Navigating challenges, making informed decisions, and identifying growth opportunities are all part of building a successful business. The SCORE professionals can advise you in all of those areas. To learn more about SCORE workshops and coaching, visit www.greateraiken.score.org.
SCORE partners with other business groups like the Chambers to help small businesses develop a strategy for success. Chip Retson from SCORE explains in our short video below. SCORE has a workshop coming up in a couple of weeks that could be the beginning of your strategy. For more information on SCORE workshops and coaching, visit www.greateraiken.score.org.
So you want to start a business or you already have a small business. What’s next? How about a roadmap to success provided by retired business executives? SCORE has a workshop coming up in a couple of weeks that could be the beginning of your strategy. For more information on SCORE workshops and coaching, visit www.greateraiken.score.org
Every day, SCORE mentors help small business owners start, grow, and achieve new levels of success. What are you waiting for? Meet Joe Knick. He is a past Chairman of SCORE and conducts workshops to take you and your business to the next level. Also, if you need help launching your start-up, you might consider attending the “Are You Ready to Start a Business” workshop on January 16. For info on SCORE workshops and coaching, visit www.greateraiken.score.org
Today, we begin a series of videos for a non-profit business group. The mission is to help new entrepreneurs get the training they need to be successful. Click on “read more” to learn about one of the volunteer coaches, Chip Retson, and to see if you’d like to coach. Also, if you need help launching your start-up, you might consider attending the “Are You Ready to Start A Business” workshop on January 16. For info on the workshop and coaching, visit www.greateraiken.score.org
Welcome to the start of the New Year! Many of us see this as a time for new beginnings, and therefore, we often choose the start of the New Year to resolve and to do things differently. Hence, many of us make “New Year Resolutions” related to ourselves, our businesses, careers, and personal lives. Unfortunately, those resolutions are typically not kept. According to Ohio State University’s Fisher College of Business, only about 9% of people succeed at keeping their resolutions, while 23% of people quit their resolutions by the end
Businesses can often find it difficult to find and bid on lucrative government contracts, but there’s a nationwide network of experts ready to help. Augusta is home to an office of the Georgia Tech APEX Accelerator, one of 300 local offices for a program previously called the Procurement Technical Assistance Centers. Nationwide, there are more than 90 APEX Accelerators. “APEX Accelerator provides technical assistance and procurement advice to businesses,” explained Dave Hepner, the counselor in the Augusta office. “We have a great deal of clients that are just beginning, and
As we move through the first full week of December, we can begin to anticipate the end of the calendar year. Since Christmas Day and New Year’s Day fall on Sundays this year, many businesses are giving their employees the last week of the year off from work. In addition, most are also off on January 2, and many are taking days off in the week leading up to Christmas, particularly with Hanukkah running from December 18-26. Therefore, many of us have anywhere from one to two weeks away from
Dr. Rick Franza, Professor of Management at the Hull College of Business, discusses a different, timely business topic each Monday in this column. This week, he forecasts what 2024 holds for the economy and the business world. The interview has been edited for clarity and impact. ABD: It’s almost 2024, so it’s time to do a little prognosticating about economic and business trends we could see next year. Let’s start with one that everyone is concerned about: Inflation. Rick: Inflation is steadying, but it’s not getting any lower. It’s still
Dr. Rick Franza, Professor of Management at the Hull College of Business, discusses a different, timely business topic each Monday in this column. This week, he gives tips on planning for a new year in your business. The interview has been edited for clarity and impact. ABD: In just a few weeks, we’ll be starting a new year, likely to be filled with a variety of challenges for businesses. How important is it to plan ahead in your business when the future is unknown? Rick: You need to plan a
