Strategically Grown: Operational Assessment First Step to Optimizing Expansion of Atlanta Gelato Business
Wes Jones and Jackson Smith grew up as best friends in their north Atlanta neighborhood. At some point, says Jones, “we thought it would be fun to start a business together when we got older.” Maintaining their friendship through college, they went on to jobs in education, for Jones, and gelato production, for Smith, who […]
Strategy In Action: What’s Your Plan?
If you had your own sports team, would it be okay with you if the players only showed up on game day? Do you go on vacation by jumping in the car and setting off randomly? These questions are slightly ridiculous, but many business owners do the equivalent with their business planning. Some may have […]
Continual Learning Leads to Continual Growth for Columbus Sign Business
Richie Grantham first came to the UGA SBDC in Columbus in 2008. He had purchased Sunshine Banners and Signs and was seeking guidance on how to best structure this business and prepare it for growth. The SBDC’s GrowSmart program was accepting applications, so Grantham applied and was accepted. After attending the five-week program, Grantham learned […]
SBDC Training Shows Columbus Businessman Several Best Practices for Growth
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Terry Wiggins had worked his way up to district manager of a major insurance firm when it was purchased in 1996, and the new company wanted him to move. Rather than leave his beloved Columbus community, he purchased a small local agency with one agent and two part-time employees, renamed it Wiggins Insurance and quickly […]
Financial Projections Lead to Expanded Concept for Brunswick Business
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Shared passions sent Brunswick organic farmer and chef Matthew Raiford and food alchemist Jovan Sage to Torino, Italy, for a Slow Food International event in 2012. Sage was directing a national nonprofit that advocates food and farm work, and Raiford was a delegate for the organization, representing African American farmers in the Southeast. Not long […]
“How Can the UGA SBDC Help My Business Grow?”
[vc_row][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]What is the UGA SBDC? That’s a great (and common) question! You may even be wondering, “What does SBDC stand for?” Here are your answers: UGA SBDC stands for University of Georgia Small Business Development Center (SBDC). We educate small business owners so that their businesses can grow and prosper. All of our consultants […]
Digital Entrepreneur Sharpens Own Business Practices By Teaching
Garrett Massey’s web development start-up, Eyesore Inc., is in its fourth office since its 2007 launch, a historic Coca-Cola bottling facility in downtown Griffin. With nine full-time staff and annual sales shaping up to 50 percent growth for 2015, the company would seem to consume all of his time and energy. It does not. Massey […]
Careful Planning Gives Award-Winning Savannah Dessert Bar Owners Room to Expand
From their beginning, Janine Finn and Rebecca Radovich had the right ingredients for a successful dessert enterprise, mixing Finn’s solid business experience with Radovich’s creative food and catering expertise. Starting small with an online cake business in 2006, the business partners quickly decided to sell their confections out of a storefront in downtown Savannah. “We […]
