Full Knowledge of Funding Options Helps Launch New Macon Brewpub

“I found out that Josh and the SBDC were resources small businesses could use, for free. I thought, ‘Wow, here’s a guy who’s like an extension of my staff. Why wouldn’t I go to him?’ We got to talking, and he told me about the financing, market analysis and other help he could provide.”

Financial Projections Lead to Expanded Concept for Brunswick Business

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Shared passions sent Brunswick organic farmer and chef Matthew Raiford and food alchemist Jovan Sage to Torino, Italy, for a Slow Food International event in 2012. Sage was directing a national nonprofit that advocates food and farm work, and Raiford was a delegate for the organization, representing African American farmers in the Southeast. Not long […]

Turn Your Marketing Inside Out

If this was 1970 and you were looking to drive new sales of your product or service, you’d likely start by sitting down in your wood paneled conference room with the chain smoking marketing team. Your discussion would center on what billboards, magazine ads, newspaper ads, and radio spots to purchase to get your message […]

Increase Local Google Search Results in Four Easy Steps

What is Google My Business and why should you care? Google My Business is the most important building block for any businesses local marketing campaign. It is free, easy to set up and increases the likelihood of your business coming up in a search result organically. One of the most critical elements of Google being […]

Networking and Lead Generation in Today’s Digital World

I often talk to small business owners about the importance of networking for lead generation. And often times, I am met with resistance as the business owner recalls the countless networking events he has attended, that were not enjoyable, and from which no new doors were opened.  The reason for this is his networking activities […]

Half of Millennials Plan to Start a Business in the Next 3 Years

Creative millenial businessman leading his team in a friendly conversation about their next agency project

Study Conducted by America’s SBDC Reveals Insights into the Entrepreneurial Mindsets of Different Generations of Americans Washington, D.C. – America’s SBDC partnered with the Center for Generational Kinetics to better understand how different generations view and approach entrepreneurship. The findings reinforced previously held beliefs such as a strong entrepreneurial inclination among millennials, while challenging preconceived […]

Digital Entrepreneur Sharpens Own Business Practices By Teaching

Garrett Massey in Griffin, Georgia at Eyesore.

Garrett Massey’s web development start-up, Eyesore Inc., is in its fourth office since its 2007 launch, a historic Coca-Cola bottling facility in downtown Griffin. With nine full-time staff and annual sales shaping up to 50 percent growth for 2015, the company would seem to consume all of his time and energy. It does not. Massey […]