Grass-Fed Beef Producer Revives Old Business Model and Creates New Jobs
Will Harris’s day starts much like his father’s and his grandfather’s and his great-grandfather’s did: with his boots planted firmly in the same fresh-smelling, fertile soil of his ancestral farm in Early County, Georgia. Like a cherished family tradition, the natural cattle-raising method Harris follows at White Oak Pastures resembles that practiced a hundred years […]
SBDC Guidance Leads Veteran-Owned Business to Larger Contracts
Navy veteran Frank Brown leads his three-year-old Columbus company, IPCE LLC, by four core values: integrity, quality, care and service. Additionally, he encourages his team members to learn something new every day, advice that he, too, follows. These practices, along with tapping into the business knowledge offered by the University of Georgia Small Business Development […]
#CyberStrength – February 12th
#CyberStrength will explore and challenge the business owner/IT professional to prepare and strengthen their cybersecurity plan. It will position their company to take advantage of the opportunities provided by having a strong, cybersecurity posture.
Major Growth for Mobile Glassblowing Studios
More than 130 Dragons—from Mini to Big—have flown out of Americus, Georgia, to fire up for artists all around the world. These mobile glassblowing furnace kits are manufactured and sold by Mobile Glassblowing Studios, an enterprise founded in 2015 by Charles “Chuck” Wells and Phil Vinson, artists and educators who met at Southwestern State University. […]
Funding Your Small Business
Cash is to a business what oxygen is to a human…necessary for survival. Finding the needed cash for your business can be challenging, but with the growth of alternative lenders, there are more options available now for established companies. Startups on the other hand, may find it more difficult to gain access to cash without […]
“I want to get a small business loan to start a business”
I have been a consultant with the UGA Small Business Development Center for almost 5 years, and I can’t tell you how many times I have heard this statement, or some variation of it. Unfortunately, a lot of these people do not have a good understanding of how to set up a business financially so […]
Aid in Securing USDA Loan Places Southwest Georgia Product on Store Shelves Across the U.S.
Ray Crosby knows his bees and honey. A third-generation farmer who lives with his family in Omega, a rural southwest Georgia town, he understands what makes his product—packaged as pure, unfiltered raw honey— unique. His knowledge, in fact, resonates with the customers from coast-to-coast who buy Weeks Honey. “Working with Ray, I’ve learned a lot […]
“How Can the UGA SBDC Be a Member of My Team?”
NEW INFORMATION AND RESOURCES AVAILABLE FOR SMALL BUSINESSES AFFECTED BY COVID-19 [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 […]
