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Mondays with Rick: The numbers gap between young women and men in college

  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 the disparity in college enrollment between women and men and the value of the trades. The interview has been edited for clarity and impact. ABD: A statistic I saw recently was startling – the ratio of women to men in college is around 60-40. What is happening to the young men? Rick: That’s true in business schools as well and it’s been going

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Gary Kauffman July 10, 2022 No Comments
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Vegan restaurant uproots to join others at OPP Kitchen

Uprooted Vegan Cuisine is the latest CSRA food business to join the unique shared prep concept of OPP Kitchen. As ABD’s Gary Kauffman reported last week, the new space was started by Onnie Stafford, owner of Paleo Num Yums, to save her own struggling business. OPP (Other People Prepping) will give other food-based small businesses a chance to grow their craft and sell their products under one roof. For Jenn Kraus, owner of Uprooted Vegan Cuisine, the partnership was a perfect fit. She’ll be sharing space there at the beginning

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Mitzi Oxford July 10, 2022 No Comments
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Local baker delivers sweet treats

If you need gourmet cookies for your next corporate gift and don’t have time to pick them up, a new bakery business can save you time and gas by delivering them right to your client’s door. Wesley Mayton, who has worked as a pastry chef for more than 25 years, has launched Chef Wesley’s Cookies. The business is licensed by the state of Georgia. Mayton offers five flavors: chocolate chip, oatmeal golden raisin, peanut butter, snickerdoodle, and sugar. The cost is $25 per dozen. Customers can also order a half

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Josh Heath July 10, 2022 No Comments
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Faith Friday: Like a Good (Thy) Neighbor: One Insurer Ensures Purpose Before Profit

Eddie Bussey can tell you, he’s heard God’s voice. In 2001, Eddie Bussey – State Farm, was a fledgling enterprise. It was a low point in his personal life as well. He says he belted an anguished cry. Almost as instantly as in the biblical story of the Saul-to-Paul conversion, he made a promise to God. “I was under so much pressure and the momentum was not what I wanted or to be for the business,” he said. “I found myself praying out loud by myself in the office late

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Monique Williams July 7, 2022 No Comments
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Local fast-food restaurant to be demolished by ANGC

The Augusta National Golf Club has found a new purpose for a longtime fast-food restaurant. Local Wendy’s franchisee, Mike Iezzi leased the location at 2738 Washington Road next to Olive Garden from a company called Meadows Inc. from 2007 until a few years ago, when Augusta National purchased the property. Iezzi said he’s been paying the golf club monthly rent to operate the busy franchise location. According to Golf Magazine, the restaurant property was purchased for $3.4 Million by AGNC. Iezzi added that Wendy’s will close permanently on Sunday, July

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Josh Heath and Neil Gordon July 7, 2022 No Comments
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Businesses help local nonprofits collect school supplies for students in need

When local schools start in less than a month, students will have the supplies they need, thanks to a CSRA nonprofit and its business partners. This month, the United Way of the CSRA will hold its annual Stuff the Bus campaign, sponsored by several companies, including SRP Federal Credit Union, Solvay Specialty Polymers, and WOW! Internet, Cable & Phone. “Our goal is to maximize student learning this year and every year, and we’re proud to step in once again to help families in need,” said United Way President and CEO,

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Josh Heath July 7, 2022 No Comments
Shawna Woodward

Free Access: Real Talk Real Estate: 3 tips to improve your credit score for mortgages and more!

Whether you realize it or not, your credit score matters. I wish that just being someone who pays all your bills and carries no debt was enough, but it is not. Your credit score is how a myriad of companies determine if they will let you use their services and if they will require you to pay a deposit and how much! This is one of those topics that seems underestimated until you find yourself penalized for something you really had no control over obtaining. Unfortunately, by the time you’ve

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Leanna Woodward July 7, 2022 2 Comments
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Free Access: Blindly paying CSRA business expenses!

Yours truly tried to guess who the video podcast guest was and it took me a while. Here is a hint, he played on the national stage before, and now he is part of different small business teams in the CSRA! See if you can guess who it is!

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Neil Gordon July 7, 2022 No Comments
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Local fast-food restaurant owners confront labor shortage

Offering sign-on bonuses is one of the strategies many companies, including fast-food restaurants, have used to recruit employees. But Gary’s Hamburgers owner, Gary Gibson said that’s a strategy he isn’t willing to try. Gibson has owned and operated the CSRA restaurant chain for nearly 40 years, and like many other businesses, Gary’s has been hit with a serious labor shortage. There are currently three locations in Martinez, Evans, and North Augusta. He had planned to open a new location on Wrightsboro Road last year, but he said it will remain

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Josh Heath July 7, 2022 1 Comment
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A busy business owners’ best friend?

Running a business is sometimes stressful and time-consuming. Downtime, otherwise, known as R and R is a valuable commodity. When you are facing a long Honey-Do list on your weekend time off, who are you going to call? Perhaps, Mr. Fix It, Dominick Cottone. He provides Aiken and surrounding areas with an extensive list of services that reads like the yellow pages, including electrical work, plumbing projects, painting, and automotive work. “In the past couple of months since I started my business, I’ve installed ceiling fans, repaired garbage disposals, faucets,

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Mitzi Oxford July 7, 2022 No Comments
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