January 2017 Features

  • Your Pie Rockets Into 2017 After Signing 26 New Locations in 2016

    January 30, 2017

    After celebrating the close of its strongest year of growth ever, Your Pie, the originator of the down the line, customized brick oven pizza concept, has its sights set on an even stronger start to the New Year. With the most robust pipeline in its eight-year history, the brand is perfectly positioned to use its innovative approach to down-the-line service to continue to lead the rapidly expanding QSR pizza segment.

  • AthFest Educates Awards Nearly $10K in Grants

    January 25, 2017

    AthFest Educates announced its grant recipients, with $9,976 total grants going to educators and youth development specialists to provide high-quality music and arts education for Athens area youth in grades K-8.

  • 25 Tips for Staying Productive During a Flight Delay

    January 23, 2017

    Flight delays can be hard enough on the average traveler. But if you’re busy running a small business, those delays can be even more of a hassle. Fortunately, you don’t have to just accept a lack of productivity. There are plenty of ways you can use that delay to get stuff done. Here are 25 tips for staying productive during your next flight delay.

  • Georgia United Credit Union Partners with UGA to Offer Free Volunteer Income Tax Assistance

    January 19, 2017

    Need help filing your taxes? Georgia United Credit Union is partnering with the Internal Revenue Service and the College of Family and Consumer Sciences of the University of Georgia to provide the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program for the Athens community.

  • Leadership Georgia Announces 2017 Class & Programs

    January 19, 2017

    The Leadership Georgia Board of Trustees recently announced the 2017 Class of Leadership Georgia. Sixty-three participants were selected from a pool of several hundred candidates. With a principal focus on “Georgia A State of Mind,” the 2017 Class of Leadership Georgia will travel to Brasstown Valley, Jesup, Jekyll Island, Perry and Brasselton.

  • GreenWood, Inc. Project Team Receives Leadership Award at Caterpillar

    January 12, 2017

    GreenWood, Inc., an integrated maintenance, operations and construction solutions provider, was recently recognized for their team leadership at their Caterpillar project in Athens, Georgia. The Athens Tech Foundation presented the GreenWood planning department with an Outstanding Workforce Leadership award which identifies and recognizes businesses for exemplary leadership initiatives.

  • Georgia Chamber Eggs and Issues: Government Leaders Optimistically Address Initiatives, State’s Future

    January 11, 2017

    Georgia’s top elected officials addressed their priorities and proposals to nearly 2,000 attendees at the Chamber of Commerce “Eggs and Issues Breakfast,” on Tuesday. The meeting coincided with the 2017 state legislative session opening this week.

  • Ask These Questions to Gauge an Employee’s Management Potential

    January 10, 2017

    Promoting from within is a smart strategy for a small business owner. It rewards loyalty and motivates new employees by showing them a path to growth exists within your business. But how do you know when employees are ready for supervisory or managerial roles? We’ve all heard stories (or seen them ourselves) of employees who excel at their jobs—until they’re promoted to management, where they flounder and fail. Here are 11 things to ask yourself about any employee you’re considering promoting into a supervisory or management position.

  • Athensmade Announces Hire of Executive Director

    January 04, 2017

    Athensmade, a nonprofit founded in 2015 to build awareness of local businesses and attract talented entrepreneurs, creatives, and young professionals to Athens, has announced the selection of Mary Charles Howard as its Executive Director. The selection was made after an intensive and multi-month long search was conducted by the Athensmade board.