Features
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UGA Foundation Allocates Funding From Budget Surplus to Enhance UGA Academics
June 24, 2015
The University of Georgia Foundation today announced that it is projecting a budget surplus of approximately $3.3 million for the 2015 fiscal year, which concludes June 30. At its recent annual meeting, the foundation’s board of trustees voted unanimously to allocate the budget surplus to support several important academic initiatives.
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11 Ways to Build Solid, Strong, Lasting Business Relationships
June 23, 2015
It takes a dedicated amount of time and energy to build good, strong, lasting business relationships today. They are such an integral and necessary part of success, but people don’t seem to want to put in the work. Here are ways to build lasting business relationships in today’s professional world.
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Georgia Credit Unions Affiliates Host Business Leaders from Dominican Republic
June 22, 2015
Georgia Credit Union Affiliates will host a group of business leaders from the Dominican Foundation for Social and Cooperative Development (FUNDESCOOP) in Atlanta June 22-24. The visitors represent financial and non-financial cooperatives in the Dominican Republic. Established in 2007, FUNDESCOOP is a non-profit group devoted to finding solutions to social and business needs in the Dominican Republic.
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UGA Graduate Student Wins Singularity University Scholarship for Healthy Business Idea
June 19, 2015
University of Georgia master’s student Marshall Mosher is no stranger to adventure. Mosher is the co-founder of Vestigo, an online service that connects people who are curious about the outdoors with experienced enthusiasts who can show them the way. His business idea recently won him a $30,000 scholarship to an intensive 10-week graduate studies program at Singularity University, a Silicon Valley ideas incubator that seeks to solve the world’s most pressing challenges using advanced technologies.
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Georgia’s Unemployment Rate Up Slightly to 6.3% in May
June 18, 2015
The Georgia Department of Labor announced today that the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in May was 6.3 percent, up one-tenth of a percentage point from a revised 6.2 percent in April.
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5 Tips to Get Higher Email Open Rates on Mobile
June 18, 2015
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University of Georgia Ranks Among Top 100 Universities Worldwide for US Patents
June 17, 2015
The University of Georgia is ranked among the top 100 universities worldwide for the number of U.S. utility patents granted in 2014, according to a list released today by the National Academy of Inventors and the Intellectual Property Owners Association.
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The Downside of Encouraging Small Business Owners to Tap Home Equity
June 16, 2015
The housing bust has adversely affected small business access to credit. Declining home values have made it more difficult for small business owners to use the equity in their homes to finance their companies. In response, some small business advocates have proposed making it easier for small business owners to tap home equity as a source of business capital. But that might not be wise public policy.
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution Editor to Speak at Terry Third Thursday on June 18th
June 15, 2015
Kevin Riley, editor of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, will be the featured presenter at the Terry Third Thursday breakfast speaker series on June 18 at 7 a.m. at the Terry Executive Education Center in Buckhead.
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Smart Solutions: Redesigning the Open Door in the Age of Entrepreneurship
June 12, 2015
Texting and social media have made the open door policy an old door that needs to be closed. It is obsolete. You don’t need people in your office all day long. Nowadays, you can keep the pulse on your organization with just your iPhone. The open door policy, as we knew it, no longer makes sense.
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Georgia Nets Low Rates, Earns Top Marks for Bonds
June 11, 2015
Gov. Nathan Deal announced that Georgia has maintained its AAA bond rating and sold $1.28 billion in three different series of general obligation bonds to fund capital projects throughout the state, which range from construction on new university buildings to repairs on state bridges. A portion of these sales will also refund outstanding bonds to achieve savings.
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6 Tools You Could Be Using to Make Your Business Better
June 10, 2015
We all know the standard tools that make a business run like it should. An accountant and bookkeeping system, inventory or project management software along with phones and computers to get things done. However, there are a few lesser known types of tools that, when implemented, can make a major impact on your business and its bottom line.
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9 Common Mistakes That May Kill Your Business Online
June 09, 2015
Cloud, social networking, mobile friendly and big data are the new digital trends that are going to shape businesses, big and small, over the next decade. Being ‘digital ready’ is an equalizer that allows local brands and businesses to compete in the 21st Century. As an online business owner, are you struggling to manage your digital presence?
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AthFest Educates Presents the 19th Annual AthFest Music & Arts Festival June 24th-28th
June 05, 2015
The 19th annual AthFest Music and Arts Festival will take place June 24th to the 28th in historic downtown Athens, GA. AthFest is a multi-day festival that includes the three day AthFest Music and Arts Festival, with a showcase of musical acts on two outdoor stages, a juried outdoor artists market, KidsFest and a Club Crawl through some of Athens’ best clubs and music venues.
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Carol Parks Receives St. Mary’s Highest Employee Honor
June 04, 2015
Carol Parks, a registered nurse who has provided patient care on the 5th Floor of St. Mary’s Hospital since 2006, was awarded St. Mary’s highest honor – the Catherine McAuley Award – at the system’s annual event to recognize tenured employees June 2 at the Classic Center.
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Cliff Oxford: How Joe's BBQ Got Ranked the Best BBQ in the Country
June 03, 2015
TripAdvisor.com, based in Newton, MA announced last Wednesday that Joe’s BBQ in Blue Ridge, GA was the best BBQ restaurant in the country. That’s big news here in the South, but it went national fast. Major media like CNN, Huffington Post and Fox News poured fuel on the story by repeating it over and over.
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Athens Tech to Host Job Fair for Manufacturing
June 02, 2015
A Manufacturing Job Fair is planned for Friday, June 5 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Athens Technical College. Nibco, Baldor, Caterpillar, Leggett and Platt, McCann Aerospace, Silgan Closures, Power Partners, Certainteed, and other area manufacturers are scheduled to participate.
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It’s Never Too Late: Entrepreneurs Who Succeeded Despite Age
June 01, 2015
Stories seem to be everywhere about the 20-something overnight success or teen entrepreneur who’s looking to take the business world by storm. But many people don’t find their inspiration until later in life. Entrepreneurship is not just for the young. No matter what your age, when an idea hits you, sometimes the key is to just go for it.
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St. Mary’s Good Samaritan Hospital Hosts Statewide Conference on Stroke Care
May 29, 2015
St. Mary’s Good Samaritan Hospital hosted more than 20 Georgia hospitals recently for a first-ever conference to enhance stroke care across the state, especially in rural communities, by showing attending hospital leaders how their facilities can become designated Remote Treatment Stroke Centers.
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Georgia's Antebellum Trail Unveils New Cycling Route
May 28, 2015
Georgia's Antebellum Trail is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year with a new way to explore one of the most iconic trails in the state of Georgia.
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UGA Athletic Association Giving $1 Million for Experiential Learning
May 27, 2015
The University of Georgia Athletic Association will establish a $1 million endowment to support the university’s new experiential learning initiative. The association’s board of directors approved the contribution during its spring meeting.
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KaDee Holt: Athens Offers Many Resources for Women in Business
May 26, 2015
The mission of the Athens Area Chamber of Commerce is to serve its members by developing an environment conducive to business and you won’t find a more inspiring environment of women business leaders than at the Women in Business meetings.
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Q&A With GDEcD Deputy Commissioner of Tourism Kevin Langston
May 22, 2015
In the second of our series with the Georgia Department of Economic Development, deputy commissioner for tourism division Kevin Langston discusses growing agritourism, the film industry in the state, traveler demographics, and his love of economic development.
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Pets at the Office are the Cat’s Meow for Employee Morale
May 20, 2015
While not everyone may like pets around, bringing pets to the office is actually very beneficial for employees. A recent study published in the International Journal of Workplace Health Management stated that stress declined for people who brought their dogs to work. When owners left their dogs at home, their stress level increased throughout the day. Therefore, it is predictable to see that more offices around the U.S. started to adopt a pet friendly office policy for the past few years.
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8 Advantages of Being a Small Business Owner Now
May 19, 2015
Parity in business always exists, but we are in a “spring of hope” and some of the best of times for starting, launching or growing a small business. The past few years have seen an opportunistic and favorable business environment and it looks like thankfully it is poised to continue. Here are the advantages of being a small business owner … now.