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Free Access: Starting a Business Means Planning Carefully

Editor’s Note: Starting a business is often a challenging process that requires careful planning and rigorous attention to detail. To launch a successful business, one must have a solid plan. Local business attorney J. Brian King, shares how he helps his clients develop solid business plans and build successful businesses. Over the last 20 years, I have helped many clients form companies and start their businesses. When I meet with potential clients who aspire to become business owners, I begin by discussing their ideas and goals. Some want to launch

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J. Brian King January 20, 2022 No Comments
B2B Stories

Free Access: Starting a Business Means Planning Carefully

Editor’s Note: Starting a business is often a challenging process that requires careful planning and rigorous attention to detail. To launch a successful business, one must have a solid plan. Local business attorney J. Brian King, shares how he helps his clients develop solid business plans and build successful businesses. Over the last 20 years, I have helped many clients form companies and start their businesses. When I meet with potential clients who aspire to become business owners, I begin by discussing their ideas and goals. Some want to launch

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J. Brian King January 20, 2022 No Comments
Consumer Stories

Local soda shop mixes flavors and fun

It’s not hard to find a local business that serves soda, but it’s rare to find one that offers as many flavor combinations as Sarge’s Soda Shop (see photo above). Sarge’s – located at 5155 Columbia Road, Suite 106 next to Food Lion in Grovetown – celebrated its soft opening on Monday, Dec. 6, followed by a grand opening on Friday, Jan. 14 and Saturday, Jan. 15. “We have about 20 of our favorites, but we can make any drink combination you want,” says Josh Perkins – co-owner of the

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Josh Heath January 20, 2022 No Comments
Consumer Stories

Business Lunch Review: Hibachi Express

Editor’s Note: Wes Hennings never met a meal he walked away from and is an opinionated eater! Each Thursday he shares the results of a business lunch he’s had with a colleague as a way to advise our business community on the good, bad and the tasty across the CSRA. He doesn’t let ABD or the restaurant know where he is going and his opinions are his own. He grades the restaurants he visits on a 1-5 scale with “5” being outstanding. We call this our “Real Business Lunch Review”.

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Wes Hennings January 20, 2022 No Comments
Consumer Stories

Local company holds giveaway for second anniversary

To celebrate its second anniversary, a local business services company is giving its followers the chance to win a gift bag valued at over $100 (see photo above story). Richardson Professional Solutions, LLC provides a variety of professional services for its clients, such as project management, bookkeeping, and marketing. “We love giving back to the community, and we’re passionate about small business,” says Amy Richardson, the company’s President and Founder. “We also wanted to celebrate with our followers our milestone of reaching two years in business.” The gift bag will

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Josh Heath January 20, 2022 No Comments
Medical

CSRA businesspeople make New Year’s “revolutions”

While many give up on their New Year’s resolutions by the middle of January, Julese Dortch discovered a simple way to stick to one of her resolutions. Dortch – marketing strategist for ATC Development in Augusta – is a self-proclaimed night owl, but she set a goal to wake up three minutes earlier each day than the previous day. Dortch now gets to work before others, much to the surprise of her co-workers, and has more time to pursue her goals. “I used to be in the second wave of

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Josh Heath January 19, 2022 No Comments
Consumer Stories

Simon Says: Nearly 500 jobs created from SRS vendor spending

Editor’s Note: Savannah River Site contractors need staffing companies, printing, off-site event planning and much more. Here is a snapshot of how much money was spent in 2020 and which groups received SRS’s business. This research project was put together by several students in Dr. Simon Medcalfe’s economic class at Augusta University. In 2020, the organizations from the Savannah River Site (SRS) spent over $176 million with small businesses (out of a total nonpayroll expenditure of over half a billion dollars). In the five-county area (Aiken, Allendale, and Barnwell counties

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Dr. Simon Medcalfe, AU Economics Professor January 19, 2022 No Comments
B2B Stories

Leading the Georgia Cyber Center into the future

One of the two Georgia Cyber Center buildings is named after the Augusta University Vice President of Strategic Partnerships. Michael Shaffer had developed a culture there and is known as an expert in creating public/private partnerships. In today’s “Changemaker Podcast” with Deke Copenhaver, Shaffer talks all things leadership!  

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Deke Copenhaver January 19, 2022 No Comments
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