Features
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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.
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St. Mary’s Announces New Name, Interim President for Ty Cobb Regional Medical Center
May 18, 2015
St. Mary’s Health Care System announced that Ty Cobb Regional Medical Center will be renamed St. Mary’s Sacred Heart Hospital and that Jeff English, St. Mary’s Vice President Human Resources and Support Services, will be its interim president when the acquisition process is completed on or around June 1st.
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UGA Executive MBA Ranks No. 14 Worldwide, According to The Economist
May 15, 2015
The Executive MBA Program at the University of Georgia Terry College of Business was ranked No. 14 worldwide by The Economist in its latest assessment.
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Community Office Hours Offer Free Business Expertise to Local Entrepreneurs
May 14, 2015
From 2-4pm every third Tuesday, a cadre of experienced startup and small business professionals make themselves available to current and aspiring entrepreneurs on a drop-in basis for one-on-one discussions on a range of key business topics, including digital marketing and social media strategy, legal questions, tips for seeking investment funding, and software development solutions.
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Leadership Training vs Leadership Development - Is There a Difference?
May 13, 2015
In the past 10 years, The Leadership Institute at Columbus State has worked with more than 80 organizations and thousands of individuals in leadership development/training. Along the way, we found something important that we really weren’t looking for; we discovered an important distinction between leadership training and leadership development. Rather than being a semantic debate, this distinction is a paradigm changer.
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Georgia GROW Green Promotes International Trade Development
May 12, 2015
The Georgia Department of Economic Development welcomes representatives from international companies as part of the GROW (Georgia Reaching Out Worldwide) Green program. International buyers from Israel, China, and Brazil are in Savannah and Atlanta, to meet with state exporters.
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Annual Sustainable UGA Awards Given to Outstanding Students, Faculty, Staff
May 08, 2015
Four members of the University of Georgia community received high marks from the UGA Office of Sustainability in the annual round of Sustainable UGA Awards for outstanding faculty, staff and undergraduate and graduate students.
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Ed Farley: Do You Have The Right Customers?
May 08, 2015
The phrase…”the customer is always right” may be wrong. One of the biggest challenges for business is to determine who their customers should be. Too often we do not realize that may of our customers cost us profit.
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LAD Truck Lines Launches Records Management Division
May 07, 2015
LAD Truck Lines has formally launched a new division called LAD Records Management to help corporations, governments and not-for-profits store, manage and securely dispose of their documents.
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5,600-Plus will Join Ranks of UGA Alums After Spring 2015 Commencement
May 05, 2015
The University of Georgia will welcome its newest class of alumni on May 8. Approximately 4,488 undergraduates and 1,179 graduate students—a total of 5,667—have met requirements to walk in the university’s spring Commencement ceremonies.
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TAG Seeks Nominations from Athens for 2015 STEM Education Award
May 01, 2015
The Technology Association of Georgia and the TAG Education Collaborative are excited to announce the 4th Annual STEM Education Awards, an event that will once again recognize and honor schools, programs and organizations for their outstanding effort and achievement in supporting and promoting STEM Education in Georgia.
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St. Mary's Among Top 5% in US for Patient Safety
April 30, 2015
St. Mary’s Health Care System announced today that it has achieved Healthgrades’ Patient Safety Excellence Award for the fifth year in a row and is named among the nation’s top 5 percent of hospitals for patient safety for the third year in a row.