roasting on their front porch in Athens. In 2009, John and Pat were laid off […]
Writing a Business Plan
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][block_title style=”column_title” inner_style=”inline_border” title=”Description”][/block_title][vc_column_text]A customized step by step integrated action plan that is essential to the success of your business. Who should attend: Launch (businesses 0-2 years), Growth (businesses 3-5 years), Expansion Startups (businesses 5+ years) Topics for discussion include: Sections of a Business Plan Format of a Business Plan Balance Sheet Financial Projections […]
UGA SBDC aid with financing, strategic planning assure success for Kingsland business
When the infrastructure maintenance company they had worked for suddenly closed, siblings Shalana McNamee and Jamos Beierle turned to the UGA SBDC to launch their own business – American Eagle LLC. Three years later, their company is thriving, employing former colleagues and achieving millions in sales.
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 […]
Business Basics Plant Seeds for a Successful U-Pick Flower Startup
Kedron Nicholson’s father, a florist, arranged flowers into symphonies of sight and scent. Her grandfather, a horticulturist, made simple grafts that would change the floral destiny of a camelia bush. As a young Episcopal seminarian, Kedron regularly filled campus with beautiful, joyful flowers. So, when she and her husband James had their “what’s next” […]
Effective Strategic Planning for Small Businesses
We recently closed out the 1st half of the year and many small businesses are currently in the process of forecasting for the balance of 2019. Many savvy small businesses understand the value of revisiting their strategic plan at the mid-year point. Those small businesses are asking themselves relevant questions such as what went right during […]
New Entrepreneurs Need More Than a Plan to Build a Successful Business
A business plan is just the first step to realizing a successful business. Successful entrepreneurs also need local resources, practical business knowledge (or access to it), and a network of colleagues to rely on. Our StartSMART class is more than just a business planning class, it delivers everything a new entrepreneur needs to build a […]
Half of Millennials Plan to Start a Business in the Next 3 Years
Study Conducted by America’s SBDC Reveals Insights into the Entrepreneurial Mindsets of Different Generations of Americans Washington, D.C. – America’s SBDC partnered with the Center for Generational Kinetics to better understand how different generations view and approach entrepreneurship. The findings reinforced previously held beliefs such as a strong entrepreneurial inclination among millennials, while challenging preconceived […]
