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 […]
Small Business Fuel Podcast
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Photographer pivots business amid pandemic, with help from UGA SBDC
In the spring of 2020, photographer Diane Dodd’s business came to a complete halt due to COVID-19. Dodd is the owner and photographer of Diane Dodd Photography, a Savannah-based business focusing mainly on family, elopements and engagement photography. “When the Coronavirus hit, it completely canceled all of my bookings in the spring, I […]
Peter Williams is UGA SBDC “Consultant of the Year” | 2019 Awards
Peter Williams, business consultant in the UGA SBDC in Macon office, received the SBDC’s “2019 Consultant of the Year Award” during our digital award ceremony this spring, after being nominated by a group of his peers. The Consultant of the Year Award (COY) is given to a business consultant based on […]
A Successful Startup Amid a Pandemic
When Atlas Medical Services opened in December 2019, they had no idea a worldwide pandemic would strike a few months later. Atlas Medical Services is a medical transport company, but their services also include providing educational classes, hydration services and home fall prevention inspections for their customers. “I first heard about [the UGA […]
Performance Trucking in Lawrenceville, GA
Working Behind the Scenes to Keep Shelves Stocked There’s a reason your favorite grocery store remained stocked during the pandemic – logistics companies like Performance Trucking, Inc. worked around the clock to deliver food and essential products to supermarket chains across the United States. Performance Trucking, headquartered in Lawrenceville, GA, utilized its current […]
Burt’s Pumpkin Farm in Dawsonville, GA
North Georgia farm has success with strawberries and pumpkins despite pandemic, thanks to UGA Johnny and Kathy Burt’s first year farming strawberries was nearly a disaster. COVID -19 hit just two weeks before the berries ripened and their first spring strawberry festival was to begin. “That wasn’t possible. We were on pins and […]