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 Athens, GA Existing Buildings
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Description: This link will show available office, retail and industrial buildings.
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Athens, GA Sites
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Description: This link shows sites around Athens-Clarke County
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Athens-Clarke County Economic Development Foundation
Phone: 706-613-3810
Address:
150 E. Hancock Street
Athens, GA, 30601
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Description: The Athens-Clarke County Economic Development Foundation, Inc. was established in 2002 as a not for profit organization and classified as 501(c)(3) by the Internal Revenue Service. The Foundation was created and supported by a partnership formed between:
1. The Unified Government of Athens-Clarke County,
2. The Athens Area Chamber of Commerce,
3. The Athens-Clarke County Economic Development Authority, and
4. The University of Georgia.
The Foundation\'s sole purpose is to attract and establish new businesses that will create additional jobs and import capital investment to Clarke County, Georgia. As this is a complex and competitive task, the organization is devoted to new business development along with sharing and promoting the numerous economic assets of the area. The Foundation is managed by a full time staff and governed by a prominent board of directors representing government, business and education.
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Infrastructure - Athens, Georgia
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Description: Learn about infrastructure in Athens-Clarke County
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Building Permits - Athens, Georgia
Phone: 706-613-3520
Fax:706-613-3527
Address:
120 W. Dougherty Street
Athens, Georgia, 30601
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Description: The Athens-Clarke County Building Permits and Inspection Department exists for the purpose of protecting the public's health, safety, and general welfare. We accomplish this by ensuring compliance with adopted codes that regulate structural strength, stability, sanitation, lighting, ventilation, fire safety and other hazards associated with construction, alteration, removal, demolition, use or occupancy of buildings, structures, or property.
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Georgia Department of Economic Development
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Description: Georgia is a fantastic place to start, expand or grow.
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New Business Info Packet - Athens, Georgia
Phone: 706-613-3520
Fax:706-613-3527
Address:
120 W. Dougherty Street
Athens, Georgia, 30601
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Description: The Athens-Clarke County Building Permits and Inspection Department exists for the purpose of protecting the public\'s health, safety, and general welfare. We accomplish this by ensuring compliance with adopted codes that regulate structural strength, stability, sanitation, lighting, ventilation, fire safety and other hazards associated with construction, alteration, removal, demolition, use or occupancy of buildings, structures, or property.
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Planning Department - Athens, Georgia
Phone: 706-613-3515
Fax:706-613-3844
Address:
120 Dougherty Street
Athens, Georgia, 30601
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Description: Planning Department Mission Statement:
To effectively manage community change in both the short and the long term with regard to land use, transportation, historic preservation and overall development so that a positive environment, that is productive and beneficial to all citizens of Athens-Clarke County, is obtained.
The tools used in achieving this mission include the Comprehensive Plan, the Zoning Ordinance, Subdivision Regulations, Flood Protection Ordinance, Street Numbering Ordinance, Historic Preservation Ordinance, Sign Ordinance, the Transportation Improvement Plan (TIP) developed in conjunction with the Madison Athens-Clarke Oconee Transportation Study (MACORTS), and the Athens-Clarke County Geographical Information System (GIS).
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Public Utilities - Athens, Georgia
Phone: 706-613-3470
Address:
598 Prince Avenue
Athens, Georgia, 30601
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Description: Today, Athens-Clarke County Public Utilities Department (PUD) provides over 16.5 million gallons of water every day to residents, commercial businesses, schools and firefighters. Our wastewater treatment system cleans and safely returns the used water back to area waterways, meeting all environmental regulations.
Keeping citizens informed is an important part of serving our community. We invite you to browse through our website to learn more about our work, customer services and water conservation.
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U.S. Small Business Administration
Phone: 404-331-0100
Address:
233 Peachtree Street N.E. Ste. 1900
Atlanta, GA, 30303
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Description: The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) was created in 1953 as an independent agency of the federal government to aid, counsel, assist and protect the interests of small business concerns, to preserve free competitive enterprise and to maintain and strengthen the overall economy of our nation. Although the SBA has grown and evolved in the years since it was established, its mission remains the same: to help Americans start, build and grow businesses. Through an extensive network of field offices and partnerships with public and private organizations, SBA delivers its services to people throughout the United States, Puerto Rico, the U. S. Virgin Islands and Guam.
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Professional Licensing Boards Division
Phone: 478-207-1200
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P.O. Box 13446
Macon, Georgia, 31208
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Description: The Professional Licensing Boards Division provides administrative support services to 34 professional licensing boards that license more than 380,000 Georgians in 64 trades and professions. The boards process applications, administer examinations and, when warranted, conduct investigations into possible professional misconduct and may suspend or revoke the licensure of practitioners
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Support Services - New & Existing Companies |
2006 Georgia Resource Guide
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Description: The SBA's Georgia Resource Guide is now online. This guide lists participating lenders, Certified Development Comapnies, SBA Microlenders and other resource partners.
A valuable resource that will serve you well.
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Athens Tech Business & Industry Services
Phone: 706-369-5763
Address:
800 U.S. Highway 29 North
Athens, GA, 30601
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Description: Athens Technical College offera a variety of support services for both new and existing business and industry.
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Small Business Development Center
Phone: 706-542-7436
Fax:706-542-6803
Address:
1180 E. Broad Street
Athens, GA, 30601
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Description: The Georgia SBDC Network is headquartered at the University of Georgia campus in Athens, and through partnerships with nine other universities and colleges in the state we provide business consulting and continuing education opportunities to Georgia’s entrepreneurs. In 2004, our consultants assisted 5,655 business clients with a variety of challenges, including but not limited to, how to start a business, how to write a business plan, how to apply for a loan or seek out other financial resources, how to market their products and services, and how to plan for succession of the business. Additionally, we provided 834 training programs attended by 11,186 individuals across the state often in conjunction with other business assistance organizations. Examples of these include tax workshops cosponsored with the IRS and the award winning “Drugs Don’t Work” program cosponsored with the Georgia Chamber of Commerce. We also provided services to targeted markets including minority business owners, Hispanic business owners, women business owners, and community groups interested in business creation and retention as economic development strategies. Specialized services include export assistance as well as marketing and econometric research. The Georgia SBDC Network’s business consultants are rightfully recognized by many as “Georgia’s Experts in Entrepreneurship.”
The impact of small businesses on the Georgia economy cannot be underestimated. According to the latest data from the SBA, small businesses account for 97.5 percent of all the businesses in Georgia and employ 43.5 percent of the state’s non-farm, private sector workers. Similarly for the nation, 99.7 percent of all businesses are defined as “small” (less than 500 employees) and they employ 50.1 percent of the nation’s workforce. Georgia is often cited in the popular press as well as academic publications as a leader in entrepreneurship.
Numerous statistics tout the growth rate of small businesses, but one of the most interesting statistics concerning business start-ups in the U.S. is that at any given time, 6.2 individuals out of 100 over the age of 18 are in the process of developing a business venture. Surely everyone knows a few small business owners, but to truly appreciate their impact, they must be considered in total. One such statistic is the combined output for America’s small businesses. Not only does small business activity account for 52 percent of the U.S. Gross Domestic Product, but in essence, it also constitutes the second largest economy in the world. The U.S. small business economy is larger than the entire Japanese economy. It is larger than the combined economies of Germany, Great Britain and France – which are the third, fourth and fifth largest economies in the world. The success of the U.S. small business economy, therefore, is critical to the economic well being of all Americans.
By working with thousands of small businesses every year, the Georgia SBDC Network has a clear perspective on the challenges and special issues that small businesses must overcome in order to succeed in today’s economy. Through formal and informal needs assessments, we check the pulse of the small business community and develop consulting tools and training programs in direct response to the areas of greatest need.
The Georgia SBDC Network is proud to be the premiere service provider to the state’s small businesses. Georgia has a long history with the SBDC program, as one of the original pilot programs for the nation. Through the continued support of Congress via the SBA and the University System of Georgia, the Georgia SBDC Network assists small businesses in bringing innovations to the world market and jobs to our citizens.
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