#CyberStrength – October 15, 2019
#CyberStrength will explore and challenge the business owner/IT professional to prepare and strengthen their cybersecurity plan.
SBDC Client Wins 2019 Entrepreneur of the Year
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]On April 1, 2019 Mr. Will Harris, fourth-generation cattleman and owner of White Oak Pastures in Bluffton, Georgia was presented with the UGA Small Business Development Center’s Entrepreneur of the Year Award. The award is sponsored by Cadence Bank, N.A., and Senior Vice President Ruby Lalani along with UGA President Jere Morehead presented it to […]
Certification Leads to Larger Orders, Greater Growth for Macon Fabrication Shop
Stan Greene, owner of Greene Machine and Manufacturing, was ready to retire when he asked Larry Collins, who had worked with Greene since the late 1990s, if he would be interested in purchasing the business. Before making a decision, Larry and his wife, Gwen, attended a class for start-ups offered by the University of Georgia […]
Knowledge, Networking and Persistence Bring Disaster Relief to Mid-Georgia Manufacturer
MF&H Textiles is Taylor County’s largest single-point private employer with nearly 50 employees. Its 19-acre campus between Columbus and Macon was dead in the path of Hurricane Irma on September 11, 2017. Irma’s gale force winds damaged the roof surface of MF&H’s main production facility. “Irma ripped off 20 percent of the synthetic roofing membrane […]
#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.
DigiCon Topics
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] DIGITAL MARKETING SERIES IN SAVANNAH, GA DigiCon was a huge success in 2019, and we’re ready to take things to the next level in 2020. You asked for more, and we’re answering the call! Here’s what attendees had to say about DigiCon “Excellent! Very useful information that I can implement and use […]
2020 6th Annual CEO Breakfast Workshop – Augusta
1/22/2020 – Join business owners from the area for networking and conversation about hot topics for small businesses. This year’s discussion and presentation includes an overview of: Trends in Digital Marketing Getting Noticed in the “Virtual Noise” Planning for Effective Marketing Join UGA SBDC professionals on Wednesday, January 22, 2020 for an information packed morning […]
Dogged Determination Results in Veterinary Practice for UGA Graduate
When Jennifer Peterson was young, her father, an architect, would draw designs for the veterinary practice she hoped to own someday. While enrolled in the UGA College of Veterinary Medicine, she participated in what was then a new program—an entrepreneurial rotation that teaches teach future vets how to run a business. Peterson was among the first […]
