Leads Near Me in Lawrenceville
Strategic and Succession Planning Prepare Visionary Agency Owner to Lead Like a CEO The secret sauce in Ryan Burton’s digital marketing agency, Leads Near Me, is that he and his team lead with love. “We have a great team of very special people here working for clients we adore and love,” said Burton. “Our work is based on one principle: we care. We love our clients. Caring and doing the […]
Innovative Fitness Solutions in Kennesaw
GrowSmart® Training Aids Owner’s Strategic Focus Like relay runners passing a baton, fitness experts Chris and Melissa Conti moved nine times during the first 10 years of their marriage to work in the industry. Within two years of relocating to Atlanta, they found themselves facing another move. The company Chris had joined was going out of business. […]
Davis Brothers Logistics
Pre-Planning Leads Successful Launch-and-Growth Strategy Deciding where to begin is often challenging for people starting a business. The Davis brothers of coastal Georgia decided to take that first step by putting together a solid, well-researched business plan to launch their ideas and outline their next steps. Still actively employed, they quickly realized it would be a challenge to respect their commitments to their employers and put […]
UGA Small Business Development Center receives $42,000 grant from Truist Foundation
Savannah, Georgia – The University of Georgia Small Business Development Center received a $42,000 grant from the Truist Foundation to establish an entrepreneurship academy. The Truist Entrepreneurship Academy will be a two-year training and development program designed to support small business owners and entrepreneurs. Through a series of […]
What Banks Look for When Deciding on a Business Loan
I spend a lot of time here at the SBDC working with clients on financial issues for their businesses. A lot of the time, it involves applying for a business loan. Folks often don’t have a good understanding of what a bank will be looking for when making a lending decision. The basic idea […]
Assistance with the Lending Process Aids Growth of Murray County Manufacturer
PolyTech Fibers LLC is a minority- and employee-owned manufacturer of recycled polyester staple fiber. Launched in Chatsworth in 2014, it runs three production lines in three plants and employs more than 100 local residents. Its historical revenue growth is more than 10 percent annually. Polytech is an economic development success and a beacon of […]
Business Basics Plant Seeds for a Successful U-Pick Flower Startup
Kedron Nicholson’s father, a florist, arranged flowers into symphonies of sight and scent. Her grandfather, a horticulturist, made simple grafts that would change the floral destiny of a camelia bush. As a young Episcopal seminarian, Kedron regularly filled campus with beautiful, joyful flowers. So, when she and her husband James had their “what’s next” […]
Do you have enough capital to start your business?
One of the things we talk about as a significant failure factor for new businesses is being under-capitalized when they start. Undercapitalizing is simply a fancy finance term for underestimating how much money it will really take to (1) get the business started and (2) to cover initial losses while sales ramp up before […]