B2B Stories

B2B Stories

$1.25 million sale spurs downtown growth

Downtown Augusta continues to experience steady growth, as many businesses plan to open or relocate to that part of town. ABD has learned the historic Red Star Building – (see photo at top) to a mixed-use building located at 531 James Brown Blvd., has been sold to Tyson Schuetze, founder of Auben Realty, for $1.25 million. The sale was handled by the Beman Group with Blanchard and Calhoun Real Estate Co. Commercial. “They’re going to make some improvements to move their offices there,” says Davis Beman, the group’s principal and

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B2B Stories

Coach Darin: Improve On-Line Traffic!

Editor’s Note: You need a website if you’re selling products and services online. This is an excellent marketing tool that can be used to attract potential leads and customers. However, what if you’re not attracting enough online traffic? How can people know you have what they need? There are several excellent web designers in the CSRA from ABD’s partner Alive Media to local ad agencies and higher end creative firms like Wier Stewart, Kruhu and more. Here’s some best practices to consider:  Speed up your site’s loading time by removing

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B2B Podcasting

The Change Maker Podcast Leadership & Curiosity with Dov Baron

Today on The Change Maker: Dov Baron. Dov has been named one of Inc. Magazine’s Top 100 Leadership Speakers to Hire, and has traveled the world speaking to every kind of group imaginable. He was named as one of the Top 30 Global Leadership Gurus and is also the bestselling author of several books, including One Red Thread and Fiercely Loyal: How High Performing Companies Develop and Retain Top Talent. Inc. Magazine named his podcast, “Leadership and Loyalty”, as one of the top podcasts listened to by C-Suite execs of

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Augusta Business Daily Podcast

Culture Shift with Patrick Reynolds – Episode 2

Patrick Reynolds of Cross Link Consulting is a presenting sponsor of the ABD Expo and one of the keynote speakers. Please visit www.abdexpo.com for info on speakers and ticket prices. Here is a recent podcast related to our Expo theme, “Culture Shift”, a look at hiring practices.

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North Porter Street Podcast

North Porter Street Podcast Episode 2: Davis Mellick PA-C

Davis Mellick is the owner of Evans Direct Primary Care and with the help of a few like-minded area Doctors will be expanding more into helping companies save money on their healthcare needs. After some pre-show “antics”, the affable Jeremy Rueggeberg, publisher of the Medical Professionals Magazine sat down the Physician Assistant/Business Owner.

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B2B Stories

Two CSRA historic buildings rebuilt for a new life

The wrecking crew industry missed out on a couple of big jobs recently when one private investment company and one local government bought historic buildings to give them completely new purposes. Warren Mill The 130-year-old Warren Mill, the former center of community life in Warrenville, S.C., has sold for $1.6 million with plans to turn the former three-shift clothing factory into 180 to 200 apartments with a swimming pool, an events center and other amenities, according to several recent reports. Warren Mill has been vacant since 1982. The new owner

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B2B Stories

Who is the best buyer for your business?

When we get together with a business owner and start the process of selling their company, some of the same general questions come up. How much will a buyer pay for my business? How long will it take to sell? Who is the best buyer? The first two questions are a bit subjective, but the best buyer question is almost always someone who is not currently operating a business in your industry. To many business owners, they are a bit surprised to hear a competitor or someone looking to gain

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B2B Stories

Coach Darin: Driving traffic to your website

Editor’s Note: You have invested the time, money, and resources needed to build a great website. But how do you draw traffic to it? This is the question on every entrepreneur’s mind, and rightfully so. Your website is your digital storefront, and if no one is visiting it, what use is it? Whether trying to attract your first visitor or the millionth, generating website traffic is a massive part of growing your business. If you have a well-optimized website positioned to convert visitors into customers, an increase in website traffic

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B2B Stories

Guest Column: Hot or Cold? The Local Office Market

We have all seen the news. The residential real estate market is hot and it’s a great time to be a seller. What about the commercial office market? If you own an office building, I’m sure you want to know if your value is still there. If you lease office space you probably need to know if the rent is going up next time you renew, or will you be able to find new space when you move? The pandemic did shut down the office market for a while last

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