Work & Business
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Athens Women Business Owners Join Together for Support, Empowerment
A love for Athens, a passion for healthy living and a desire to empower women unites three female business owners in Athens. They say that despite the struggles of being a woman business owner, they have overcome those struggles together by forming a group for business and friendship. Connie Popwell…
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Lottie Smalley’s Youtube ‘Side Hustle’ is Also a Career Move
Lottie Smalley, a junior public relations major at the University of Georgia, is a Youtube content creator. Lottie Smalley started making Youtube videos in 2012 and has gained 74,000 subscribers since her start. Smalley considers Youtube as a “side hustle,” and primarily focuses on her studies in public relations. She…
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Tourism Impacts Athens, Georgia’s Economy For Better
Tourism in Athens, Georgia has contributed more than $20,000 in tax revenue to the city. The Athens Convention & Visitors Bureau, a sales and marketing organization with a primary goal to increase the economic impact of the hospitality and visitor industry, hosted its annual meeting on Oct. 24 at the Classic…
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21-Year-Old Business Creates Pottery with Purpose
Cool, slippery clay takes shape under the hands of students, the malleable material being flattened, stretched and molded into a wide-lipped bowl. Some of the students stop their wheels, look critically at their handiwork, and continue shaping their bowls, gray and red clay bending beneath their hands. Jessica Sutherland sits…
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Local Female Business Owners to Connect at Women’s Business Expo
Victoria O’Conner, the store manager of The Impeccable Pig in downtown Athens, has always wanted to open her own boutique. Her mom was a stay-at-home mom, and she decided from a young age that she wanted to do the opposite. O’Conner sees the Women’s Business Expo as a way to…
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Restaurant Roulette: Opening a New Business in Downtown Athens
Opening a new business can be both exciting and incredibly risky. A bustling college town like Athens, Georgia poses a frontier for entrepreneurs to make a run at their fortune. Starland Pizzeria and Pub is just one of the new businesses that opened up in Athens this fall. The restaurant…
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Fast, Casual Dining Trend Becoming More Popular in Athens
Fast casual restaurants are on the rise all across the country for the past several years. According to the market research company, The NPD Group’s Fall 2017 ReCount® restaurant census, fast casual chain expansion increased units from 19,231 units in 2013 to 25,118 units in 2017. The appeal of…
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Athens Businesses, Customers Connect at Community Store
On the shelves of Community one can find the latest pop record album produced by an Athens musician, a vintage denim jacket embroidered by hand with new thread and jewelry made by a friend or neighbor. In addition to teaching sewing classes and performing alteration services, Community supplies prints, postcards,…
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Georgia Square Mall Weathers Economic Storms With Local Strategy
On the outskirts of Athens, Georgia, in the middle of the Atlanta Highway corridor sits Georgia Square Mall. It’s the only mall that exists in Athens, housing more than 50 shops, eight eateries and 17 diverse services, ranging from American Vision Center to U.S. military recruitment stations. The two-story retail…
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One-of-a-Kind Ceramics Sold at Spring Pottery Sale
The Ceramic Student Organization is holding its spring pottery sale. This sale includes items made by students and professors such as hand built sculptures, teapots, mugs, vases, and bowls. Prices begin at about $10 and can range up to $70. The goal of this sale is to raise money to…