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Monday, May 23, 2022

Mondays with Rick: The key to the back of the store is efficiency

Gary Kauffman 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 one of the important aspects of running a business, the second of a two-part series. The interview has been edited for clarity and impact. Dr. Rick Franza, Dean of…

ByGary Kauffman17 hours ago0Comments

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A checklist to improve your non-profit’s fund-raising efforts

Perry M. Smith, Jr. is a teacher, speaker, TV, and radio commentator and best-selling author, and executive producer of four videos. Hundreds of millions of television viewers worldwide came to know him during the 1991 Persian Gulf War for his more than 100 appearances as a military analyst on network television. Smith served for 30…

ByRet. Maj. General Perry SmithMay 17, 20220Comments

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Local accident survivor shares inspirational story with business group

Like most business professionals, Jeanna Hancock experiences her share of stress as operations leader with Hargrove Home Inspections. But she was inspired by the harrowing tale Terrence Sansbury shared as guest speaker at this month’s CSRA Home Connections meeting on Wednesday, May 11. Sansbury, who has worked for the Wilson Family YMCA for 22 years, discussed…

ByJosh HeathMay 13, 20220Comments

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The call center director says the key to happy customers is happy workers

Imagine walking into a call center and hearing music or seeing employees dressed up for an indoor Mardi Gras parade. If that sounds a little too far-fetched, those kinds of things happen at T-Mobile’s Augusta call center, according to Rachel Romero. Romero, the center’s director, was the guest speaker for this month’s Third Thursday Business Builder,…

ByJosh HeathApril 22, 20220Comments

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Unleash the power of your brain for professional and personal success

The human brain weighs just three pounds and is mostly water, yet it contains incredible power. According to marketing expert Mark Alison, it has power far beyond what the average person realizes. Alison, a marketing expert and founder of The Alison Group (now Alison South), presented Future Planning in a seminar at Auben Realty last Thursday.…

ByGary KauffmanMarch 28, 20220Comments

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Local real estate professional featured in Georgia magazine

Nancy Carolyn Powell earned her real estate license as a teenager and has more than 20 years of experience in the industry. As her business, Powell & Associates, Inc. has grown, so has her commitment to mentoring the next generation of real estate professionals. The March issue of Georgia Trend Magazine features profiles of Powell, a…

ByJosh HeathMarch 21, 20220Comments

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Local consultant encourages leaders to lead people where they are

Four years ago, Katie Wynn decided to create a budget to track her household finances, but she had no idea where to start. Wynn did what anyone else would do: she googled it. Wynn admits she’s still no budgeting expert, but she knows much more about the topic than she did before. Wynn, founder, and President of…

ByJosh HeathMarch 18, 20220Comments

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Pick your priorities rather than trying to balance everything, panelists advise women leaders

It’s impossible for female business leaders to balance the many hats they wear as professionals, wives, and mothers, just to name a few. That was the opinion offered by Dr. Patrice Buckner Jackson, founder and facilitator of EduCare Training and Consulting, LLC at the Augusta Metro Chamber of Commerce’s March Women in Business program. “You’ll never…

ByJosh HeathMarch 17, 20220Comments

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An event featuring Mark Alison to help businesspeople unlock the power of their brains

A more powerful and efficient way to use your brain can give people a fulfilled, less stressful life. That will be the point of a presentation by Mark Alison, 9-11 a.m. March 24, hosted by Auben Realty at 909 Walker St., Augusta. Mark Alison Called Future Planning, the presentation will show people how to access the power…

ByGary KauffmanMarch 16, 20220Comments

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Subaru and You

Don MacNeil is the former Marketing Director of Windsor Jewelers and long-time on-air radio professional. Is it just me, or… Subaru and You I have to admit to being among the millions who for decades have seen Subaru vehicles and especially their owners as (politely) a smile-inducing, eccentric sub-set of humanity. The term, “Tree-huggers” comes to…

ByDon MacNeilMarch 15, 20220Comments