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Corporate partners help to celebrate the grand opening of the downtown nonprofit hub

.A local one-stop-shop that will offer a variety of resources for residents in the Harrisburg and Laney Walker communities is now officially open for business. But the project never would’ve happened without financial support from local, regional, and national business partners. The HUB for Community Innovation located at 631 Chafee Ave., near the intersection of Walton Way and 15th Street, celebrated its grand opening over the weekend. On Friday, the Augusta Metro Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon-cutting ceremony that was attended by business owners, corporate partners, and community members.

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Josh Heath June 28, 2022 No Comments
Digital Marketing

Free Access: Web 3.0 is here, but what is it?

Cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, blockchain, Web 3.0, and Bored Apes are all the rage in the world of technology. So what really is Web 3.0? Web 3.0 is the future of the internet and promises to be even more convenient, efficient, and user-friendly than the current web version. What sets it apart from its predecessors? To understand that, we will look at the predecessors to Web 3.0 in this article and briefly touch on what Web 3.0 is. Web 1.0 (1991ish to 2004) This period of the web was primarily users being

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Richard Brashear June 27, 2022 No Comments
B2B Podcasting

Free Access: Being a leader requires the right traits and tools

There are many traits and tools that make a good leader, including “squinting” with your ears to improve listening skills. Retired Air Force Gen. Perry Smith tells Deke Copenhaver what he learned about leadership during his time in the military and after.

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Courtesy of Augusta Podcasts June 27, 2022 1 Comment
B2B Stories

Entrepreneurs cook up a successful oil business

Unlike the Beverly Hillbillies who struck crude oil, Craig Doughtery and his partner, Bob Thrift, owners of High Country Olive Oil, aren’t millionaires but they have found their niche in the oil business. They have two locations for High Country Olive Oil, in Aiken and Pawleys Island, where they sell high-quality olive oil and a variety of balsamic vinegar. Thrift had retired and Doughtery was winding up 20 years in the car business when they partnered to look for a small business concept. The idea came from visiting an olive

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Mitzi Oxford June 27, 2022 No Comments
B2B Stories

Local financial expert says history shows rewards await the patient investor

It looks like some Baby Boomers might be hanging out in the job market a bit longer. The Center for Retirement Research at Boston College estimates that retirement accounts collectively have lost more than $3 trillion since January – $1.4 trillion in 401(k)s and $2 trillion in IRAs. That has a lot of people near retirement age nervous about their future. “That is something that concerns retirees,” John Travis, a financial advisor with Richard Young Associates in Augusta, said. “That is a real fear.” So far this year, the index

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Gary Kauffman June 27, 2022 No Comments
B2B Stories

New York investment firm provides major funding for Paine College

A local college can now stay afloat and has the potential to grow, thanks to a multimillion-dollar investment from a New York-based impact investment firm that supports small businesses in rural and underserved communities throughout the United States, including Georgia. Paine College, a historically black college located in downtown Augusta, received financing from Enhanced Capital Group’s impact fund in December 2021. For many years, Paine has struggled with financial problems. The college has used this funding to restructure its current debts and free up cash, according to the company’s Georgia

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Josh Heath June 27, 2022 No Comments
B2B Stories

Mondays with Rick: Mentorship has benefits for everyone

  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 benefits of mentors. The interview has been edited for clarity and impact. ABD: In some of our past conversations, you’ve mentioned the idea of mentoring. How do you define that? Rick: Someone who mentors provides advice to navigate careers, to not make the same mistakes, to provide some to the experiences they’ve had. It’s kind of an advisory role. People try to

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Gary Kauffman June 27, 2022 No Comments
Consumer Stories

Faith Friday: Called to Clear Clutter: One man’s faith walk through junk removal

Trip Patat is quick to sum up the services Augusta Junk Removal offers: “If you can name it, we can haul it away.” However, the blessings God bestows, he says, cannot be summed up if he tried. The Destin, Fla., native has called the CSRA home since 2007. Since 2021, he’s been to dozens of homes in the CSRA doing what most people hate: taking out the trash. Someone else’s trash. “We are a waste management company that provides full-service junk removal,” Patat said. “This includes driving to a customer’s

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Monique Williams June 24, 2022 No Comments
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