Small Business Consultant Bank Of America Job Description – The SBDC provides access to confidential, no-cost, one-on-one professional advice for Georgia small business owners looking to expand or start their business. Our consultants have advanced degrees in business or management and extensive practical experience helping both emerging and growing businesses make better business decisions and design strategies to achieve their goals.
Our consulting expertise focuses on areas critical to accelerating business growth. Some of these areas are:
Small Business Consultant Bank Of America Job Description
No, consultations are provided at no cost to Georgia small business owners. All customers, their business, and related information are kept strictly confidential – we will not share your information with anyone without your permission.
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From pharmaceutical sales representative to cookie baker in December 2015, Joni Womack was in the midst of a career change — only to return to school to become a registered nurse after working as a pharmaceutical sales representative. Over the years, she gained a reputation for bringing home special cookies on sales visits. “Right […]
Retired gig Mike Plowman was no stranger to the waste collection industry. He had previously built and owned a very successful waste collection business and sold it with plans to save the profits for retirement. But the closing of the business clearly left a void in the community. After many requests from friends, neighbors […]
Turning a childhood hobby into a business After 20 years in the financial world, Steve Keener was ready for a change. Thanks to some guidance from the University of Georgia’s Small Business Development Center (SBDC), Keener turned his love of cars into a new career. “As a kid, I was always obsessed with cars. […]
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When U.S. Army Major Reginald Foster began planning his retirement gig, he and his wife, Zena, began researching franchise operations. They chose Tropical Smoothie Cafe and contacted the Augusta office for help. Foster’s now employs 58 people and is preparing to open another store in August.
UGA Business Support Helps Thomasville Cheesemakers Grow and Grow Jessica and Jeremy Little Sweetgrass Dairy Thomasville, UGA SBDC at Valdosta State University Jessica Little grew up on her family’s farm in South Georgia. Although she loved sustainable farming and showed her cattle in 4-H, she didn’t want to return to South Georgia and […]
Kerry Jones has had many businesses in her life. His latest – Reliable Rolf Solutions – is a commercial/residential dumpster service he started in Wayne County in 2016 with his dear family friend Donald “DJ” Jones. Quickly, Jones realized that the company’s challenges were different from those he had started before. “I have never had a business that […]
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Business savvy paired with stellar design has won clients and awards for Atlanta architect Monica Fenderson a passion for the design side of architecture, which she practiced at several private firms early in her career. But she wanted to start her own company, so she took a part-time job as a construction manager in Gwinnett County and […]
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South Georgia Couple Starts Turmeric Supplement Business With UGA Help When customers ask Diane and Ed Taylor about turmeric’s pain-relieving properties, they tell them about Bo and Tara. Two Asian elephants, living in the 850-acre Elephant Refuge of North America (ERNA) in South Georgia, are no longer suffering from arthritis because […]
Federal restaurant restoration funding brought new life to American entrepreneur Tricia Tullis and her mother, Gladys, who opened Gladys Kitchen in America 27 years ago. The country-style restaurant, known for its crispy fried chicken, signature desserts and delicious caramel butter rolls, is an important community asset, a popular weekday gathering place, […]
Kyle Flanagan’s roots are in lawn care — the Florida native started mowing lawns in her parents’ neighborhood when she was just 11 years old. . As he made connections in the community […]
A family-owned farm in metro Atlanta has found new life as a vineyard tucked behind a residential neighborhood off Cobb Parkway in Acworth, the 500-acre farm is a distraction in an area where architects exist. “My grandmother Betty Gilbert bought it back in 1963,” Emily Gilbert said. “The father said […]
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Peru Kim came to America from Taiwan when she was just 13 years old. After seeing how hard his parents worked, he vowed to repay their sacrifices and work hard for their honor. Kim chose a traditional career path, graduating from Georgia Tech and working as a […]
Ryan Lowe is a Covington-based entrepreneur whose equipment maintenance company has grown from 20 employees in 2016 to more than 150 industry professionals today. As Director of Process Equipment and Controls, he works with clients in the United States and abroad, including Fortune 500 companies that have outsourced their equipment and maintenance needs […]
In 1999, Jason Jones began renting sound equipment for local concerts and theater productions to support his ambitions as a musician. 20 years later, the side job became a multi-million dollar business, S&L Integrated. The integrated S&L now operates nationally, with several state employees […]
Pharmacists Brianna Aycock and Sarah Swenson, both graduates of the University of Georgia College of Pharmacy, worked together for six years to create a sense of downtown pharmacy at Walmart Pharmacy in Bexley. Ultimately, they knew they had to become independent to fully realize this dream for their patients. They started planning in April 2020. Meanwhile […]
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Essential businesses in Smyrna turn to UGA for help during pandemic Joseph is the owner of the UPS Store on Cobb Pkwy in Smyrna, Georgia. The UPS Store is a locally owned franchise offering a range of products and services specifically designed to support and assist small business owners in the local community. In 2012 a bank suggested that Joseph contact the local UGA […]
Sound Business Fundamentals and Epidemiological Debt Help Grow Douglas Business Theresa McElroy’s business, The Healing Tree, is a lifeline for families in Southeast Georgia in need of professional, speech and applied behavior analysis. , which requires a lot of AB therapy (applied behavior analysis). He started the business in 2008 in his family’s trailer with one patient. A dozen years later, a staff of 35 therapists serves nearly 500 children at offices in Douglas, Fitzgerald, Hazelhurst, Baxley and Vidalia. i did […]
Nelson Wells has been promoting music releases and musicians in Athens and beyond since 1997 after UGA closed live music venues and canceled large gatherings due to COVID-19. When the epidemic broke out, it also threatened his business. “People stopped spending money and activity froze,” said Wells, whose company, Tim Clermont, includes two full-time and two part-time employees […]
Strategic and Success Planning Insights Prepare the Agency Owner to Lead Like a CEO The secret sauce at Ryan Burton’s digital marketing agency, Leads Near Me, is that he and his team lead with love. “We have a great team of very special people here working for clients we love and care about,” Burton said. “Our work is based on one principle: We care. We love our customers. Caring and doing […]
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GrowSmart® Training Owner’s Strategic Focus Like relay runners passing the baton, fitness experts Chris and Melissa Conti moved nine times to work in the industry in their first 10 years of marriage. Within two years of moving to Atlanta, they found themselves facing another move. The company Chris joined went out of business. […]
Advance planning guides a successful startup and growth strategy Deciding where to start is often difficult for people starting a business. The Davis brothers from the Georgia coast decided to take the first step by creating a solid, well-researched business plan to launch their ideas and outline their next steps. Still actively employed, he quickly learned that honoring his promises to his employers and […]
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When Atlas Medical Services opened in December 2019, they had no idea that a few months later the epidemic would spread around the world. Atlas Medical Services is a medical transportation company, but their services also include educational classes, hydration services and home fall prevention screenings for their clients. “I first heard about UGA […]
Working behind the scenes to stock shelves is one reason your favorite grocery store is staying stocked during the pandemic — logistics companies like Performance Transportation Inc. are delivering food and essential products to chain supermarkets across the United States. Performance Trucking, headquartered in Lawrenceville, GA,
