Business - Ƶ Tue, 19 Feb 2019 22:02:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 Business confidence is strong, but headwinds are present /2019/02/19/business-confidence-is-strong-but-headwinds-are-present Tue, 19 Feb 2019 22:02:13 +0000 https://ww2.georgiasouthern.edu/news/?p=15081 Georgia business leaders have confidence that business is improving, but also have growing concerns over hiring and employment, according to the 2018 fourth-quarter (Q4) survey results by Georgia CEO.

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Business confidence is strong, but headwinds are present

February 19, 2019

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Georgia business leaders have confidence that business is improving, but also have growing concerns over hiring and employment, according to the 2018 fourth-quarter (Q4) survey results by Georgia CEO, a news source that shares the state’s most important features, videos and newswires with Georgia’s top business leaders. The purpose of the survey is to get the pulse of Georgia CEO subscribers on a quarterly basis in order to better understand how general business conditions are affecting Georgia markets and companies. The survey asks participants to reflect on and analyze the conditions of the current quarter while looking forward to and anticipating challenges in the next quarter. The news outlet partners with Ƶ Center for Business Analytics and Economic Research (CBAER) to prepare and analyze the survey. Looking toward Q1 of 2019, 51 percent of survey respondents believed the volume of business will increase but anticipate that sales will remain stable over this same time frame. At the same time, only 26 percent of respondents believed hiring conditions would improve, while 34 percent noted that the financial health of companies is improving. Hiring and keeping the right employees will be the key to many of these companies making the most of their opportunities. “If we look at the overall impression of the current environment, we see that respondents are confident about the growth of business moving forward,” said Ben McKay, CBAER assistant director. “At the same time, we did see a drop in confidence between Q4 2018 and Q1 2019. This could be related to the news about the partial government shutdown because our data was collected in January during this event.” When asked about the factors influencing the responses and decisions by survey participants, 28.5 percent said an increase in business demand had the biggest influence, while government policy was close behind at 25.8 percent, followed by concerns over competition for supplies at 11.8 percent. These answers point to favorable sentiment toward business conditions for the upcoming quarter. A convenience sampling technique was used for this study, and the questionnaires were emailed to subscribers of each of the 12 Georgia CEO daily newsletters. Georgia CEO publishes newsletters in Albany, Athens, Atlanta, Augusta, Columbus, Gainesville, Middle Georgia, Newnan, Rome, Savannah, Tifton and Valdosta. The survey was open from January 8-28, with 208 valid responses recorded.  

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]]> Georgia Southern Enactus Earns 2016 Regional Champion Title /2016/04/08/georgia-southern-enactus-earns-2016-regional-champion-title Fri, 08 Apr 2016 10:55:40 +0000 http://ww2.georgiasouthern.edu/news/?p=10240 On Friday, April 1, the Georgia Southern Enactus team competed and won at the Enactus Regional Competition in Atlanta. The student-led organization focuses on providing economic support to the local area through sustainable entrepreneurial projects.

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Georgia Southern Enactus Earns 2016 Regional Champion Title

April 8, 2016

Posted in Awards and Recognition

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Ƶ’s Enactus Team poses for a photo after winning the regional champion title at the Enactus regional competition.

  On Friday, April 1, the Georgia Southern Enactus team competed and won at the Enactus Regional Competition in Atlanta. The student-led organization focuses on providing economic support to the local area through sustainable entrepreneurial projects. Presenting for the team were Enactus president Ryan Murchland (senior), vice-president Luke Panosian (senior) and secretary Zachary Lemons (freshman). Also attending and providing support were Zack Rogers (senior), Anisha Mathur and Bailey Morris (freshmen). The team presented the impactful service projects they have been working on over the past year, which includes Paws N Claws, Supplying Individuals the Tools for Success (S.U.I.T.S.) and the Southern Classic Gaming Tournament. Murchland started the presentation by recapping the Paws N Claws project in which they started a new student organization to help build support for the Humane Society of Statesboro & Bulloch County. Paws N Claws provides volunteers to help foster last chance pets, to work at ReTails Thrift Store and to help organize fundraisers. Enactus also facilitated a partnership between Paws N Claws and the Fashion Merchandising Apparel and Design Club (FMAD) on campus. FMAD students used scrap materials to make doggie bandanas that are currently being sold at ReTails. Lemons presented the revitalization of the S.U.I.T.S. program. What began as a program to help students learn soft skills to gain employment is now a project aimed at helping the unemployed and underprivileged in the community find career opportunities. The student organization is currently using funds from a project partnership with Wal-Mart to empower women of Safe Haven Bulloch. This project is in full-swing, and the students hope to place at least two women in new or advanced job positions before competing at nationals from May 15-17. Panosian introduced judges to the inaugural Southern Classic Gaming Tournament — a new project he has been instrumental in organizing. This partnership with the Southern Collegiate Gaming (SCG) Club will not only raise awareness and promote cyber security for gamers of all ages but will also raise money for a scholarship sponsored by SCG. This event will take place May 20-21, following the Enactus national competition. This is only the club’s second year since reorganizing to become a chartered Georgia Southern student organization. The last time Enactus earned a trip to nationals was in 2013. “The students did a great job representing Georgia Southern,” said Suzanne Hallman, the student organization’s advisor. “They have truly embodied the mission of enabling progress through entrepreneurial action. They are exploring and identifying problems and working together to implement creative sustainable solutions to improve the community.” Enactus will host a fundraiser for their trip to nationals at Wild Wing Cafe on Wednesday, April 20, where ten percent of proceeds from that evening will go to the organization. Please join the Business Innovation Group in congratulating these outstanding students and supporting them as they represent Georgia Southern at the Enactus United States National Exposition in St. Louis, Missouri.  

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