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Local accountant to share 2023 tax advice

While it’s too late to make any changes that would affect your 2022 individual and business tax returns, David Ussery has practical advice for preparing for your 2023 returns. Ussery, a certified public accountant and partner with SME CPAs, will be the guest speaker for this month’s special edition Third Thursday Business Builder, hosted by the Augusta Metro Chamber of Commerce on Thursday, Jan. 26 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Chamber Conference Room. His presentation will be titled “Take Control of Your Taxes in 2023.” “One of

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Josh Heath January 9, 2023 No Comments
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Free Access: Car insurance premiums, up or down?

The pandemic affected many areas of business and our lives including insurance. Few areas were impacted less than car insurance when many of us weren’t driving, which was great news for premiums!

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Neil Gordon with Keith Perret January 9, 2023 No Comments
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Free Access: Flying high with Free Wi-Fi

A new GA Power CEO, 1000 new jobs, and everyone’s favorite price for Wi-Fi when you fly Delta. Here’s the scoop in this Georgia Business Daily Business Update from Mike Petchenik.

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Mike Petchenik January 9, 2023 No Comments
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New year, new faces on North Augusta Chamber Board

As North Augusta dives into 2023, four area business leaders have joined the Chamber’s Board of Directors to provide leadership, and resources, and ideally, bring continued growth to the city. The new board members include Nyles Ellefson, COO for Ellefson Transportation Group, Yvonne Meeks, Community Development Representative at SRP Federal Credit Union, Julie Orzechowski, CFO at Bailey’s Comfort Services, and Cynthia Rhodes, a mentor with SCORE and co-owner of Rhodes-Porter, a small business development management company. Increasing business participation and providing resources for business success is the goal of any

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Mitzi Oxford January 8, 2023 No Comments
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Free Access: New year, new hobby? Dive right in

Thinking about unique team-building or stress relief from your company? The owner of Bubbles or Not sits down with ABD’s publisher, Neil Gordon and asks the business community to “dive in”!

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Neil Gordon with Rose Bennett January 8, 2023 1 Comment
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Mondays with Rick: Becoming a good information consumer in the business world

  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 good business resources and how to get the most out of them. The interview has been edited for clarity and impact. ABD: The start of a new year is a good time for business professionals to do a little self-education, either through books or other sources. What are some benefits of taking the time for self-education? Rick: It widens your perspective. The people

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Gary Kauffman January 8, 2023 No Comments
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Family-owned company to launch new gas station in Martinez

Deep Patel is only 21, but he and his parents own a successful chain of CSRA gas stations/convenience stores. Patel serves as CEO of Gas World, a company with locations throughout Augusta, including Walton Way, Deans Bridge Road, and Windsor Spring Road. By the end of next month, they plan to open their seventh location next door to Harvard’s Wine & Beverage at 116 Old Evans Road in Martinez. “We have a pretty diverse chain of stores,” he said. “Every customer knows what to expect every single time.” That’s because

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Josh Heath January 5, 2023 No Comments
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Trash can cleaning company increases business fivefold

Drayton Oswald has more than quintupled his client base by buying out his competition. Oswald launched Spic & Span Georgialina Cans in the spring of 2022. The company cleans outdoor trash cans and just bought Brighter Bins from Andrew Tyson and Chase Lord. Oswald said Tyson and Lord, owners of MEGAH SoftWash, a pressure washing business, wanted to get out of the trash can cleaning business and offered to sell Brighter Bins to him. He declined to disclose the price he paid for the business. “It wasn’t for them, I

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Josh Heath January 4, 2023 No Comments
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Augusta IT company builds out to expand the local facility

Premier Networx, at 116 Cooper Drive just off River Watch Parkway, is expanding by building out an additional 2,500 square feet of its existing facility. The extra space will be used to build a dedicated network operations and security operations center, according to the company’s President and CEO, Chad Harpley. “We were going to lease that out, but things have gone so great that we’re having to build that space out for us,” Harpley said. He said the new center will house an additional 14 employees. Construction is expected to

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Josh Heath January 4, 2023 No Comments
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