Financial Modeling Offers Clear Path to Expanded Production for Alma Blueberry Grower
Blueberries have become Georgia’s leading fruit crop. Their production, at 96 million pounds this year, outpaces peaches and has a $1 billion impact on the economy. But what to do with all those berries? Alma farmer Shawn Davis, vice president of Southern Press and Packing, is doing his part to increase sales and develop new […]
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 […]
What Business Can Learn from Pokemom GO
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Pokemon GO is the new internet phenomenon that has taken the world by storm. While I was on vacation last week I downloaded the app to play with my 13-year-old daughter. I confess that I have never played a game on my smartphone before, so why now? I admit I was a little curious as […]
Financial Figures You Should Monitor
As a business consultant, I get to help people grow their businesses. The first meeting I have with clients typically starts with them telling me about their business. I watch them light up as they talk about their mission and vision and how far they have come. When I shift the conversation over to their […]
Grow Your Business Like a Seasoned CEO
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Whether in business for two years or twenty years, many small business owners are so busy working IN their business, they neglect working ON their business. (What the heck does that even mean? Work IN your business or ON your business??!) When you are working IN your business, you’re focusing on day-to-day tasks and reacting to the daily […]
Are you a Grasshopper or an Ant?
A favorite of mine is the story of The Grasshopper and The Ant. If you do not recall, the premise of the fable is that the Grasshopper is enjoying the summer day, hopping, chirping and singing away when the Ant passes by, working away, storing food. The Grasshopper asks the Ant why it is working so hard when everything is so easy, foods plentiful, and states that the Ant should be enjoying the sunshine. The Ant replies that he is planning for the winter, by continuing to work when everything was going well. Of course, winter comes and the Ant is well prepared while the Grasshopper is out in the cold, starving. The moral of the story is:
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 […]
Improved Understanding of Financials Helps Atlanta Aviation Company Soar
Dan Casey was looking for a location for a new business after selling his Oxnard, California-based helicopter tour company. His brother Sean was closing his 10-year-old residential real estate business in Atlanta after the recession hit the industry hard. They chose to land in metro Atlanta. “When people think of Georgia, they think of peaches […]
