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Business Institute to Enhance Success Strategies

The Columbia County Chamber of Commerce is kicking off its annual Business Institute on Thursday, May 1. The two-hour programs run monthly through August. The goal is to help business owners or employees learn new techniques and processes to run their business. “Because some businesses, it’s really just one person running the show, and they have to wear lots of hats, and so this is an opportunity at a low cost for them to get at least something that they can use,” Ivana Beckworth, the Chamber’s Programs and Events Director,

Dana Lynn McIntyre April 21, 2025 No Comments

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2 Questions for the Dean: Combining business, art, and networking

ABD: Talk about the collaborative aspect of the Biz Art program. HULL: It is an event that we put on every semester. It is a collaboration between the Hull College of Business and the Department of Art and Design. And the idea is really bringing collaborative students, collaborative partners in the business community that work in that space. That intersection between business and art. We get a lot of our marketing students that will come to the event, and next thing you know, they’re rubbing shoulders with some of the

Neil Gordon March 23, 2025 No Comments

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Networking tips from 4 of the best connectors in the CSRA

One of the most challenging things business owners and individuals face is how to grow a vibrant network of contacts. The Augusta Metro Chamber of Commerce’s Third Thursday brought together a panel of experts from different backgrounds to give advice on what they have found to be successful. The panel included Tiffany Heitzman of Homebuilders Association Greater Augusta Region, Patrick Wells, President of Piedmont Landscape Management, James Clayton with New York Life Insurance, and Jeannine Steinkuhl, Director of Sales at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in North Augusta. “All four of

Dana Lynn McIntyre February 24, 2025 No Comments

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Food and “Fun“raising moving North Augusta Forward

After a busy week at work, Melodies & Masterpieces may provide just the ticket to unwind, enjoy great music, and local chef food favorites. It’s North Augusta Forward’s second annual Melodies & Masterpieces fundraising event tomorrow, Saturday, February 22, at the Crowne Plaza in Riverside Village, North Augusta. An evening of dueling pianos, a chef showcase, local artists painting live, and raffles all to benefit the mission to inspire, lead, and implement a united vision that provides the best possible quality of life for the community of North Augusta, SC.

Mitzi Oxford February 20, 2025 No Comments

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Calling for sponsors for Fort Eisenhower expo

Businesses from across Metro Augusta are invited to sponsor an upcoming expo at Fort Eisenhower. The Fort Eisenhower Community Expo will be held on April 23 at the Eisenhower Conference and Catering Building. It is sponsored by the post’s Morale, Welfare, and Recreation (MWR) office. Brandi Bitetti, Chief of the Business Operations Division with MWR, told ABD the goal of the expo is to connect soldiers and their families on post with opportunities outside the installation. “Being that our military families typically change duty stations very regularly, a lot of

Dana Lynn McIntyre February 2, 2025 No Comments

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Unique Anniversary Party

A 6th anniversary for a business may not seem like a landmark, but for entrepreneur, TeKay Brown Taylor it is a major milestone. “50 percent of businesses fail within 5 years,” Taylor told a crowd of about 50 vendors, clients, and business friends at a private room at Doc’s Porchside in Grovetown Thursday night. Taylor owns Brownstone Mediation Services to help individuals and companies come to the conclusion it’s better to work out differences than go to court. BMS also provides H.R. training to CSRA companies and governmental agencies. Her

Neil Gordon February 2, 2025 No Comments

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Hurricane Helene canceled business event re-scheduled for 2025

Organizers of a series of workshops and training sessions canceled by the sudden arrival of Hurricane Helene have regrouped for 2025. BsidesAugusta 2025 is set for Oct. 20 through Oct. 25. It will follow the outline planned for the 2024 event that was canceled. “It’ll be four days of training classes that we’ll offer, and that’ll be the 20th through the 23rd and then the Security Onion conference on October 24,” BSidesAugusta organizer, and COO of Security Onion Solutions, LLC, Phil Plantamura explained for ABD. “Both of those events, the

Dana Lynn McIntyre December 26, 2024 No Comments

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3 Chicks in Charge

A first-of-its-kind collaboration between area Business Network International Chapters (BNI) and the Augusta Metro Chamber of Commerce led to a standing-room-only Tuesday at First Baptist Church’s Fellowship Hall. BNI’s contribution was the Augusta Business Summit featuring more than 15 speakers throughout the program that started at 8 A.M and was scheduled to end at 5 P.M. The $100 ticket included admission to the break-out session, high-end swag, and breakfast and lunch before the Chamber’s “Women in Business” program. Audience members got to go behind the curtain of how three powerful

Neil Gordon November 20, 2024 No Comments

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One-of-a-kind business collaboration launches Tuesday, November 19

The Business Networking International group of area chapters are joining the Augusta Metro Chamber of Commerce to incorporate break-out sessions around the regularly scheduled “Women in Business” monthly program. The theme is called “Building a Legacy.” Nancy Glaser from the Augusta Museum of History, Margaret Woodard with the Downtown Development Authority, and Sue Parr, former President and CEO of the Augusta Metro Chamber of Commerce, will be the luncheon speakers. The event is being held at First Baptist of Augusta’s fellowship hall at 3500 Walton Way in Augusta. The $100

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Business leaders/volunteers find a hub to combat Helene

An eight-day herculean effort by area volunteers from service organizations like the American Red Cross to the Chamber of Commerce came to an exhausting end late last week. Members of the Leadership Augusta Class of 2025 showed up on Thursday, October 10th, in lieu of a regularly scheduled activity. Sponsored by the Augusta Metro Chamber of Commerce, each month members set aside one day to immerse themselves in myriad opportunities to learn how the community works. The 2025 class is chaired by Al Dallas (far right) of the Georgia Cancer

Dana Lynn McIntyre and Neil Gordon October 14, 2024 No Comments

Business Institute to Enhance Success Strategies

2 Questions for the Dean: Combining business, art, and networking

Networking tips from 4 of the best connectors in the CSRA

Food and “Fun“raising moving North Augusta Forward

Calling for sponsors for Fort Eisenhower expo

Unique Anniversary Party

Hurricane Helene canceled business event re-scheduled for 2025

3 Chicks in Charge

One-of-a-kind business collaboration launches Tuesday, November 19

Business leaders/volunteers find a hub to combat Helene

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