Featured CE Programs | Gainesville

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Check out our upcoming Continuing Education programs for the rest of the year. Browse the programs at a glance, then click “Learn More” to register for the course and/or join the event on Facebook for updates about the program. We have several one-off specialty programs offered, in addition to a year-round program happening on multiple […]
Bring the Thunder

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]As we approach Conference Championships in the college football world, much of the focus is going to be on the SEC Championship as both Georgia (#4) and Alabama (#1) are highly ranked and will greatly affect the College Football Playoffs. Because of this unique situation and the fact that both of these teams played against […]
Updated Financials, Better Data Land Loan for Valdosta Wake Compound

Valdosta State University students Luke Tilt and Quinn Silvernale competed together on the university’s wake boarding team. Tilt was required for his business class to develop a plan for an imaginary new company. So he wrote a plan modeled after the cable parks they had visited in Europe and Florida. Wake boarding, for the uninitiated, […]
Creative Approach Restores Bank’s Interest in Hephzibah Automotive Shop

Muscle cars are Doug Springer’s passion. A registered nurse who sells medical devices from Augusta, he admits he has owned almost every make and model of hot rod made in the last 30 years. Those vintage beauties are often in need of restoration, but that only drives his passion further. “I grew up in Oklahoma, […]
Upcoming CE Programs | 2018

Check out our upcoming Continuing Education programs happening throughout the rest of the year.
2018 SBDC GrowSMART Augusta

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Need a step-by-step evaluation of your business and markets? Need tools to build your business now and in the future? GrowSmart™ is for you…coming in September 2018 to Augusta. Application and acceptance required. Combined with long term one-on-one consulting with SBDC professionals, learn to apply course principles and build a business for today’s challenging […]
2018 Innovation of the Year Award

At the University of Georgia Small Business Development Center, we offer a number of business training programs throughout the year. In 2017, we offered 229 programs throughout the state of Georgia, to be exact. And although we’ve delivered many standout programs, each year at our Annual Awards Banquet, the UGA SBDC names a limited number […]
Financial Future Secure for Ellijay Family Orchard

Ellijay farmer John Reece can see the house he grew up in from the Apple House at his Ellijay business, BJ Reece Orchards. John and his wife Rachel have grown the business his father started with 30 acres into a popular 130-acre agribusiness attraction known for its “world-famous” fried apple pies, so named by their […]