B2B Stories

Want to win? Hire glue guys and gals!

Editor’s note: Before Augusta University’s Fall semester begins on August 14, Dr. Rick Franza is taking a break. This “Best Of” his column is timely, as college football starts ten days later. His analogies between sports and best business practices always score points. As a sports fan, this is one of my two favorite times of the year. One of those times is in early spring when the NCAA’s March Madness coincides with the start of the Major League Baseball (MLB) season, the Masters, and the end of professional basketball

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Consumer Stories

New office furniture/design firm moves into iconic Augusta building

Visitors to the 17-floor building at 699 Broad Street will notice a few changes in the future. The AU building will be renamed Wellstar Tower, and people will be able to enjoy Edgar’s Above Broad, the Pinnacle Club and now visit a new showroom filled with desks, chairs, and many workplace solutions. Young Office, a 70-year-old company just moved into a 2,500 square foot space on the 1st floor. “The ground floor of the building is really ideal for retail or other businesses that have walk-in traffic,” said Derek May, President

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B2B Stories

5 step plan to start your business

The Greater Aiken SCORE Chapter is partnering with the North Augusta Chamber of Commerce and TD Bank to provide an all-day seminar on August 23, 2024, 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. The seminar will include five-chapter workshops based upon the SCORE national “Business Roadmap Series.” Upon completion, a certificate of attendance will be given to workshop attendees. The five Business Startup Series (BSS) workshops being presented are as follows. BSS – 1, Are You Ready to Start a Business? Start 9:15 am BSS – 2, Taking the Stress Out of

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Established dentist branches into a different healthcare arena

With two thriving dental practices in the CSRA, one in Thomson and the other in Harlem, you’d think that would be enough to keep you running. For Quynh Spicer, it does, but caring for the community means addressing other needs. Seven years ago, she and her husband and fellow dentist, Charles Spicer, took over Thomson Family Dental. Two years later, they opened Harlem Family Dental. In January, they bought into a successful home health franchise in Augusta, Home Instead. “My family owned three home healthcare franchises in Texas, so the

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B2B Podcasting

Biz Bits: CSRA crowd strike concerns

So, what were the impacts of that Microsoft-led Crowdstrike? In today’s weekly Biz Bits, Mike Petchenik looks at a local airport, transportation service and gets the final word from Cross Link Consulting’s Patrick Reynolds.

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B2B Podcasting

Introduction to Brownstone Mediation

What’s in a name? Neil sits down with TeKay Brown-Taylor and learns how Brownstone Mediation got its roots with TeKay and in preserving professional and personal relationships.

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Consumer Stories

Good Deeds: “All in Faith” for Martinez business

Robyn Kelley (right) and Lisa Merritt (left) are both in the hair business. Both want to make women look and feel beautiful. Robyn owns Trendz Salon and her team takes hair off. Lisa runs a wig boutique there and puts hair on. Wigs are for women like Faith Owens (center), who typically lose their locks due to a serious illness. Through the generosity of Trendz and first responders from Burke County organizing a fundraiser, the Owens’ out of pocket costs were $750 for a $5,000 special order wig made with

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B2B Stories

Leadership Summit in the CSRA

The Global Leadership Summit is back in the CSRA, this time at the First Baptist Church in North Augusta and this time with “Coach K” leading the team of presenters. Each August, business and church leaders take the stage at different venues across the world to share insight in a “Ted Talk” like way. Host churches sign up to beam the virtual talks on screens in their auditoriums. The two-day event is set for all day on Thursday, August 8th, and a slightly shorter session on Friday, August 9th. In

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B2B Podcasting

Concerning real estate trend

With a 40-year career in real estate, Ann Marie McManus knows the local market inside and out. Her advice to families or businesses moving into the CSRA is to keep it local when finding your home.

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