2017 Women’s Business Expo in Athens, Oct. 5th

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Learn . . . Connect . . . Grow . . . Succeed at the UGA SBDC in Athens 6th Annual Women’s Business Expo. New Date: Thursday, October 5th A regional favorite is back, just in time for National Women’s Small Business Month! Join us at the beautiful UGA Special Collections Library to connect […]

Careful Planning Gives Award-Winning Savannah Dessert Bar Owners Room to Expand

From their beginning, Janine Finn and Rebecca Radovich had the right ingredients for a successful dessert enterprise, mixing Finn’s solid business experience with Radovich’s creative food and catering expertise. Starting small with an online cake business in 2006, the business partners quickly decided to sell their confections out of a storefront in downtown Savannah. “We […]

How to Choose the Best Suppliers for Your Business

Business Technology Growth

When you think about your business and its success, are you also thinking about who your suppliers will be and what part they will play in the success of your business? If you aren’t, then you should be. In a successful business, the bottom line is sales. The right suppliers play an important part in […]

We Make an Impact!

The 2016 economic impact study of the University of Georgia Small Business Development Center (UGA SBDC) provides solid evidence that entrepreneurs utilizing UGA SBDC assistance experience greater sales and employment growth than the state averages. The study found that the employment base of UGA SBDC’s existing business clients grew by 15.5 percent, while overall employment […]

2017 Entrepreneur Success Series

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text] April 27, 2017 Part I                    Starting A Business Find out if owning a business is right for you. We cover: Personal Traits of an Entrepreneur, Marketing Analysis, Legal and Insurance Considerations, Marketing for Your Business, Bookkeeping and Accounting Basics, Financial and Money Management, and Basics of Business Plan Preparation. May 4, 2017 Part […]

Small Business in the Craft Beer Industry

Small Business and Its Impact on Georgia

Craft beer breweries have sprung up across Georgia in recent years. Currently, there are 45 craft beer breweries in the state. Demand is expanding for high quality and full-flavored beers, and Georgia craft breweries are helping meet this demand. In 2014, the economic impact of craft beer hit over $1 billion. There are 365,015 barrels of craft beer produced per year in Georgia.(1)