The need for computer maintenance has decreased, but Patrick Reynolds of Crosslink Consulting advises on how to keep your business computers secure.
For two marvelous years, I had the pleasure of being the top planner in the Air Force. The learning experience was extraordinary. Helping the military as well as corporations, churches, and non-profits with long-range planning have been great fun. Here are a few techniques that can be used in any organization, for-profit or nonprofit, large or small. Never make any important decision without considering the long-term implications. Here are a few examples. When Saint Paul’s church decided to complete the upper rooms, it was decided to make them very attractive.
It’s long been said there is a drugstore on every corner and there just might be a digital marketing company nearby. The two have little in common except for the sheer numbers of both types of businesses. That fact has not deterred Christa Turner from entering the crowded field of website development, PPC, SEO, and the full slate of digital acronym offerings. She is an Aiken native with a family history of entrepreneurial spirit; her grandmother started Supply Services Company in 1970. Turner is blazing her trail with Shining Sons
A major business services firm with a local office and a Texas-based accounting firm have announced they are merging. Elliott Davis, LLC, which has eight locations throughout the Southeast, including one at 1 10th Street, Suite 400 in downtown Augusta, will merge with Whitley Penn LLP to form Elliott Penn LLP. Founded in 1920, Elliott Davis offers a variety of services, such as tax preparation, business valuation consulting, and forensic accounting. Founded in 1983, Whitley Penn also offers many services to its clients, which include audits, strategic consulting, and wealth
Angie Lienert has held many jobs throughout her nearly 30-year career: Arabic linguist in the U.S. Air Force, program manager, and government contractor, just to name a few. Now she’s helping young women enter the STEM field. Lienert currently serves as President and CEO of IntelliGenesis, LLC, a company she founded in 2007 that offers a variety of services, including cyber operations, artificial intelligence, and cybersecurity training courses. She will serve as the keynote speaker for this month’s Augusta Metro Chamber of Commerce Women in Business Program on Tuesday, June
Edgefield County in South Carolina had the largest increase in average weekly wage in 2021 for the seven-county Augusta metro area. Wages there increased from $802 per week in 2020 to $874 in 2021, based on recently released data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. That equates to a 9 percent increase, just enough to compensate for inflation running at 8.6 percent. All counties in the Augusta Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) saw increases in average weekly wages, but not enough to keep up with inflation. Burke County in Georgia had
Phil Olaleye runs an Atlanta-based nonprofit that provides mentoring and exposure to post-secondary educational opportunities and careers for high school students. Olaleye will serve as the keynote speaker for this month’s Augusta Metro Chamber of Commerce Member Economic Luncheon, which will be held on Wednesday, June 29, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Crowne Plaza in North Augusta. His topic will be “Creating a Culture of Opportunity.” The event will also recognize 2022 Top 10 in 10 Young Professionals to Watch. Much of his speech will come from his own story,
Relationships are a key part of the insurance business. Keith Perret of State Farm Insurance tells Neil Gordon about why he chose to represent State Farm, how he and his wife ended up in Augusta, and his goal of protecting people from everyday risks.
Susan See was a local attorney, a career she loved, for more than 25 years until a friend told her about a franchise opportunity that piqued her interest – and she was recently awarded for her role in running that franchise. See and her husband, James, own Nothing Bundt Cakes franchise locations in both Evans and Aiken. Last week, she was selected as the 2022 Business Woman of the Year, presented by Bank of America, at the Columbia County Chamber of Commerce Executive Luncheon Series. “I was really surprised,” See
A locally-owned gas station and convenience store chain plans to open a new location next to Harvard Wine & Spirits at the corner of Old Evans Road and Martinez Boulevard. Gas World, which already has five other CSRA stores, including Walton Way, Dean’s Bridge Road, and Windsor Spring Road, will open its sixth store at 116 Old Evans Road in Martinez. The company specializes in buying and renovating older gas stations. It was founded by Deep Patel, who also founded Liquor Land, which has a few CSRA locations. Duckworth Development
