Columbia County Chamber Hosting State of the Community Address
On Thursday, Sept. 9, the Columbia County Chamber will host chamber members, prospective members and local leaders from around the CSRA for a State of the Community summit.
The speakers will include Dr. Steven Flynt, Columbia County School District; Scott Johnson, Columbia County Board of Commissioners; Debra Moore, city of Harlem; Elaine Matthews, city of Grovetown; and Col. Shaw Pick, Fort Gordon.
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At 4 p.m., the business expo portion of the event begins. Dinner is at 5:45 p.m., and the program begins at 6:30 p.m. The cost is $35 for individual Chamber members, $50 for individual non-Chamber members, $325 for a corporate table, $325 for a business expo booth (including two dinner tickets) and $525 for a corporate table and business expo booth.
Visit this website for additional information and contact Olivia Reich at Olivia@columbiacountychamber.com with questions.
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Third Thursday Business Builder: Software Integrations to Improve Business Processes
The Augusta Metro Chamber and Dennis O’Keefe of Workful will present a seminar on the value of using software to integrate business processes Thursday, Sept. 16 at the chamber conference room, 1 10th St.
O’Keefe will instruct participants on where to start and how to identify what is specifically available for small businesses. The goal of this seminar is to help simplify and automate business necessities such as payroll, accounting, cash management and HR management.
It is complimentary for Chamber members to attend, $15 for prospective members and lunch is provided.
For more information, visit the chamber’s website at augustametrochamber.com.
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Recap of Aug. 17 Women in Business Event
On Tuesday, Aug. 17, 55 women gathered at Enterprise Mill for the Augusta Metro Chamber’s monthly Women in Business luncheon.
Dr. Melissa Frank-Alston, Augusta Technical College’s provost, started her address by saying “Strong women, a strong faith and a strong spouse got me through my first position as a VP.”
Frank-Alston has served in her position as provost for 16 years. She spoke of Augusta Technical College’s demographics first, noting that the institution boasts more than 130 unique programs of study, four campus locations, and a 23:1 student to faculty ratio. Next month, Augusta Technical College celebrates its 60th year.
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Dr. Frank-Alston highlighted the school’s cybersecurity program. For 25 years, Augusta Tech has offered IT education; its Cisco Network Academy has been around for 20 years.
The college recently became a host for the Amazon Web Services Academy, offfering cloud computing curricula tailored to students who wish to pursue certain certifications and in-demand cloud computing jobs. At the Georgia Cyber Center in downtown Augusta, Augusta Tech holds some of its classes with the use of CARES Funds in the Security Operations Center. The building has eight labs. One being a CISCO lab, and another is a hardware lab.
She said a cybersecurity professional makes approximately $65,000 per year in the Augusta area; the national salary range is $65,000-$95,000.
Looking to future opportunities, Frank-Alston wants to continue to refine current programs, work with Augusta University for federal grant opportunities, continue to grow internships and offer scholarship opportunities.
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