Small Businesses Fail for Consistent Reasons
The statistics on small business failure vary widely depending on the report and the source. Some say nine out of 10 while others put the first year failure rate as low as 20 percent. As a small business owner, you may not care what the actual number is as long as you are not one […]
Planning Ahead for Disasters
Hurricane season started on June 1. Now would be a good time to think about your business continuity plans and how well they will keep your company up and running through interruptions of any kind: natural disasters, power failures, IT system crashes, supply chain problems, loss of key employee(s), and more. The SBA recently […]
Women’s Business Expo – Athens
[vc_row][vc_column width=”2/3″][block_title style=”column_title” inner_style=”inline_border” title=”Description”][/block_title][vc_column_text]Professional Women Learning . . . Connecting . . . Growing . . . Succeeding![/vc_column_text][vc_video link=”https://youtu.be/MR-JS910nk0″ el_aspect=”43″ align=”center”][vc_column_text]A regional favorite is back for its 8th year, just in time to celebrate National Women’s Small Business Month. The UGA SBDC Women’s Business Expo provides the perfect forum for businesswomen to network, share […]
Assistance from the SBDC Helps Students Master Business Basics
As most people know (or at least we hope), the University of Georgia Small Business Development Center (SBDC) is a statewide provider of management consulting and business education for small business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs. As a part of a nationwide network of SBDC programs, the UGA SBDC has offices in 17 locations across the […]
Strategic Planning Tools for Sustainable Success | April 10th |
“If you fail to plan, then you plan to fail.” It’s no wonder why many small businesses still struggle to grow, considering these statistics: 95% of a typical workforce doesn’t understand its organization’s strategy 90% of organizations fail to execute their strategies successfully 86% of executive teams spend less than one hour per […]
GrowSmart® Brings The Business Long View To An Atlanta Production Company
Wendy Eley Jackson possesses the creative credentials eagerly sought by film and television production companies. She developed her artistry while working at TriStar, Sony and TBS. After a while in the industry, though, 60-hour weeks and a desire for a balanced lifestyle led her to form her own company, Golden Street Entertainment, in 1999. She had […]
New Management Practices Promise A Bright Future For Established Middle Georgia Business
Small, start-up businesses are not the only type of company that can learn from experts at the University of Georgia’s Small Business Development Center. Associated Paper is a case in point. A successful family-owned distributor of industrial packaging, shipping, janitorial and sanitary maintenance supplies, Associated Paper serves more than 3,000 clients in middle Georgia, South […]
New Processes Recharge Profits For Cornelia Business
A&A Electric has supported the needs of Cornelia and the town’s surrounding counties since Herschel and Runette Ansley opened it in 1969. When Hershel retired in 1991, the next generation of Ansleys stepped in, running the multi-pronged business while their mom continued as comptroller. Greg Ansley took over as general manager of A&A Electric’s HVAC […]
