There is a reason why you should be concerned about cyber issues at your company. Patrick Reynolds at Cross Link Consulting explains in today’s P.U.T.T. how small companies are targets too.
Editor’s Note: We’re bringing back our Business Lunch reviews! Temporarily, former ABD reporter, Josh Heath will write a fresh, weekly column beginning NEXT Thursday. Wes Hennings will return in the near future to continue what he started! Today, we are re-running a restaurant review on Doc’s Porchside, which has stood the test of time—open now for almost three years. Hennings’ review took place in August 2021. Editor’s Note: Wes Hennings never met a meal he walked away from and is an opinionated eater! Each Monday he shares the results of
Most business leaders regard themselves as ethical individuals, particularly when it comes to running a business that values integrity above all else. At the same time, even the most conscientious CEO or business owner can sometimes fall prey to common business ethics missteps. That’s why maintaining awareness of potential ethical mistakes and rectifying any that come up is so crucially important. “Leaders who choose to do what’s right in the face of mistakes lay the foundation for future success,” notes Andrew Gonzales, a Hazard Mitigation Specialist, adding that leadership “is not
As the Bible says, separating the wheat from the chaff on real estate commissions. The October 2023 ruling on a class action lawsuit regarding commissions paid to real estate agents has had people buzzing about the impact. The lawsuit that started in Missouri alleged an anticompetitive agreement that resulted in sellers paying inflated commissions to real estate agents and brokers. The defendants, including the National Association of Realtors, denied the allegations and the court has not decided the defendants did anything wrong. At issue is the allegation sellers or buyers
I recently assigned the MBA students in my Operations and Supply Chain Management course a very challenging case study to analyze. As I assigned the case, it brought back memories for me of the first time I assigned this case to a class of very gifted full-time MBA students at a previous institution at which I served as a faculty member. I team-taught the course with another faculty member who called me the day before the case analysis was due to ask me if I had recently checked the “Blackboard”
In Part One of our P.U.T.T. segment yesterday, Cross Link Consulting’s Patrick Reynolds talked about a client seeing the signs of a breach. In Part Two of this video, he shares a “must-have” to prevent this at your business.
The #1 item on the wish list for North Augustans has been more restaurants. It’s about to come true later this year. ABDs learned that at least three new eateries have signed on to be part of the new Beacon Bluff’s development adjacent to North Augusta’s Municipal Building. “Melty,” a national franchise features cheesy melt sandwiches like grilled cheese, burgers, French dip, Ham and Swiss, and much more. Visit www.lovemelty.com to see the full menu of items coming to North Augusta. Beacon Bluff’s management team was not able to name
Business owners received valuable lessons on how to make sure their business is protected during the Augusta Metro Chamber of Commerce’s Third Thursday Business Builder. Attorney Rachael Ray of the Enoch Tarver Law Firm led the hour-long training session, sponsored by Rhodes Porter Business Development Logistics Management. “The Metro Chamber embraced us with this series because we’re bringing on some of the tools and the resources that we actually use already,” said Cynthia Rhodes, the company’s strategist. “And Rachel is one that we use actually for our contracts because as
As the CSRA welcomes thousands of visitors from across the country for horse events this month in Aiken and guests on both sides of the river for the Masters tournament in a couple of weeks, it’s time to shine. The City of Aiken Parks, Recreation, and Tourism is looking for some helping hands to create a clean, welcoming entrance to the CSRA. The economic impact of these events is well over a quarter of a million dollars. It’s also inevitable as ABD has previously reported that some of the visitors
Each year, companies lose millions of dollars in data breaches. Patrick Reynolds explains the importance of having a team of professionals monitoring your computer systems. Here’s the lowdown on today’s P.U.T.T.
