SBDC Recognized as a “Best Place to Work”
The UGA SBDC has been recognized by Georgia Trend Magazine as one of the 2016 “Best Places to Work in Georgia.” The SBDC program, part of the university’s Public Service and Outreach arm, has 17 locations across Georgia and provides business training and consulting to small business owners and prospective entrepreneurs. The evaluation process was managed by the Best Companies Group in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and analyzes organizations based on criteria that includes employee’s views on leadership and planning, corporate culture and communications, role satisfaction, work environment, and overall engagement.
Strategic Plans Are Less Important than Strategic Planning
Mention the word “plan” to most managers and the image that springs to their minds might well be a travel plan. Drawn up by travel agents, these lay out in clear and certain terms the sequence of your trip and what to expect when, specifying: where you’re going from, your destination, where you’ll stay en route […]
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Three S’s of Business Success
The year 2016 has seen the greatest increase in consumer spending in six years. Rising home prices and personal incomes are driving up disposable income, resulting in more frequent and larger consumer purchases. Meanwhile, thousands of baby boomers are retiring daily, opening the door for a new cohort of earners to jump in and step […]
DeKalb Chamber of Commerce 2016 APEX Awards
The APEX Awards are given annually by the DeKalb Chamber of Commerce to businesses and organizations to honor them for their exemplary standards in operation, business development and contribution to DeKalb County. This year, the SBDC office in DeKalb was honored with the Business Advocacy award. This award is given to a business or organization […]
Hiring to Win | August 9, 2016 | Rome, GA
Veterans and Federal Contracting Business Opportunites
In FY2014, the federal government awarded $445.6 billion in contracts, with $91.7 billion awarded to small businesses. In the same year, veteran-owned small businesses received $19.0 billion in contracts. Veterans are 9.1 percent of all business owners in the United States. The federal government is committed to seeking veteran owned small-businesses (VOSB) to buy from. There are two main programs in use today. The first is the Small […]
Target Market Expansion Puts Atlanta Rubber and Plastic Supplier in the Right Hands
Movies can transport a viewer into another world, if only temporarily. In 2009 Nelson Burke spotted some props in a Georgia-produced movie that transformed his business. By 2015 his new focus had led The Engineer Guy to more than $3 million in sales.