Consumer Stories

National restaurant chain to open Augusta location

If you like a Bloody Mary with your shrimp ‘n grits, a new eatery coming to Augusta has the brunch you’ve been craving. Another Broken Egg Café, a national restaurant chain, is bringing a new location to 2801 Washington Road near Kroger and Alexander Drive. The café serves a variety of breakfast, brunch, and lunch dishes, such as omelets, pancakes, and French toast, as well as biscuits and sandwiches. Another Broken Egg also offers a wide selection of both alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks. Founded in Louisiana in 1996, the company

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B2B Stories

Good Ethics is Good Business

I like to believe that I am an ethical person in all that I do. I believe I behave ethically because it is the right thing to do without ulterior motives. The credit for my ethical behavior goes primarily to my parents, who not only told me to be ethical, but more importantly, were outstanding role models of ethical behavior. This behavior was further enforced for me through eight years of early Christian education, four years at the University of Notre Dame, and 15 years of active duty in the

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B2B Podcasting

Free Access: Helping business owners help each other

Diverse experiences, accountability and honest advice help businesses grow. Darin Myers of The Alternate Board (TAB) tells Neil Gordon why he got involved with TAB and how it joins company owners together to help each other work through the ins and outs of the business world.

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Consumer Stories

New Filipino food business joins local shared kitchen space

It’s not hard to find Chinese or Japanese restaurants in the CSRA, but that’s not the case with Filipino restaurants, according to Roy Publico. Publico, whose parents were born and raised in the Philippines, is excited about Yaya’s Philippine Cuisine, which just opened in Martinez. Yaya’s is the newest business to join OPP Kitchen, a shared kitchen space located at 359 Furys Ferry Road. The business sells a variety of Filipino dishes, including chicken adobo, barbecue sticks, and lumpia, which are spring rolls filled with pork and vegetables. “Yaya’s opening

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Consumer Stories

Local baker to launch Evans storefront this week

Arielle Page hasn’t opened her dessert shop yet, but people have already stopped by to let her know they follow her on social media. This week, Page, owner of Arie’s Confectionaries, plans to open a storefront located at 1202 Town Park Lane, Suite 106 in Evans near Takosushi. She sells full-size and mini cheesecakes in various flavors, including key lime, Oreo, red velvet, and strawberry. Arie’s will also offer a flavor of the week and seasonal flavors, such as pumpkin and salted caramel apple, as well as tea, coffee, and

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Digital Marketing

Free Access: List your products to optimize Google Business Profile

In the previous article, we discussed how to optimize your profile on Google. Today, we will investigate two sections: Products and Services. Your profile on Google My Business provides potential customers with relevant information about your business. There are several ways to make your Business Profile more useful to customers. One way is to show your products on your profile so potential customers can see what products you have. Your potential customers want to know what products you offer before they visit your store. By adding your store’s products to

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B2B Stories

Peach State is good for business

  Georgia ranks high in places to do business and a big roofing company opens a plant in Valdosta. – Augusta Business Daily Business Update by Mike Petchenik.    

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B2B Stories

Mondays with Rick: The good and bad of student loans

  Dr. Rick Franza, Dean of the Hull College of Business, discusses a different, timely business topic each Monday in this column. This week, he talks about student loans, debt, and loan forgiveness. The interview has been edited for clarity and impact. ABD: We’re hearing a lot about student loans these days. Are student loans to pay for college a good idea or a bad idea? Rick: They can be both. I think that student loans as part of a portfolio, and as a means to pay for education, are

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B2B Stories

The pressure of succeeding in a flooded market

A flooded market is one with an excessive number of competitors. Realtors and restaurants probably come to mind. Some are large chains or big guns with hundreds of employees. But what of the small businesses, the mom and pops or the ones with less than five workers? When it comes to the most competitive businesses in the CSRA, you can count pressure washing companies in the mix. After a Yelp search on the number of those businesses, we stopped counting after 100 listings. Some are one step above a DIY

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