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Best tracking tips for business events

ABD’s Expo is coming up on May 17th and many other businesses are gearing up for a summer of events as well. One of the biggest parts of the event is RSVPs and tickets. Making the check-in process easy and quick is important. You may be wondering what types of technology can help you plan your next event. ABD has used a few different software programs to track our events. One option is from Google. They have a powerful combination of software that, when used in tandem, can be a

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Erin Campbell May 15, 2023 No Comments
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Bagel business heating up in the CSRA

It’s a bagel lover’s dream. A few weeks ago, Straight Outta Brooklyn opened in Aiken, and now Oh Mie Stella Bakery is open for business as of May 6. For the record, Oh Mie Stella is Italian for Oh My Stars, thus the name. Italian bakers are known for their unique baking techniques and passion for the art and craft of breadmaking. Crissy Kuhl didn’t start out as a baker. Her background is in law enforcement and as a project manager for the Savannah River Site. But she was bitten

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Mitzi Oxford May 15, 2023 No Comments
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Mondays with Rick: Use your pain points for new business opportunities

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 talks about how and when to take advantage of business opportunities. The interview has been edited for clarity and impact. ABD: Several weeks ago, we talked about the importance of innovation in business success, but often, innovation involves taking advantage of new opportunities. What should we view as opportunities? Rick: Author, Clayton Christensen, who developed the idea of “disruptive innovation,” said that business opportunities

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Dr. Rick Franza May 15, 2023 No Comments
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Simon Says: Here’s the latest numbers on recruitment and retention

I am looking forward to the Augusta Business Daily Conference and Expo on Wednesday. As a primer for the recruitment and retention panel discussion at 11 a.m., I wanted to provide statistics from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) on recruitment and retention. By far, the most popular strategy for recruiting is higher pay, with 7.1 percent of firms in Georgia and 7.6 percent of firms in South Carolina using this strategy. Offering higher pay is the most popular choice across all industries. The next most popular strategy is expanded

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Dr. Simon Medcalfe May 15, 2023 No Comments
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What does the Writer’s Guild strike mean for Augusta’s film industry?

Augusta’s burgeoning film industry could be threatened by a nationwide strike. The strike by members of the Writers Guild of America is entering its third week. This is the union’s first strike in approximately 15 years. Among the first shows to be impacted were nighttime talk shows, specials, and comedies, like Saturday Night Live. Atlanta television station WSB is reporting even catering businesses are impacted. When productions halt, so do catering requests. “We are carefully watching it,” said Jennifer Bowen, Vice President of Destination Development & Community Engagement at Destination

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Dana Lynn McIntyre May 15, 2023 No Comments
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Georgia Business Minute: The wheels on the bus go…

Round and round. However, nearly 1,400 Georgia workers at one of America’s largest school bus manufacturers are voting on whether to unionize, asking for better pay and hours. Mike Petchenik reports from Atlanta on that and other stories in this week’s Georgia Business Minute.

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Mike Petchenik May 15, 2023 No Comments
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Understanding Today’s Commercial Real Estate Market: What’s Changing?

Davis is the Principal of the Beman Real Estate Group and Vice President and Director of Commercial Real Estate at Blanchard and Calhoun, sits down with Augusta Business Daily publisher, Neil Gordon to discuss the commercial real estate market in the CSRA. Beman says there has been a shift in the demand for certain spaces in retail, dining, and offices, following adjustments made after the COVID-19 pandemic. For more information, contact Beman at his website: www.bemangroup.com.

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Neil Gordon with Davis Beman May 15, 2023 No Comments
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Local entrepreneur turns hobby into unique outdoor business

Shane Johnson has always loved science and nature, which led him to launch his own outdoor business at age 15. Johnson owns Johnson’s Critter Control & Predator Management, LLC, which is based in Hephzibah and specializes in trapping wild animals, particularly coyotes and beavers, for farms and hunting clubs. Occasionally, he captures raccoons and other animals in urban areas, but he primarily works in rural areas. One of his customers is Padgett’s Farm in Waynesboro, where he got married last fall. “My friends have told me I should start trapping

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Josh Heath May 14, 2023 No Comments
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Is it a Buyer’s or Seller’s Market?

Carey Pifer is the relocation director for Southeastern Residential and works with CSRA companies to help its employees find a great place to live. She sat down with ABD’s Neil Gordon to see how the market is as we approach the summer months.

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Neil Gordon May 14, 2023 No Comments
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Crowdfunding event provides financial assistance to local startups

By 2030, Frederick Griffin wants to provide enough healthy food to feed 100,000 people in Georgia and South Carolina, and his business just received funding that will help him turn that goal into reality. Griffin and his wife, Anna, own and operate a new business called Ebony Tree Farms, thanks to a 12-week entrepreneurial training program called Make Startups, which is offered by theClubhou.se. “We are a social enterprise and hydroponic farm system,” Frederick said. Hydroponics refers to growing plants in water-based nutrient solutions, not soil. Ebony Tree Farms is

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Josh Heath May 14, 2023 No Comments
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