February 2015 Features

  • Georgia Chamber CEO Chris Clark on Transportation Funding: We Can’t Afford to Wait

    February 27, 2015

    There are few things more important to any community than transportation, and the same goes for any business. No matter what size or location our communities need safe, efficient connectivity for both residents and businesses. This is why improving Georgia’s transportation infrastructure has long been a focus of the Georgia Chamber and why it is our highest priority for the 2015 legislative session.

  • Looming Windows Server 2003 Support Deadline by Microsoft Approaches

    February 26, 2015

    Microsoft will soon discontinue technical support for Windows Server 2003 and CSRA-based small business owners that delay updating their servers may well expose their businesses and more importantly, patients and customers, to unnecessary risk. IntelliSystems CEO Kevin Wade gives us more insight.

  • Columbia County Chamber Announces Annual Awards

    February 23, 2015

    The Columbia County Chamber of Commerce hosted the 10th Annual Banquet and Red Carpet Gala on Friday, Feb. 20 at the Columbia County Exhibition Center. This year the Chamber celebrated 10 years as the Columbia County Chamber and the 5-Star Accreditation Award the Chamber received this year from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

  • Brilliant Wealth Concepts Helps Companies Improve Their Bottom Line

    February 18, 2015

    Three seconds – that's how long you have to impress a potential client visiting your web page. If you don't communicate your who, what and why in three seconds, potential clients will hit the back button, possibly never to reappear, according to George Garner, president and CEO of Brilliant Wealth Concepts, a website design, marketing and consulting firm located in Evans, GA.

  • 11 Ways to Engage Customers With Your Website

    February 16, 2015

    Offering valuable advice and information to prospects through your company blog is one of the best things you can do for your business. However, it can often be tough to get your clients or customers engaged with your work. To find out how other business owners gain leads with their content marketing and blogging programs, we asked the following question: “What are some ways to engage customers and get them actively reading my business blog?”

  • Georgia Leaders Weigh in on This Week's 27th Annual Georgia Quail Hunt

    February 12, 2015

    While business expansion and recruitment for Georgia is the overall goal of the 27th annual Georgia Quail Hunt this week, the wooing is taking place among the wiregrass and pines of Southwest Georgia plantations.The event welcomed 18 business and industry recruitment and expansion prospects from around the world to Southwest Georgia.

  • Governor Deal Pushes Georgia to Improve Education and Infrastructure in 2015

    February 10, 2015

    Georgia ranks number one in the nation in terms of its business climate. In an interview with Georgia CEO, Governor Nathan Deal shares how he believes attention to industry and infrastructure in 2015 will move Georgia forward and preserve its status as the best state to do business.

  • AT&T Georgia: Connectivity and the Internet of Things

    February 04, 2015

    Under the guidance of Beth Shiroishi, President, AT&T Georgia, the company participates in and supports the eco-system created by the crossover of the technology and communications industries. The company focuses on improving high speed access to networks and the productive, innovative use of those networks to change the way people interact with their world.

  • Human Resource & Accounting Colleagues Make Great Big Data Teams

    February 02, 2015

    It seems that while CFOs and chief human resource officers (CHROs) manage two of the most strategic enterprise resources — financial capital and human capital — CEOs focus their technology investments in other directions. According to the Harvard Business Review, this suggests that today’s CFOs and CHROs may want to join forces in the pursuit of big data agendas.