Last November, the Aiken Area SBDC hosted the first Annual CPA, Banker and Attorney Business Resources Networking event. This conference was the brainchild of Laura DiSano, a highly-regarded business consultant for the Aiken Area SBDC. DiSano was a recipient of the SC SBDC’s Individual Performance Achievement Award for her work helping emerging entrepreneurs and existing small businesses in Aiken County and its surrounding areas. This distinction shows that when Laura sets he

A sixteen percent profit margin increase is an impressive figure for any small business in today’s economy. What makes this figure even more impressive is that it took Richard Van Bortel, owner of Amazing Event Rentals, only six months to accomplish this feat. Van Bortel, a 22-year veteran and former Marine Corps First Sergeant, purchased the event rental store in June 2018 from its former owner and founder Andy Burris who decided to sell the company after a three-year perio

Consultant Profile: Martin Goodman (M.G.), Business Consultant, Beaufort Area SBDC, Start Date: July 31, 1992 This edition of the SC SBDC newsletter profiles Martin Goodman, a consultant with the Beaufort Area SBDC. For many of you reading this article, Martin Goodman requires no introduction. He is best known for his role as the former director of the USC Region, where he served with distinction for 11 years. Upon his departure last year, Michele Abraham had this to say