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Want to win? Hire glue guys and gals!

Editor’s note: Before Augusta University’s Fall semester begins on August 14, Dr. Rick Franza is taking a break. This “Best Of” his column is timely, as college football starts ten days later. His analogies between sports and best business practices always score points. As a sports fan, this is one of my two favorite times of the year. One of those times is in early spring when the NCAA’s March Madness coincides with the start of the Major League Baseball (MLB) season, the Masters, and the end of professional basketball

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Dr. Rick Franza July 30, 2024 No Comments
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5 step plan to start your business

The Greater Aiken SCORE Chapter is partnering with the North Augusta Chamber of Commerce and TD Bank to provide an all-day seminar on August 23, 2024, 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. The seminar will include five-chapter workshops based upon the SCORE national “Business Roadmap Series.” Upon completion, a certificate of attendance will be given to workshop attendees. The five Business Startup Series (BSS) workshops being presented are as follows. BSS – 1, Are You Ready to Start a Business? Start 9:15 am BSS – 2, Taking the Stress Out of

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Staff Report July 29, 2024 No Comments
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Established dentist branches into a different healthcare arena

With two thriving dental practices in the CSRA, one in Thomson and the other in Harlem, you’d think that would be enough to keep you running. For Quynh Spicer, it does, but caring for the community means addressing other needs. Seven years ago, she and her husband and fellow dentist, Charles Spicer, took over Thomson Family Dental. Two years later, they opened Harlem Family Dental. In January, they bought into a successful home health franchise in Augusta, Home Instead. “My family owned three home healthcare franchises in Texas, so the

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Mitzi Oxford July 29, 2024 No Comments
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Biz Bits: CSRA crowd strike concerns

So, what were the impacts of that Microsoft-led Crowdstrike? In today’s weekly Biz Bits, Mike Petchenik looks at a local airport, transportation service and gets the final word from Cross Link Consulting’s Patrick Reynolds.

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Mike Petchenik July 28, 2024 No Comments
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Introduction to Brownstone Mediation

What’s in a name? Neil sits down with TeKay Brown-Taylor and learns how Brownstone Mediation got its roots with TeKay and in preserving professional and personal relationships.

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TeKay Brown-Taylor July 28, 2024 No Comments
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Leadership Summit in the CSRA

The Global Leadership Summit is back in the CSRA, this time at the First Baptist Church in North Augusta and this time with “Coach K” leading the team of presenters. Each August, business and church leaders take the stage at different venues across the world to share insight in a “Ted Talk” like way. Host churches sign up to beam the virtual talks on screens in their auditoriums. The two-day event is set for all day on Thursday, August 8th, and a slightly shorter session on Friday, August 9th. In

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Neil Gordon July 28, 2024 No Comments
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Concerning real estate trend

With a 40-year career in real estate, Ann Marie McManus knows the local market inside and out. Her advice to families or businesses moving into the CSRA is to keep it local when finding your home.

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Ann Marie McManus July 25, 2024 No Comments
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40th Anniversary: Realtor and Author

As Ann Marie McManus celebrates her 40th year as a realtor, she has experienced enough in the process to write a book and that is exactly what she did. When you pour into helping clients love their move into a new home, this is the result.

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Ann Marie McManus July 24, 2024 No Comments
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CSRA registers ringing with back-to-school sales

The back-to-school and college season is an important time for retailers and families buying a list of needed school supplies. In Aiken, most of that shopping was done earlier this summer, as classes began July 22. Richmond County elementary students report on August 5 followed by middle, high school, and magnet programs beginning the following day. Columbia County schools start August 5. So, there are still a few days left to get those last-minute supplies. According to a survey from the National Retail Federation and Prosper Insights and Analytics, families

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Staff Report July 24, 2024 No Comments
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