small business
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Athens-Clarke County
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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Athens-Clarke County
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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Athens-Clarke County
Unconventional Small Business Strategy: Athens Skate Shop Gets Creative
Sebastian Uhde is an Athens native and owner of Earthcruzerz longboards. His shop opened last April and has been growing ever since — bringing in new customers like Jesse Conrad. “It was awesome. Sebastian was super helpful and it was really nice of him to make some time,” said Conrad…
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Northeast Georgia News
Oglethorpe Residents Try To Bring Jobs And Services Back To County
Oglethorpe- Oglethorpe County lacks the basic economic services that many people enjoy, such as eating out at restaurants, washing clothes, or even getting a haircut. One couple in the county, Thomas and Dee Pelewski, are trying to change that. They bought a plot of land back in November and now are…