April 10, 2023

Consumer Stories

Local shared kitchen space to host cooking competition this weekend

Many people enjoy watching cooking competitions, which is why shows like Hell’s Kitchen, MasterChef, and Chopped are so popular. But a local shared kitchen space owner is hosting her own competition. Onnie Sanford, owner of OPP Kitchen, LLC, located at 359 Furys Ferry Road in Martinez, will host Chef Showdown on Saturday, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Two chefs who prepare meals in OPP Kitchen will be given one hour to prepare their best dishes, and the event’s attendees will choose the winner. The business hosted a similar competition

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B2B Stories

Is your company “social?”

Have you ever heard of Facebook? These days, that’s a laughable question because social media has changed the landscape of the marketing world. The platform forged the creation of full-time positions to cope with the demands of digital marketing for companies, large and small. Today, we’ll be discussing the social media process and offer some helpful apps for businesses looking to streamline their social media processes. Content Creation Since Augusta Business Daily has 7 new local business stories each weekday that roll out and an additional newsletter each Monday, we

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B2B Podcasting

New manufacturing facilities bring new jobs

Multi-million dollar investments in manufacturing for EV and pharma will result in new Georgia jobs. Mike Petchenik has the latest in the Georgia Business Minute.

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Digital Marketing

Add a social media influencer to your digital marketing

We recently shared about one of our clients, Callie Richards of HotPinkandGlitter.com, in our intro to online influencer’s article (read it here). Callie has grown from 500,000 TikTok followers to almost 700,000 in the past few months. The Rise of Social Influencers Social influencers realize huge gains in popularity and effectiveness. Influencer marketing has emerged as a powerful tool for online marketers, providing a great new marketing tactic for your company. However, there are still many people who are unaware of what influencer marketing is and how it can benefit their

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Consumer Stories

New York natives to open CSRA bagel shop and delicatessen

When Joseph and Yvette Gallachi moved to Aiken in December, they discovered there were no eateries in that area that served New York-style bagels, so the experienced entrepreneurs decided to open one of their own. The Gallachis, natives of upstate New York, will soon launch Straight Outta Brooklyn Bagel & Delicatessen located at 106 Park Ave. Southwest. “We’re hoping to open on April 19,” Joseph said. “I’ve always wanted to have a bagel business.” They came up with the name because their bagels are par-baked, which means partially baked in

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Consumer Stories

Jersey Mike’s ends Month of Giving with record-breaking total

The numbers are in and Jersey Mike’s sandwich locations across the U.S. surpassed their fundraising goal, raising $21 million for local charities. Here in the CSRA, Eric Clark owns eight of the sandwich shops which raised money for the Burn Foundation of America, based at the Joseph M. Still Burn Center at Doctors Hospital. During the 13th Annual Month of Giving in March, Clark’s Jersey Mike’s locations raised $59,265. “My sister was a nurse at the Burn Center. So, when this came up with Jersey Mike’s, I already knew which

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ABD Extra

Georgia Business Minute: Friends in Small Business

A recent study listed the Peach State on the top 10 list of small business-friendly states, particularly among minority small business owners. Atlanta reporter, Mike Petchenick shares which factors contribute to Georgia’s ranking, the latest on unemployment, and a digital contest hosted by an Atlanta-based company in this Georgia Business Minute.

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ABD Extra

Business leaders receive the royal red carpet treatment

Green jackets and red carpets are part of the 61st tour of Georgia as business leaders from around the world descend upon the Peach State. The Augusta Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with the Georgia Chamber of Commerce, welcomes business leaders to spend four days learning what the Peach State has to offer. The tour began yesterday in Atlanta with a reception at the Governor’s Mansion, hosted by Gov. Brian Kemp and First Lady Marty Kemp. “I talked last night about a great team we have here,” Kemp said. “It’s

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ABD Extra

AU and USC Aiken launch new online learning programs

Some new students who arrive at Augusta University for the fall semester will be attending in a non-traditional manner. Augusta University Online is up and running, less than a year after AU President, Dr. Brooks Keel announced the project in his State of the University address. Keel also introduced Dr. Marc Austin, hired as Dean of Augusta University Online, who will helm the new offering. The goal was to have Augusta University Online ready for fall 2023. They reached that goal. “We managed to get it out of the gate,

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ABD Extra

Simon Says: Georgia’s tricks of the trade on trading

The Georgia Department of Economic Development and Governor Brian Kemp recently announced that the State of Georgia achieved a record-breaking year for international trade for the second year in a row. Georgia’s total trade with the rest of the world totaled $196 billion in 2022. The press release emphasized the record-breaking $47 billion of exports, an increase of 11% on 2021. Canada, Mexico, and China represent Georgia’s three largest export markets. What was not mentioned is that imports must have made up the other $149 billion. In fact, imports grew

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Local shared kitchen space to host cooking competition this weekend

Is your company “social?”

New manufacturing facilities bring new jobs

Add a social media influencer to your digital marketing

New York natives to open CSRA bagel shop and delicatessen

Jersey Mike’s ends Month of Giving with record-breaking total

Georgia Business Minute: Friends in Small Business

Business leaders receive the royal red carpet treatment

AU and USC Aiken launch new online learning programs

Simon Says: Georgia’s tricks of the trade on trading

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