Business Loan Application Tips Borrowers Can Take to the Bank

Whether it’s to start, operate, expand or acquire a business, capital is required. Just how much is available, and what it will cost depends on each business’s unique situation and the personal financial position of its ownership. These two factors are so important that they find their way into the starting lineup of every loan application. Borrowers who have a good understanding of […]

Signature Series Courses

Continue your business education with the SBDC! Looking to enroll in a business training course? Check out some of the descriptions below to find a class that fits your needs best. Already know which class you’re looking for? Click the button below to skip the descriptions and head straight to the full list of upcoming […]

Sound Business Practices Help Athens Medical Practice Expand Into Underserved Areas

Reddy Medical Center Small Business Development Center

Dr. Ram K. and Aru Reddy are in the business of “helping people feel better when they need it the most.” Partners in an enterprise that adds urgently needed medical care to underserved communities in northeast Georgia, this husband and wife team is also steadily adding to the employment rolls of the small cities and towns they serve.

Digital Entrepreneur Sharpens Own Business Practices By Teaching

Garrett Massey in Griffin, Georgia at Eyesore.

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 […]

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 […]

Market Research Eases Expansion for Midtown Atlanta Industrial Firm

Dhiren Patel is a seasoned business owner. An electrical engineer who started his career in the innovative AT&T Bell Labs, his first solo venture was AmTech Electronics India Limited, which he launched in India in 1991. When he decided to expand into the U.S. market, he and his family moved to Atlanta and opened an […]

UPCOMING TRAINING AND PROGRAMS | 2019

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. If you have questions, feel free to contact Stacy Johnson at 706-542-7436 or [email protected]. Check back regularly because we add classes throughout the year.