B2B Stories

The Augusta office of the University of Georgia’s Small Business Development Center (SBDC) wants to help managers build the bridge between generations in the workforce. The event is coming up next week. It has scheduled Supervisor Skills for the Modern Manager, a one-day workshop to learn new management and communication styles, along with discipline processes. Rebecca Mixson, area director for the Augusta office, will be one of the instructors. She told ABD that business owners have hired younger employees who have stayed with the company but have not had training

An Augusta attorney has advice about an often-overlooked step for every fledgling entrepreneur and individual thinking about starting a business or protecting an existing one. There is a laundry list of top-of-mind steps, including financing, licensing, location, and competition. But just as important is protecting your name and brand. Attorney Rachel Ray with the Enoch Tarver law firm told ABD that a vital, but overlooked step is the need to copyright material for the new business, even something as basic as the name of the business. “If you file that

When the Atlanta Braves hired Walt Weiss to be their on-field manager, replacing the retiring Brian Snitker, some fans found the choice to be uninspiring, while some others were upset.   Snitker’s tenure as manager was highly successful, highlighted by six consecutive division championships, seven consecutive playoff appearances, and a World Series championship in the 2021 season.   However, many fans saw his final two years as a downward trend. In 2024, the Braves barely made the playoffs, and in 2025, they won less than half of their games and failed to