UGA Small Business Development Center in Rome

🚨 Cyber threats are growing and small businesses are not immune.

Join us for Cyber Breaches and Insurance: Can Your Business Survive? and gain a clearer understanding of today's cyber insurance landscape, the biggest risks facing businesses and what steps you can take now to better protect your company.

Don't wait until after an attack to start preparing. 🔗 Register today: https://ugasbdc.training/gwi/0826-001

Class details:
Date & Time: Monday, June 15 | 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Format: Live Webinar
Cost: $39

Feel like you're falling behind with AI? The good news is you don't have to figure it out alone. 🤖

Join our Augusta office on June 2 for their webinar, Marketing After Hours: AI & Automation, and learn how AI can help you work more efficiently in your day-to-day business.

🔗 Register today: https://ugasbdc.training/aug/0831-001

NEW business training now available! 📢

Join us for Improved Planning = Improved Profit and learn how strategic planning can help your business increase sales, strengthen retention and uncover new opportunities for growth. If you're ready to stop reacting and start planning with intention, this session is for you. Register: https://ugasbdc.training/columbus/0835-001

Program details:
Date & Time: Tuesday, June 23 from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.
Format: Live Webinar
Cost: $29

Marketing is moving fast and AI is leading the way! 🤖

In this live webinar, Marketing After Hours: AI & Automation, our Augusta team will show you how to streamline your efforts, generate content faster and automate everyday tasks. Walk away with tools you can start using immediately. Register today: https://ugasbdc.training/aug/0831-001

Program Details:
Date & Time: Tuesday, June 2 from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Format: Live Webinar
Cost: $29
Learn How To: Write better prompts, increase productivity and create marketing content.

Strong partnerships create global opportunities. 🌎 For decades, the UGA SBDC has worked alongside DeLong’s Gizzard Equipment to identify markets, connect with distributors, and navigate international trade. See how this Georgia manufacturer expanded its reach worldwide: https://georgiasbdc.org/delongs-gizzard-equipment/

🎣 Georgia SBA Small Manufacturer of the Year

Congratulations to Brooks Woodward and the team at The Fishing Factory, makers of premium fishing lures and tackle including Dirty Jigs and Nicols Lures.

Rooted in quality and craftsmanship, this Thomasville-based manufacturer stands out in a state rich with manufacturing excellence.

🌎 Georgia SBA Exporter of the Year

From a basement startup to a global manufacturer, Lisa and George Winton of Winton Machine Company have built American-made tube fabricating systems trusted worldwide.

Nearly 30 years of innovation, resilience, and technical excellence have earned them this well-deserved recognition. Congratulations on representing Georgia manufacturing on the global stage! 👏

🇺🇸 Georgia SBA Veteran-Owned Business of the Year

We’re proud to congratulate Shalana McNamee, CEO and owner of American Eagle, LLC, for this outstanding statewide honor.

Her Kingsland-based firm delivers infrastructure and environmental maintenance services while living the American Dream—building opportunity for employees, customers, and community alike. Read her story: https://georgiasbdc.org/american-eagle-llc/