July 16, 2023

B2B Stories

Mondays with Rick: Pros and cons of outsourcing vs. hiring

Dr. Rick Franza, Professor of Management at the Hull College of Business, discusses a different, timely business topic each Monday in this column. This week, he talks about the pros and cons of outsourcing vs. hiring. The interview has been edited for clarity and impact. ABD: One of the difficult decisions facing many small and medium-sized businesses is whether to hire a new employee for a specific task or to outsource it to a freelancer. What are some of the pros of outsourcing as opposed to hiring someone? Rick: Certainly,

Gary Kauffman July 16, 2023 No Comments

Cyber Security

Are your passwords weak or strong?

Hackers are everywhere and they are looking for weak passwords to get in and cause destruction on your networks and devices daily. The best way to combat that is through strong passwords. They need to be complex and lengthy. Be sure to include numbers, letters, and symbols with a good number of characters. Even with today’s sophisticated hacking methods, computers still are not able to crack long passwords quickly. The challenge is how you remember a secure password with all those numbers, symbols, and letters. Well, your answer would be

Patrick Reynolds July 16, 2023 No Comments

B2B Podcasting

GA Rankings and investments. What does it mean for your CSRA company?

Top props for economic growth, an EV investment, and a strike. Learn more about how all these latest business developments will impact your business. Here is the latest GA Business Minute.

Mike Petchenik July 16, 2023 No Comments

B2B Podcasting

Saban and Smart have it right

Darin Myers had some great advice at the recent ABD EXPO. No hire is better than a bad hire. It’s all about building a great team.

Darin Myers July 16, 2023 No Comments

B2B Stories

Creative couple collaborates for business success

She is an event coordinator and bakes custom cakes. He designs and builds wood and metal products. Together, Angela and Glen Dragano are a match made in Heaven. They run two separate businesses, but often work side by side to ensure the success of both. She met her future husband many years ago in Texas. Even though he moved to Aiken, they remained friends. Angela followed him in 2016 and got a job making cakes for MacK’s Deli on Laurens Street. A year later, she and Glen married and last

Mitzi Oxford July 16, 2023 No Comments

Consumer Stories

Local businesses help nonprofit collect school supplies for CSRA students

Each year, the Augusta GreenJackets partner with a local non-profit organization to collect school supplies for less fortunate students throughout the CSRA. Next Sunday, July 23, the baseball club is asking fans to donate supplies for United Way of the CSRA’s annual Stuff the Bus campaign at its game against the Fredericksburg Nationals, which will begin at 1:35 p.m. “We probably collect a few hundred different supplies for them,” said the club’s Director of Marketing, Catie Jagodzinski. “It’s just a great program to be a part of, and we’re happy

Josh Heath July 16, 2023 No Comments

Mondays with Rick: Pros and cons of outsourcing vs. hiring

Are your passwords weak or strong?

GA Rankings and investments. What does it mean for your CSRA company?

Saban and Smart have it right

Creative couple collaborates for business success

Local businesses help nonprofit collect school supplies for CSRA students

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