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StillFire and UGA SBDC Ignite Brewing Success

July 4, 2023

StillFire Brewing — A Success Story

By: Kim Broun, PR Specialist

Law school opens the door to many possibilities. While sitting in his law school classes at the University of Georgia, Aaron Bisges, general manager at StillFire Brewing, never dreamed one of those possibilities would be opening a brewery after graduation. He worked at bars and restaurants throughout law school to help make ends meet. But it wasn’t until his uncle, John Bisges, a fellow UGA alumnus, approached him about opening and managing a brewery after graduation that he thought he could use his business knowledge from law school to turn his bar and restaurant experience into a career.

Using his UGA connections, Aaron Bisges reached out to Benny StaRomana, business consultant at the University of Georgia Small Business Development Center (UGA SBDC) for assistance writing a business plan.

Childhood Dream Becomes Real Life Dream Job

June 27, 2023

Appletree Learning Center — A Success Story

Since Taylor Kashner was 5 years old, she has dreamed of starting her own learning center for children. In October, 2022, that dream became a reality when Taylor and her parents, Jeff and Maxine, opened Appletree Learning Center. The 15,500 square-foot, two-story building is newly renovated and features an activity room, gym, and kitchen. Appletree will function like a daycare but with an emphasis on education and preparation for
elementary school.

Colorful, Tasteful and Authentic Mexican Experience with BOGA Tacos.

June 20, 2023

BOGA Taco, LLC — A Success Story

Guadalupe Osorno arrived to the U.S. escaping from domestic violence but still here she was a victim who ended up in a shelter with her 4 children at that time. She went to the Fresh Start program which helped her with housing and a job. She was working day and night shifts cleaning, she saved money and planned to start her own business. By then, she remarried and now has 8 kids. She got together with her family members and each invested to get their dream a reality.

Appletree Learning Center a Child Education Service Founded in 2022 Succeeds with the assistance of the Pennsylvania SBDC Network

May 8, 2023

SBDC Consultant:
Amber Guerrero

SBDC Assistance:
Financial Projections
Social Media Assistance
Market Research
Ribbon Cutting Planning

Friends Bring Fresh Approach to Animal Feed with Fodder Farming

April 17, 2023

Tracey Ahearn and Kathy Signorelli have been friends for 35 years. They have supported each other through just about everything: relationships, marriages, jobs, kids, divorces, moves. Now they own a business together.

“When I had the opportunity to chase my dream of working with horses and help improve the health of horses with growing fodder hydroponically, Tracey was all in,” said Signorelli. “She has always been interested in hydroponics and growing sprouts, and we both have a love for animals, so we decided to give it our best shot.”

They started Red Barn Harvest in Hot Springs, Arkansas, in 2021. Red Barn Harvest produces fresh, hydroponically grown barley sprouts, known as fodder, as feed for performance horses and other grass-fed animals. They serve the immediate Hot
Springs area, home of Oaklawn race track.

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