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JA returns to Augusta with new business model

Some Savannah middle school students aren’t even teenagers yet, but they’re already married with children, jobs, and bills. While that may sound impossible, it’s all part of the JA Discovery Center, which is housed on Georgia Southern University’s Armstrong Campus. Yesterday, nearly 30 local educators, school representatives, business leaders, and nonprofit directors traveled from Evans to Savannah to tour the city’s JA Discovery Center, which offers programs for sixth, seventh and eighth-grade students. As part of the tour, they were able to observe students participating in JA Finance Park, which

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Josh Heath and Neil Gordon January 25, 2023 No Comments
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Local business credit expert shares knowledge

An Augusta area financial expert says just 7% of your companies’ vendors and lenders report to the credit bureaus. “No one reports automatically, and you must register your business at the three business credit bureaus to even get a score; it doesn’t just magically appear,” said Regional Managing Partner, Alan Mosher of the J. Galt Finance Suite. He is taking reservations for a free webinar scheduled for next Thursday, February 2. In the seminar, businesses will learn a 7-step process for building credit, starting with the very basics of how

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Neil Gordon January 25, 2023 No Comments
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CSRA credit union pays out big dividend

SRP Federal Credit Union members started the new year off with some extra cash. In December, the SRP FCU Board of Directors approved a Loyalty Dividend, totaling more than $1.5 million, to be paid out across their membership. The additional dividend was designed to reward SRP members and to recognize the financial strength of the Credit Union. SRP FCU is a member-owned nonprofit financial institution with a volunteer Board of Directors. SRP members can receive higher interest rates on savings, lower rates on loans, and lower fees. “Creating value for

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Staff Report January 25, 2023 No Comments
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Thoughts from the General: The enduring power of thank you notes

During many years leading organizations of various sizes, I learned how much folks enjoy receiving thank you notes—especially those which come from their boss or their boss’s boss. Being fully retired, it is great fun sending off handwritten notes to thank people or to congratulate them for a special accomplishment. These notes are sent to the home address of the individual. This prevents them from being intercepted by an executive assistant or another staff member. Even the most well-known people do not get many notes at their home addresses. One of the best

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Ret. Maj. General Perry Smith January 24, 2023 No Comments
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Simon Says: LEI heading in wrong direction

What a difference one month makes in economic data. In my economic forecast for 2023 which I gave in December, four of the five indicators in the Augusta Leading Economic Index (LEI) saw improvements in the October data. In the November data, three indicators moved in a positive direction, but two indicators saw big adverse movements. Inflation in the south fell by 0.1 percent in the month to November but remains at 7.7% on an annual basis. The Dow Jones Industrial Average increased to the end of November at over

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Dr. Simon Medcalfe, AU Economics Professor January 24, 2023 1 Comment
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Free Access: A coup for Coke

Does Culver’s go better with Coke? The local restaurants along with other Culver’s across the country are making a major beverage change. Mike Petchenik pops the top on this and more Georgia news.

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Mike Petchenik January 23, 2023 No Comments
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North Augusta Chamber to host monthly small business roundtable event

Small business owners face a host of challenges every day, but the North Augusta Chamber of Commerce wants to help. The Chamber will host its monthly Small Business Roundtable Discussion tomorrow from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. at its office located at 406 West Ave. The free event is held the fourth Wednesday of each month and is open to all small business owners, not just those in North Augusta, according to the Chamber’s President and CEO, Terra Carroll. Carroll said previous topics have included time management, business taxes, and

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Josh Heath January 23, 2023 No Comments
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Free Access: Is your email secure?

In business, email is often our go-to method for communication. In today’s Tech Alert, Crosslink’s CEO, Patrick Reynolds explains how to keep it secure.

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Patrick Reynolds January 22, 2023 No Comments
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Mondays with Rick: Hanging out with successful people breeds success

  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 the relationship between business success and whom you hang out with. The interview has been edited for clarity and impact. ABD: A common business saying is that to be successful, you have to be around other successful people. How does this help someone be successful in business? Rick: A lot of it has to do with learning. You can learn how other people

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Gary Kauffman January 22, 2023 No Comments
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