Eric Stanley Bonaparte Award Endowment Fund
After 26 years with the University of Georgia Small Business Development Center, Eric Bonaparte retired – but his contributions to the UGA SBDC would continue. “To those who have known Eric it is no surprise that he would not only support the SBDC but also place a particular emphasis on recognizing individuals who have excelled […]
DIESELGRID in Forest Park, GA
Deep Market Knowledge and Operational Flexibility Lead Freight Carrier Through the Pandemic Justin Hughes left trucking and moved into real estate in 2007, just before the Great Recession. Two years later, back into trucking, he founded the freight carrier DIESELGRID in Forest Park, and grew. He contacted the University of Georgia Small Business […]
New Revenue Streams Keeps Tifton Restaurant Afloat
March 13 would be the last “normal” night of service at The Local at The Lankford, a popular farm-to-table restaurant in Tifton. The coronavirus pandemic had begun impacting people and businesses around Georgia. “Our last night of dining service was less of a St. Patrick’s Day party than we had hoped for,” said Jennifer […]
CMMC V1.02 – SI.1.213 – Perform Periodic Scans of Information Systems
In our final entry of the Practices found in CMMC Level 1, within the Domain, System and Information Integrity, we cover SI.1.213 – Perform periodic scans of information systems and real-time scans of files from external sources as files are downloaded, opened or executed. This Practice is found within the Capability, C041, Identify Malicious Content, […]
CMMC V1.02 – PE.1.131: Limit Physical Access to Organizational Information Systems
The next four practices to be addressed reside within the Physical Protection (PE) Domain. The Physical Protection Domain covers activities which ensure that physical access to CUI asset containers is strictly controlled, managed, and monitored in accordance with CUI protection requirements. In this entry, we are discussing the first of the Practices, PE.1.131: Limit physical […]
Response and Recovery
[vc_row][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_custom_heading text=”IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS” font_container=”tag:h1|font_size:24|text_align:left|color:%23000000|line_height:1″ google_fonts=”font_family:Oswald%3A300%2Cregular%2C700|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal”][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]The University of Georgia Small Business Development Center (SBDC) has 18 offices across the state, covering every county, with consultants available to assist small business owners as they respond and recover. The links provided below offer quick links to some of the resources and information related […]
9 Mar 2020 – COVID-19 Progression and Next Steps
By now, we are all pretty much aware of the spread of COVID-19 across the world (and more and more within the U.S. and within Georgia). Containment measure so far have not stopped the spread of the disease and it continues to expand in multiple areas around the nation. As the number of tests conducted […]
2 March – Preparing for the Arrival of COVID-19 in Your Community – Helpful Links and Resources
With COVID-19 continuing to spread across the country and world (though with no confirmed cases in Georgia as of yet), now is a great time to brush off your household and office preparedness plan. Hearing some of the reports of panic buying in California (toilet paper was like gold, said one shopper at Costco), Canada, […]
