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Family tragedy leads to new healthy living business

A personal tragedy led Tonya Thomas to begin promoting healthy living and teaching others to do the same. A little over a week ago, she opened the doors to her business, Meme’s All Natural. “I had been planning for two years to open my business and I found the right place in New Ellenton. After that, everything finally came together,” Thomas explained. Her grand opening was on February 26th, but it was five years in the making. That’s when Thomas lost her daughter, Meosha, to breast cancer. “My daughter was

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Mitzi Oxford March 9, 2022 No Comments
B2B Stories

Businesswomen to discuss mentoring and coaching next generation leaders

Behind every successful business leader, there’s a mentor who provided guidance, motivation and advice. Female professionals will have the opportunity to learn from local mentors at the next Augusta Metro Chamber of Commerce Women in Business Program on Tuesday, March 15 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Enterprise Mill Events Center on Greene Street. Three businesswomen will discuss mentoring and coaching the next generation of leaders in a panel discussion called “Leadership & Legacy.” The panelists are Dr. Patrice Jackson, founder and facilitator of EduCare Training & Consulting,

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Josh Heath March 9, 2022 No Comments
B2B Stories

CSRA Heart Walk promotes better employee health for local businesses

The first step to better health can literally mean taking the first step. Local residents have a chance to do just that with the American Heart Association’s CSRA Heart Walk at 8 a.m. Saturday at SRP Park in North Augusta. The Heart Walk is a time to celebrate heart and stroke survivors, raise funds and encourage physical activity. “The past year has shown us that no matter where we are, we can come together for a common cause,” said Dr. Philip Coule, Chief Medical Officer at Augusta University Health, who

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Gary Kauffman March 9, 2022 No Comments
Consumer Stories

New Evans pizza franchise to sell service by the slice

You may remember ordering a Big Mac from the former McDonald’s location in the Evans Walmart, but a new restaurant concept is scheduled to open in that store in the next two weeks, according to Chevie Green. Green, Director of Development for Pierre’s Eatery, said Walmart shoppers can look forward to sampling delicious meals, such as pizza, salads, gyros and Stromboli. Pierre’s makes all its meals from scratch, so they take longer to prepare, but she said diners notice the difference. “There’s a difference in your food when you taste

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Josh Heath March 8, 2022 No Comments
B2B Stories

Your Ad Pro As Bench Coach

  Don MacNeil is the former Marketing Director of Windsor Jewelers and long-time on-air radio professional.   Is it just me, or… Your Ad Pro As Bench Coach Baseball invented the bench coach as a way of acknowledging the fallibility of single-decision-maker decision making. Medicine calls it the second opinion. Napoleon and Hitler could have used one when contemplating Russia. Things just seem to get smarter with a second viewpoint. You and your marketing are no different. To demonstrate, let’s meet Mark. Mark owns a modest electronics store and fervently

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Don MacNeil March 8, 2022 No Comments
Thought Leaders

ABD kicks off Women in Business program

Tuesday, March 8, is International Women’s Day and there is no better time to celebrate women at your company who make a difference. ABD founder and publisher, Neil Gordon is inspired by the woman in his own life. (See featured photo above) “I’m in awe of what my talented wife, Melissa, accomplishes juggling life as a wife, mother, superintendent of our building and professional photographer,” Gordon said. “She’s my inspiration for this Women in Business initiative and one of thousands of female professionals who deserve recognition in the CSRA.” International

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Mitzi Oxford March 8, 2022 No Comments
B2B Stories

Local business consultant to discuss improving your company’s situation

It’s hard to pin down Michael Scott’s leadership style on The Office, but for better or for worse, many business owners and CEOs adopt one style and stick with it. Others subscribe to the Situational Leadership model, a flexible leadership approach developed in the 1960s by Ken Blanchard and Paul Hershey that involves adapting to ever-changing workplace situations. Katie Wynn, founder and President of Dynamik Consulting of Augusta, will discuss this model at the next Columbia County Chamber of Commerce Executive Luncheon Series event on Wednesday, March 16 from 11:30

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Josh Heath March 8, 2022 No Comments
Consumer Stories

Evans family launches two businesses today

The wait for decades—and through Covid was worth it for Tracy Frey. She got her first taste of the food and beverage industry about 30 years ago and quickly fell in love with the fast-paced work. She served in various roles with a few local restaurants before launching a successful 20-year career in the insurance industry. She’s now returning to her roots by opening two new franchises in the same space located at 7025 Evans Town Center Blvd., Suite 213, next to Stay. Social Tap and Table in Evans. Roll

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Josh Heath March 7, 2022 1 Comment
B2B Stories

Mondays with Rick: Too much money, supply chain issues causing high inflation

  Dr. Rick Franza, is the Dean of the Hull College of Business who discusses a different, timely business topic each Monday in this column. This week, take a look at the impact of the highest inflation in four decades. The interview has been edited for clarity and impact. ABD: The inflation rate is currently nearly 7.5 percent, the highest it’s been in 40 years. What is causing that? Rick: I’m not an economist, I’ll start with that caveat, but much of what’s caused the inflation is cheap money. We

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Gary Kauffman March 7, 2022 No Comments
Consumer Stories

Pandemic survival story

With the 2020 baseball season canceled, GreenJackets staff created a whole new ballgame The pandemic was hard on many local businesses and sadly, some didn’t survive. But others made it through that unsettled period and are still alive. Over the next several weeks we’ll look at their stories and what made the difference for them. When you’re a baseball team and there’s no baseball season, you have to do some thinking outside the box. That’s what the Augusta GreenJackets had to do when the pandemic shut down the season in

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Gary Kauffman March 7, 2022 No Comments
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