Darin Myers of TAB CSRA says there are generally two reasons why employees don’t succeed: they have not been trained or they simply don’t have the right skills.
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
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
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
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
The CEO of Cross Link Consulting is a connoisseur of good culture in the workplace. From his North Augusta headquarters he wants to create a “culture shift” one company at a time. He interviews with ABD Publisher Neil Gordon and vulnerably admits he had to make big changes at his company and you can too!
Noted author and business consultant Deke Copenhaver sits down with 1/2 of the W/S (Wier Stewart) creative services and advertising agency firm located on Broad Street in downtown Augusta. Wier Stewart helped pave the way for a new generation of marketers in the CSRA. This podcast is provided to us by Augusta Podcasts as a way to share positive workplace messages across our area.
Ever wonder about co-workers or employees who deflect responsibility in the CSRA? They might say, “it’s not my job” or “they” will do it! Please watch and subscribe to our podcast with Augusta Business Daily Publisher Neil Gordon and the local facilitator of a peer to peer advisory board, Darin Myers.
Jason Wiles is optimistic about future growth in commercial real estate in Richmond County. Wiles – Chief Executive Officer and owner of CSRA Home Solutions, owns several rental properties, mostly in South Augusta. “I primarily own single-family (homes), but I just purchased two duplexes,” he says. “I see most of the developments being commercial,” such as apartments and townhomes, rather than single-family neighborhoods. Wiles attended the first day of the Augusta Land Development Conference on Wednesday, Oct. 6 at the Kroc Center. He came to the conference to find out
Last week, Augusta’s chief tourism agency won a regional award for best marketing campaign in its budget category. The agency receives funding from monies charged to visitors of dozens of local hotels and motels. It’s known as the hotel/motel tax. Destination Augusta received the Shining Example Award for its Come See Augusta campaign from the Southeast Tourism Society, which covers 13 states and the District of Columbia, on Wednesday, Sept. 29 in Spartanburg. The category was for budgets between $100,000 and $499,000. “Obviously, we were very excited,” says Lindsay Fruchtl,
