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Dan Burnfield builds highly-customized golf clubs in his shop on Gordon Highway, but his goal extends beyond merely selling equipment – he wants to make people better golfers physically and mentally. “Maybe the answer to getting an extra stroke or two out of you isn’t new equipment,” he said. Make no mistake about it, Augusta Custom Clubs does make and sell equipment that practically requires an engineering degree to understand. The small shop contains a putting lab with lasers, a fitting bay with a golf simulator to track shots, and

The quote, “People don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care,” has been attributed to many people over the years, from President Theodore Roosevelt to successful author and business coach, John Maxwell. It could easily describe Kurt Mueller. The designations he’s earned for financial planning show he knows his business and he’s had a lifetime of lessons that have shaped how he cares. Early on, Mueller lived abroad. His dad was in the Peace Corps in American Samoa and later served as president of a

Twenty years before Jeremy Gill joined Comcast Business Services, he was a professional chef. That experience led to hospitality sales and finally to his work as the Director of Sales for Comcast Business. His background fits well with what Comcast has on the menu for businesses in the Augusta area. Recently, Comcast launched an additional multi-gig Internet speed tier for residential and Comcast Business customers. Augusta is the first community in Georgia where Comcast is now delivering download speeds of 2 gigabits per second (Gbps) over the connections already existing

When you travel, it’s nice to feel like you’re a guest in your own home. As a private home constructed in the 1890’s and later opened as a hotel, The Partridge Inn, 2110 Walton Way, delivers. No matter where you are from, the inn provides the kind of southern charm and hospitality you would expect in one of the oldest cities in Georgia. Steeped in tradition, with the city’s past mingling with its bright present, the hotel has served as a gathering place for celebrities, professional athletes, dignitaries, and government

Like most entrepreneurs, Tyson Schuetze, founder, and CEO of Auben Realty dreamed about what money could do for him. Now, though, he has a bigger goal. “When I got into Auben, I was pursuing money with the idea it was buying my freedom,” he said. “But I discovered the bigger we grew, the less freedom I had. Then I realized that what I was really striving for was not freedom, but impact.” That impact, for Schuetze and his company, involves the Auben team, the investors and home buyers they represent,

A thorough inspection is a critical step in purchasing a home, and many lenders won’t offer financing on a home without one. Home inspections can uncover potentially life-threatening problems like mold or faulty wiring that could cause a significant fire. “Buying a home is one of life’s biggest investments. That’s where we come in, to educate the buyer. Inspections are a big part of the buying process,” said Hargrove Inspections owner and CEO, John Boudreaux. He has more than 22 years of experience in the home inspection business, at the

Drive, hard work, and asking questions propelled Tom Mastny to a three-year Major League baseball career. Now, he’s using those same attributes to help CSRA businesses contain health care costs. Mastny is CEO of The Pennant Group, a health benefits company that helps employers dig deeper to discover the reasons for high health costs and then find ways to reduce or contain those costs. “It’s the ‘hidden paycheck,’” Mastny said about the health care costs. “Most employees don’t understand all the things taken out of their check, and if you

It takes two to make a thing go right. That’s how you could describe the tag-team approach Robin Baxley and Sandi Shields have to run Best Office Solutions. The pair manages everything a commercial business needs: furniture, supplies, promotional products, and more. For more than 20 years, they have worked together to help set their company apart from the rest. “We both worked for a similar company that went out of business after 63 years,” Baxley said. “Our customers asked us to continue in the same type of business, and

Kate Sanders of Alison South Marketing, the keynote speaker at ABD’s business expo on Oct. 20, talks to Neil Gordon about some of the topics she’ll be covering that day – including how customers decide on interacting with a business, the optimal number of words on a billboard ad and other vital information for successful marketing.

The United States is under constant cyber-attack. Patrick Reynolds of Cross Link Consulting, a presenting sponsor at ABD’s upcoming Business Recharge 2022, plans to bring attendees up to speed on cyber security, workforce productivity, and employees working remotely. Learn more about what to expect from Cross Link Consulting’s expo booth at the link below.