Consumer Stories

Business Lunch Review: Inner Bean Café

Food Quality: 5 Service: 4 Business Meeting: 4 Value: 3 Overall Rating: 4 out of 5 Inner Bean Café’s Facebook page refers to the eatery on Davis Road as “not just a place; it’s a state of mind,” and if you’ve ever eaten there, you probably know exactly what that description means. I’ve enjoyed visiting many restaurants in Augusta and beyond, but eating at Inner Bean has always been such a calming experience and a welcome respite from the chaos of the world. My wife, Rebecca, and I visited the

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Consumer Stories

In Wildcat, Flannery O’Connor’s life and words intertwine

The movie biopic has become something of a dreaded, exhausted genre; often an exploitative, surface-level travesty of a familiar personality played with predictable beats and cosmetic transformation of a leading actor hungry for an Oscar nomination (remember Mr. Cooper’s Leonard Bernstein?). Most of these films either try to capture an entire life in two hours, or laser-focus on one specific, usually climactic, period of a subject’s life with little to offer in terms of context. With the new film Wildcat, one may fear that legendary Georgia-born writer, Flannery O’Connor would

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Health Business

Becoming a Thought Leader in Health Insurance: Guiding Others Towards Protection and Peace of Mind

In the realm of health insurance, being a thought leader isn’t just about expertise – it’s about leveraging that knowledge to guide and empower others towards better protection and peace of mind. Let’s explore four key points on how I can be a trusted advisor in the world of health insurance, focused on helping and protecting new and existing clients: Educating and Empowering Others: As a thought leader in health insurance, my primary role is to educate and empower others to make informed decisions about their coverage. Whether it’s explaining

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B2B Stories

USCA gets financial boost to help cyber students

USCA has received money from a veteran-owned cybersecurity firm that will fund scholarships for students seeking a career in cybersecurity and computer science. SteelGate, LLC, a Virginia-based company with an office in Augusta, has donated $25,000 to USCA. The SteelGate Cyber Scholarships will be used to provide $1,000 scholarships to high school students in the Aiken-Augusta area. “We contacted about 15 to 18 high schools in the region. And there’s a competitive scholarship for each school, one to two scholarships,” Dr. Scott McKay, Dean of Sciences and Engineering, explained for

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B2B Podcasting

Growing your business and brand

Her grandfather built the brand. Now, Stephanie Stuckey is sharing the secrets to rebuilding the roadside stop that became an icon. Learn more from her interview with ABD Publisher, Neil Gordon at the recent Inspire 2024 Conference.

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Consumer Stories

Big donation from Columbia County merchants supports children in need

The most vulnerable infants at the Children’s Hospital of Georgia (CHOG) in Augusta are benefitting from the 4th Annual Spring Fair in Columbia County, thanks to the fair’s sponsors. The Merchants Association of Columbia County (MACC), a non-profit organization made up of active and retired business owners, presented the hospital with a check for $180,000. “We just want the community to recognize there are needs in our community, and there are associations in the community that want to help. Especially children in need,” said Carol Garner, MACC Charity Committee Chairperson

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B2B Stories

What can we learn from Trader Joe’s?

Editor’s note: As Dr. Rick Franza continues a break from the classroom, we thought a repeat of a past column was timely. If you don’t spot him on aisle 7 of Trader Joe’s, here’s a cart full of valuable business lessons. In the strategic management course that I teach in the MBA program at Augusta University’s Hull College of Business, I periodically assign my students take-home exams that are analyses of cases prepared by the Harvard Business School. In early November, I assigned my students two cases that examine the

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Consumer Stories

When a biz break calls for family fun

Fort Eisenhower MWR Phone:  706-791-6779 Website: MWR Website Summer is right around the corner, and you may be thinking about options to explore with your kids that will not cost you an arm and a leg. From one local to another, I never really thought that a civilian could have such an easy time getting on post, but there are great programs in place just waiting for you to take advantage of all the fun that happens on Fort Eisenhower. There are options for civilian day passes and an Automatic

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B2B Podcasting

Are you “Linked In”?

At the recent ABD Inspire 2024 conference, Stephanie Stuckey talked about how utilizing LinkedIn has helped build the resurrection of Stuckey’s brand. Great tips for all business owners!

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B2B Podcasting

Special social media channel

In today’s video recap from ABD’s Inspire 24 Conference, Stephanie Stuckey has some tips to help small businesses seeking to do business with other small businesses. Today, she shares her secrets of success from posting on LinkedIn.

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