This month, we’re focusing on small businesses in Fayette County.

Entrepreneur Survey Results
March 03, 2008 | Matt Forshee

As part of our designation as an Entrepreneur Friendly Community in Georgia, the EFC steering committee set out to interview 100 small business owners in Fayette County. As the state required us to interview at least 50, our committee was happy when we were able to successfully interview 61 local entrepreneurs. The slide show below is the same show we presented to the review committee in February, as part of their day in Fayette County. The presentation encompasses all of the interview ...

Buying Local
March 03, 2008 | Matt Forshee

Recently, Fayette County received the Entrepreneur Friendly Designation from the Georgia Department of Economic Development. As part of that we surveyed local entrepreneurs on what we could do better in the community to help their business succeed. One item that came up was a “Buy Local” program. “Buy Local” programs are great ways to keep your local economy strong, but they can be hard to implement. In looking at other communities’ similar programs, ...

Fayette County is state’s newest designated “Entrepreneur Friendly” community
February 08, 2008 | Matt Forshee

The press release from the Governor’s office: ATLANTA, February 7, 2008– Metro Atlanta’s Fayette County is one of the state’s newest “Entrepreneur Friendly” communities. The designation indicates the community has worked to develop an environment that is welcoming to small business and entrepreneurs. Ninety percent of Fayette County’s 4,820 companies are small businesses with fewer than 20 employees. “Small businesses and entrepreneurs create the kind of economic activity that is ...

What's it take to be "Entrepreneur Friendly"?
February 08, 2008 | Matt Forshee

Yesterday, Fayette County was awarded the designation by the Georgia Department of Economic Development as an Entrepreneur Friendly Community. What does that mean? An “Entrepreneur Friendly” community is a community in Georgia which has created a positive environment for citizens who want to start their own business, by building entrepreneur and small business strategies into the community’s overall economic development strategies. Each community that wishes to obtain thi...

Aventure Aviation Announces Expansion
January 24, 2008 | Matt Forshee

Aventure Aviation, an international aircraft parts supplier headquartered in Fayette County, recently announced that they are relocating to a new facility in Peachtree City. “This move will be a true reflection of our stance in the growth of Aventure Aviation and our continuing commitment to augment the aviation business”, states Zaheer Faruqi, Aventure’s Owner and President. Aventure will be moving into a new 15,000 sf facility in the Southpark area of the Peachtree City Industrial Par...