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Making a Happy Holiday Season for your employees, customers, and you

One of my former pastors calls the season that we just entered “Hallow-Thanks-Mas,” the two-month period that encompasses the holidays that many of us enjoy the most: Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. However, for many business owners and managers, while this can be an enjoyable time of the year personally, it can often be the most challenging time to lead their businesses. The main reason for this challenge is that businesses are dependent upon people, primarily their employees and customers. Despite the fact that most people enjoy this celebratory time with

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Dr. Rick Franza October 31, 2023 No Comments
B2B Podcasting

Metals make medals!

An up-and-coming local corporation is giving scholarships to students at Augusta Technical College. Mike Petchenik gives us the scoop in today’s BizBits.

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Mike Petchenik October 31, 2023 No Comments
B2B Stories

Building contractor gets to fix poor CSRA conditions

Efforts were underway to provide adequate housing for soldiers at Fort Eisenhower. A groundbreaking ceremony was held on Oct. 31 for a new housing development on Fort Eisenhower named Pine Tree Terrace. This development aims to improve living conditions for young soldiers living on-post at Fort Eisenhower. A total of 76 homes will be built in the development, including four that are handicapped accessible. “There’ll be three and four-bedroom townhomes, modern floor plans, and modern amenities for our soldiers and service members,” said Chuck Parker, executive VP of Balfour Beatty

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Dana Lynn McIntyre October 31, 2023 No Comments
B2B Podcasting

CSRA businesses hit a homerun at recent EXPO

In the biggest ABD Business EXPO yet, attendance, breakout session speakers, and expert panelists provided a glimpse into what’s coming in 2024. The future is bright! Here is a recap from Mike Petchenik in today’s Biz Bits.

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Mike Petchenik October 30, 2023 No Comments
B2B Stories

Business startup facilitator unveils new AI platform

Make Startups, the Augusta-based startup facilitator, officially unveiled its new AI software platform, CofounderOS, at the Fall 2023 Startup Champions Network Summit in Phoenix, Arizona, on Oct. 24. “Through our certification and other programs, Make Startups has more than a decade of experience in coaching entrepreneurs, teaching classes, leading accelerator programs, and working with investors,” said Eric Parker, CEO of Make Startups, who has testified before a U.S. congressional committee on the critical need for entrepreneurship support. “CofounderOS takes those 10 years of experience, allowing us the ability, through AI, to predict a

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Neil Gordon and Mitzi Oxford October 30, 2023 No Comments
B2B Stories

Final week of early voting on JBA funding referendum

The fate of the James Brown Arena’s future is in the hands of Richmond County voters, and it is coming down to the wire. Today through Friday, November 3 are the final days registered voters can advance vote on the referendum to create a Construction Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (C-SPLOST). If approved, it will create a half-penny sales tax to fund the $250 million project to build a new JBA. Members of the Augusta-Richmond County Coliseum Authority continue meeting with individuals and groups of voters to explain the

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Dana Lynn McIntyre October 30, 2023 No Comments
B2B Podcasting

Where is the $ going for startups?

Eric Parker, founder of The Clubhou.se breaks down where the money for entrepreneurial businesses is going. It’s not here. At the recent ABD EXPO, Parker unveiled a new AI program that will change the narrative for startups.

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Eric Parker October 30, 2023 No Comments
B2B Stories

Simon Says: Is Halloween a trick or a treat?

When my children were younger, they loved Halloween. We live in a great trick-or-treat neighborhood which allowed them to collect a ton of candy. My wife still enjoys providing candy to the neighborhood kids on Halloween night. As an economist, I don’t understand Halloween. My wife goes and buys what to her is the best candy, usually a Mars or Hershey mix of chocolate such as Twix, Marathon, or Milky Way. We provide this to the neighborhood kids. When my own children went trick or treating, they would often come

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Dr. Simon Medcalfe October 30, 2023 No Comments
B2B Stories

CSRA businesses support YPA gala for theatre renovation

“Who” are you wearing to The Young Professionals of Augusta’s benefit gala? The event to be held this Saturday, November 4, at Crowne Plaza North Augusta, from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m., will benefit renovations for the Imperial Theatre. Guests are encouraged to wear fashion that goes all out to represent their unique personality and interests (think Met Gala), and is black tie optional for those that prefer more traditional attire. Entertainment includes a fashion show for guests to compete for best dressed, music, and a local art show. The

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Mitzi Oxford October 30, 2023 No Comments
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