November 2014 Features

  • Facebook at Work Could Rival LinkedIn, Google Drive

    November 20, 2014

    Unless you’re updating the company page, using Facebook at work is frowned upon generally. But a new report suggests that Facebook is planning to invade the workplace with the intent of getting actual work done, not frittering away your day. The purported Facebook at Work would seek to challenge competition in the social media and cloud collaboration markets.

  • Why Are Fewer Small Business Owners Feeling Successful?

    November 17, 2014

    Fewer small business owners perceive themselves as successful now than did at the start of the economic recovery, a Wells Fargo-Gallup survey of a representative sample of 601 small business owners reveals. In 2009, 43 percent of small business owners reported feeling “extremely” or “very successful as a small-business owner.” By 2014 that fraction had eroded to 37 percent.

  • 15 Startup Mistakes You Should Avoid

    November 14, 2014

    Think back to when you started your most recent company. What were the biggest mistakes you made at the time? Or, if you’re in the process of starting a business today, what mistake are you most concerned about making? Expert Market has come up with this infographic listing 15 startup mistakes small business owners and entrepreneurs need to consider.

  • Gulfstream Shines in Georgia, A Conversation with Their CEO 
Larry Flynn

    November 12, 2014

    Recently, Georgia CEO tried to catch Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation CEO, Larry Flynn, on the fly while he was busily preparing for the National Business Aviation Association Convention and Exhibit in Orlando, Florida. Mr. Flynn provides the very latest updates about the show and many other current initiatives at Gulfstream for our readers in the following interview.

  • Georgia University Enrollment Up for First Time in Two Years

    November 10, 2014

    Fall 2014 enrollment in the University System of Georgia’s 31 colleges and universities totaled 312,936 students, an increase of 1.1 percent over fall 2013. This fall’s modest enrollment increase reverses a two-year trend in student enrollment in the University System of Georgia.

  • Tom Hackett Named Interim President of Columbus State University

    November 07, 2014

    University System of Georgia Chancellor Hank Huckaby has named Dr. Tom Hackett as interim president of Columbus State University.

  • Zaxby’s CEO McLeroy Drums Up Decades of Growth

    November 06, 2014

    As a youngster, Zaxby’s CEO, Zach McLeroy, dreamed of playing the drums as a rock star, or playing basketball as an all-star, but never could he have imagined becoming a superstar in the chicken business. In the relatively short span of a little over two decades, McLeroy and his grade school buddy and co-founder, Tony Townley, have taken their original Zaxby’s location in Statesboro, Georgia and replicated it more than 640 times—far exceeding their original long-term objective of 10 stores.

  • Harris County Chamber is All About the Bottom Line

    November 04, 2014

    Since becoming president of the Harris County Chamber of Commerce in October 2012, Jayson Johnston has worked to redefine the true value of chamber membership.