Features
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Tollison, SEDA, Bullish on Savannah’s Economic Future
April 03, 2014
The Savannah Economic Development Authority is the principal driving force for new and current business development in all of Chatham County. Trip Tollison, president & CEO of SEDA, has been serving in that capacity for about a-year-and a-half.
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Why the IRS and BLS Disagree on Self-Employment Trends
April 02, 2014
Are more or fewer Americans engaged in self-employment than a decade ago? While you might think that this is a simple factual question, its answer depends on which federal government agency’s numbers you look at.
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Armstrong’s Q4 Economic Monitor Forecasts Significant Improvements in Regional Economy
April 01, 2014
Armstrong Atlantic State University’s latest Coastal Empire Economic Monitor reports the Savannah-area economy expanded rapidly during the fourth quarter of 2013 and should continue to experience significant growth throughout 2014.
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Georgia Heritage Continues Expansion
March 31, 2014
The good news for Georgia Heritage Federal Credit Union is that most people need financial products and services. The bad news is that many people do not know what a “credit union” is or the difference between a credit union and a bank.
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Is America in the Midst of a High Tech Entrepreneurship Boom?
March 28, 2014
If you read the business press, you probably think the answer is yes. The popular media is full of stories about start-ups like Facebook, Groupon, Instagram, Linkedin, Snapchat, Twitter, WhatsApp, Yelp, and Zinga. American entrepreneurs are starting high tech companies at a feverish pace, the media experts say.
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You Should Question Assumptions When You Are Successful
March 26, 2014
It’s easy for small business owners to question assumptions and themselves when they are failing. But at that point, it may be too late to fundamentally make changes that can turn their company around. The success rate goes up if the owner questions assumptions when things are going well.
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Visit Savannah Gears Up for a Banner Year
March 25, 2014
Visit Savannah, Savannah’s CVB and tourism arm of the city’s chamber of commerce, is an industry leader in destination marketing.
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Employees to Employers: Mind Your Own Business
March 24, 2014
How much can employers inquire about employees or have a say in their actions on and off the job? The staff of a small business can easily grow into a family of sorts, but this doesn’t give the employer the right to act as the patriarch. The trend, as evidenced by laws, court decisions and administrative rulings, seems to be toward less involvement of employers in the lives of their workers.
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The Kennickell Group Approaching 125 Years in Business
March 20, 2014
The Kennickell Group, founded in 1892, provides print, international fulfillment, signage, point-of-purchase materials, and marketing services for global businesses through their two Savannah locations, and has partnerships with companies in 30+ countries. This storied history offers plenty to reflect on, and even more to live up to.
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The Link Between Thought Leadership & LinkedIn
March 19, 2014
The topic of thought leadership has been hot and heavy over the last year or two. Often discussed, speculated about and outright claimed by some, it is among the more misunderstood business concepts.
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Fewer Students Plan to Become Business Owners
March 17, 2014
College students are more concerned with making money now than they were before the start of the Great Recession, research by the Cooperative Institutional Research Program (CIRP) at UCLA, reveals. Maybe that’s self-evident. But here’s a more surprising finding: The fraction of students intending to become business owners has also declined since 2007.
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Outsourced Product Development Gaining Popularity Among Small Businesses
March 12, 2014
A great product idea alone is no guarantee of success for an entrepreneur. The time taken to develop a product and take it to market within reasonable costs is a key aspect.
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Ameris Bank to acquire The Coastal Bank
March 11, 2014
Ameris Bancorp, the parent company of Ameris Bank, announced today the signing of a definitive merger agreement under which Ameris will acquire Coastal Bankshares, Inc., the parent company of The Coastal Bank.
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The Power of Thinking Big, But Starting Small
March 10, 2014
How did Google manage to come out of nowhere? And how did it grow to reach$58 billion in annual revenues in 2013 — all in under two decades?
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It All Begins With Your LinkedIn Profile
March 07, 2014
LinkedIn is the best place for business professionals to post information about themselves, regardless of your discipline. As a business professional, regardless of what your function is, you need to be findable to those in your field.
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Georgia Manufacturing Activity Reverses its Two-Month Decline
March 05, 2014
Georgia manufacturing activity reversed an anemic performance with a strong boost in new orders and production for February, which offset the doubledigit losses in the prior two months, according to a study released by Kennesaw State University.
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Conference on Cutting-Edge Port Tech Coming to Savannah
March 04, 2014
The International Port & Terminal Technology Conference and Exhibition is coming to Savannah, Ga., May 20-21. The Georgia Ports Authority and MCI Media will present the conference at the Savannah International Trade and Convention Center.
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Sam McCachern & Mitchell Bohannon on Thomas & Hutton's "Changing of the Guard"
March 03, 2014
Mitchell Bohannon will be stepping down as CEO this month after leading the firm for the past seven years. During his tenure as CEO, Bohannon successfully guided the firm through many challenges including the Great Recession and the largest housing collapse since the Great Depression.
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Broughton Street Project: The Story Behind the Story
February 28, 2014
On February 11 of this year, Ben Carter Enterprises announced that its premier company had acquired several buildings and had contracts for 20 more across a five-block area of Broughton Street, Savannah main downtown shopping thoroughfare.
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The Benefits of Giving Your Staff a Raise
February 28, 2014
Are you trying to keep your key employees happy by offering them perks like work-at-home days, cross-training and flexible hours? That’s great and I encourage you to keep offering those extras, but a new study shows that they may not be enough to retain workers.
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The Tax Price of Success
February 27, 2014
It’s commonly understood that the better you do in business, the more taxes you’ll pay. As Scottish whiskey distiller, Thomas Robert Dewar, said: “Nothing hurts more than having to pay an income tax, unless it is not having to pay an income tax.”
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Language of Leadership: Constructive Versus Destructive
February 26, 2014
While many people are given the title of leader, a lot of them don’t elicit results because they don’t communicate in a way that inspires action and results. Having studied leaders for several years there are three distinct behaviors that I see real, impactful leaders engage in.
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Coaxing the Wheel of Progress: Greg Parker’s Leadership on Mayor Jackson’s Business Roundtable
February 25, 2014
Governor Nathan Deal set a goal to make Georgia the best state in the country in which to business. Our Mayor, Edna Jackson, wants Savannah to be the best city in the best state in which to do business.
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Mayor Jackson’s Business Roundtable Report
February 24, 2014
Savannah Mayor Edna Jackson made a commitment to become more responsive to the needs of local businesses in her February 2012 inaugural address. In observance of her promise, Mayor Jackson assembled a Business Roundtable comprised of local business leaders by July of that year. After persuading Greg Parker, President and CEO of The Parker Companies to chair the Roundtable, a novel collaboration between Savannah’s City government and its business community began to take shape.
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Be The Best “Business Of One” You Can Be
February 21, 2014
Having your own business is still one of the most dreamed about career goals most people have, but one of the hardest to sustain. The entrepreneurial mindset is characterized by initiative, adventure, risk and perseverance. Taking leadership of your company if you do own it and ownership of your career if you run it are “musts” in today’s competitive business world.