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Business Planning Leads to Smooth Operations for Augusta Coffee Roaster

Bunoa Caffe: UGA Small Business Development Center

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Newspaper veterans John and Pat Curry love a good cup of coffee. So when they ran across a book on home coffee roasting several years ago, they purchased it and a small home roaster. Soon, John was spending Saturday afternoons roasting on their front porch in Athens. In 2009, John and Pat were laid off […]

Building CyberStrength into your Business

We believe that the cyber threat to small business is real and continuing to grow. Everyday each of us hear of the multiple incidents of cyber attacks hitting businesses around the country. Whether the attacks are criminal in nature, initiated through state actors, or from a lone hacker sitting at their computer, they each can […]

The Case for Strategic Planning

I love the saying “failing to plan is planning to fail.” I think most would agree that it is true but as a small business owner, do you actually have a plan?  Many of you started with a business plan to explain the viability and need for your business and to possibly secure funding. That […]

Gainesville Office

<h1>Contact</h1> 303 Jesse Jewell Parkway SE, Suite 400<br />Gainesville, GA 30501 Phone: (770) 531-5681 Email: [email protected] DIRECTIONS Services In addition to educational training programs, we provide confidential, no cost, one-on-one consulting (by appointment only) to owners of for-profit businesses in Georgia. If you are starting a new business, before seeing a consultant we require a […]

How 30 Business Owners Set & Achieve Their Goals

We interact with hundreds of business owners and executive leaders each year and if you give us more than 10 minutes, the conversation will veer toward the goals for their business and ours. For most of us, we go to sleep and wake up thinking about our businesses. With the year coming to a close, […]

DeKalb Office

<h1>Contact</h1> <p style=”font-weight: 400;”>1990 Lakeside Pkwy, Suite 250<br>Tucker, GA 30084</p> Phone: (770) 414-3110Email: [email protected] Parking is free and our office is on the 2nd floor. DIRECTIONS In addition to educational training programs, we provide confidential, no-cost, one-on-one consulting (by appointment only) to owners of for-profit businesses in Georgia. To schedule an appointment, email [email protected]. If you […]

Applying for a Business Loan

business loan

Whether it’s to start, operate, expand, or acquire a business, capital is required.  Just how much is available, and what it will cost, depends on each business’s unique situation and the personal financial position of its ownership. These two factors are so important that they find their way into the starting lineup of every loan […]

Finding the Cash You Need for Your Business

Cash for Small Business

Cash is the life blood of any business, large or small. Like an elite athlete requiring a gulp of oxygen to finish the drill, most businesses need outside sources of cash for top performance – to purchase equipment, enter new markets, or meet payroll. If you need cash to start or grow, what are the options? Equity investment is […]