October 4, 2022

B2B Stories

13-year-old entrepreneur set to open a pizza business

Who knows pizza better than a teenager? After all, it’s one of their favorite foods. It’s certainly true for 13-year-old North Augustan, Phinehas Esser, which is one of the reasons he is set to launch his own pizza business, PDog’s Pizzeria, on October 11. “I started making pizzas last year, perfecting my recipe, and about a month ago started planning my business,” Phinehas explained. The average age of most entrepreneurs is 42, according to the Harvard Business Review, but entrepreneurship is not new to him. At the age of 8,

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Free Access: Expo Preview: Dynamic duo finds the best solutions for local offices

It takes two to make a thing go right. That’s how you could describe the tag-team approach Robin Baxley and Sandi Shields have to run Best Office Solutions. The pair manages everything a commercial business needs: furniture, supplies, promotional products, and more. For more than 20 years, they have worked together to help set their company apart from the rest. “We both worked for a similar company that went out of business after 63 years,” Baxley said. “Our customers asked us to continue in the same type of business, and

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North Augusta showcases businesses to fall in love with

Ashley Murphy, owner of ABECA Naturals in North Augusta, enjoys helping her customers improve their health by offering a variety of natural self-care products and over-the-counter medicines. “There is a growing need here in the community for a holistic approach to wellness, so we manufacture and sell herbal remedies, homeopathic medicine, and more,” she said. ABECA is one of nearly 40 local businesses and non-profit organizations participating in the Fall in Love with Local Business Showcase, Thursday, 3-7 p.m. at the North Augusta Community Center, 495 Brookside Ave. The free

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Consumer Stories

With help from Augusta residents, a local cleaning company provides hurricane relief

After Hurricane Ian caused monumental damage to homes and businesses in Southwest Florida last week, a commercial cleaning company with franchises in Augusta and Fort Myers, acted quickly to ensure supplies were delivered to those who lost everything. Jani-King Vice President, Dalton Self who helps budding entrepreneurs, establish franchises throughout the Southeast, said many Augusta residents donated supplies, such as bottled water, nonperishable food, and batteries (pictured above in the Jani-King office). On Monday, the company delivered two truckloads of supplies to Fort Myers. Self said they sent a pickup

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Simon Says: Slow economy ahead but not a cause for worry

The Augusta Leading Economic Index (LEI) fell 0.2 percent in July from June, the first monthly decrease since November 2020. It remains 5.3 percent higher than in July 2021, though the rate of increase has halved from November 2021. Adverse movements were seen in initial claims for unemployment insurance and real deposits in local banks. The positive movement was seen in residential permits and the Dow Jones Industrial Average (at the end of July). Job openings were essentially unchanged. Because job openings are the last bit of data used in

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13-year-old entrepreneur set to open a pizza business

Free Access: Expo Preview: Dynamic duo finds the best solutions for local offices

North Augusta showcases businesses to fall in love with

With help from Augusta residents, a local cleaning company provides hurricane relief

Simon Says: Slow economy ahead but not a cause for worry

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