Darin Myers of TAB CSRA says there are generally two reasons why employees don’t succeed: they have not been trained or they simply don’t have the right skills.
The wrecking crew industry missed out on a couple of big jobs recently when one private investment company and one local government bought historic buildings to give them completely new purposes. Warren Mill The 130-year-old Warren Mill, the former center of community life in Warrenville, S.C., has sold for $1.6 million with plans to turn the former three-shift clothing factory into 180 to 200 apartments with a swimming pool, an events center and other amenities, according to several recent reports. Warren Mill has been vacant since 1982. The new owner
When we get together with a business owner and start the process of selling their company, some of the same general questions come up. How much will a buyer pay for my business? How long will it take to sell? Who is the best buyer? The first two questions are a bit subjective, but the best buyer question is almost always someone who is not currently operating a business in your industry. To many business owners, they are a bit surprised to hear a competitor or someone looking to gain
Editor’s Note: You have invested the time, money, and resources needed to build a great website. But how do you draw traffic to it? This is the question on every entrepreneur’s mind, and rightfully so. Your website is your digital storefront, and if no one is visiting it, what use is it? Whether trying to attract your first visitor or the millionth, generating website traffic is a massive part of growing your business. If you have a well-optimized website positioned to convert visitors into customers, an increase in website traffic
A new restaurant in North Augusta offers its customers a healthier alternative to the traditional fast-food hamburger. Dawg! That’s Vegan – located at 1696 Knox Avenue near Georgia Avenue, had its soft opening on Thursday, Sept. 30. The restaurant serves a full menu of vegetable-based burgers that taste much like the real thing, as well as French fries and sodas. While it’s only been open a few days, business has been booming, according to Danny Everett, the husband of Angel, the business’s owner. “I can’t believe the amount of people
Editor’s Note: You have invested the time, money, and resources needed to build a great website. But how do you draw traffic to it? This is the question on every entrepreneur’s mind, and rightfully so. Your website is your digital storefront, and if no one is visiting it, what use is it? Whether trying to attract your first visitor or the millionth, generating website traffic is a massive part of growing your business. If you have a well-optimized website positioned to convert visitors into customers, an increase in website traffic
We have all seen the news. The residential real estate market is hot and it’s a great time to be a seller. What about the commercial office market? If you own an office building, I’m sure you want to know if your value is still there. If you lease office space you probably need to know if the rent is going up next time you renew, or will you be able to find new space when you move? The pandemic did shut down the office market for a while last
Editor’s Note: Each Monday at this time, Dr. Rick Franza of AU’s Hull College of Business, will discuss an important business story that affects our community. Today’s topic, Amazon’s recent “grand opening” in Appling. There are now centers open for fulfillment and sortation. Amazon is located in White Oak Business Park, just off I-20 in Appling. Different reports say there will be between 1,000 and 2,500 employees. ABD: We hear you have a little bit of an “inside scoop” on things at Amazon Rick: I was at an event
The CEO of Cross Link Consulting is a connoisseur of good culture in the workplace. From his North Augusta headquarters he wants to create a “culture shift” one company at a time. He interviews with ABD Publisher Neil Gordon and vulnerably admits he had to make big changes at his company and you can too!
Noted author and business consultant Deke Copenhaver sits down with 1/2 of the W/S (Wier Stewart) creative services and advertising agency firm located on Broad Street in downtown Augusta. Wier Stewart helped pave the way for a new generation of marketers in the CSRA. This podcast is provided to us by Augusta Podcasts as a way to share positive workplace messages across our area.
