Guest post by Hugh H. Johnston, M.D., the Past Chair of Score of Aiken and a member of the Mill on Park Advisory Council. The three basic considerations when entertaining starting your own business are: Viability: is the business likely to succeed? Approximately 90 percent of new businesses fail in the first few years. Proper planning, […]
Guest post by Paul Newsom, associate professor of finance at USC Aiken with a doctorate in finance from the University of Arkansas, and a Masters in Business Administration and Bachelor of Science in pharmacy from Butler University. Paul serves as a member of the Mill on Park Advisory Council. The August 2014 unemployment rate in the United […]
Guest post by David Cozad, Aiken resident and retiree and member of the Mill on Park Advisory Council As of late, we haven’t had much good economic news in Aiken. In particular, the sobering findings of an economic baseline study have been covered extensively in the pages of the Aiken Standard. Even so, there are […]
Guest post by Laura DiSano, the co-director of the USC Aiken Small Business Development Center and a member of the Mill on Park Advisory Council. What does a seamstress, an inventor of spices, an individual with a patent pending on a device for caring for homebound elderly and disabled, a fashion designer, a scientific consultant or […]
Guest post by Dr. Clifton T. Jones, Dean of the School of Business Administration at USC Aiken and a member of the Mill on Park Advisory Council. There is a buzz in the air in Aiken these days, as many local residents and businesses are excited about the growing interest in enhancing the economic vitality […]
Guest post by Dr. Deidre Martin, chair of the Greater Aiken Chamber of Commerce and the Vice Chancellor of Advancement at USC Aiken. She is also chair of The Mill on Park Advisory Council. From the downtown addition of The Mill on Park to plans for the University of South Carolina Aiken’s new MBA program in […]
Guest post by Avery Spears-Mahoney, the Director of the Aiken Downtown Development Association and member of The Mill on Park Advisory Council, Aiken’s new downtown office community supporting small business. Shadowing the recent efforts by the Greater Aiken Chamber of Commerce and the City of Aiken with the development of 2014 goals, the Aiken Downtown Development […]
Guest post by Aiken Chamber of Commerce President and CEO, J. David Jameson. The Aiken Chamber Means Business – today and tomorrow. Last year, the Aiken Chamber of Commerce created a 24-member Blue Ribbon Panel to identify the next big ideas for our community. The panel was comprised of Aiken’s best strategic thinkers who looked […]
