For nearly 60 years, Cooper Machine Company in Wadley, Ga. has built top-tier sawmill, pallet, and cooperage equipment for customers across the U.S. and abroad.. Now led by CEO Frances Cooper, the family business turned to the UGA SBDC hiring the skilled labor it needed to grow.
With UGA SBDC guidance, Virginia Murphy secured critical funding, scaled her team, and grew her steel fabrication business, Waste Water Industrial Solutions, into a thriving $4 million company. Today, she’s expanding into the aviation and equipment repair sectors and credits UGA SBDC as her “trusted advisor” throughout the journey.
With guidance from the UGA SBDC, Versatile Mold and Design expanded its capabilities and impact in the manufacturing sector. Learn how expert support and strategic planning helped this Rutledge, Ga., business double its workforce and triple its revenue.
When Brianna and Jason Wilson took a leap of faith to buy a small staffing company, they turned to the UGA SBDC for expert guidance. A decade later, they’ve doubled their workforce, expanded into new ventures, and continue to grow with UGA SBDC support.
With guidance from the UGA SBDC’s International Trade Center, Flint Technical Geosolutions expanded into over a dozen international markets—boosting global sales by 250%, adding $2 million in revenue, and growing its workforce. Based in Metter, FTG specializes in environmental engineering solutions used worldwide.
When longtime Georgia entrepreneur Chadwick Peck spotted two run-down buildings in downtown Demorest, he didn’t see blight – he saw opportunity. With help from the UGA SBDC Specialty Programs Division and its SSBCI business advisors, Peck secured the funding he needed to bring these properties back to life.
Funded in part through a Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration.
All programs of the UGA SBDC are open to the public on a non-discriminatory basis. Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities will be made if requested at least two weeks in advance.
The UGA SBDC is an accredited member of America’s SBDC.
The University of Georgia
Small Business Development Center
382 East Broad Street
Athens, GA 30602-5412
P: (706) 542-2762
