Strategies to attract and retain top talent
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Strategies to attract and retain top talent

Future-proof your business By Leslie T. Snadowsky + Photos Courtesy of Palmetto Dunes Oceanfront Resort Palmetto Dunes Oceanfront Resort is in the heart of Hilton Head Island and offers vacationers and residents three miles of sun-kissed Atlantic Ocean beachfront, three world-class golf courses, vacation rentals, a full-service marina and an 11-mile lagoon system. At Palmetto…

Empowering small ventures
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Empowering small ventures

SCORE SC Lowcountry helped turn one woman’s college dream into a business reality By Sheila Paz Initiating or scaling a small business can be daunting. Enter the Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE), your trusty guide. Offering free, confidential mentoring and business education, SCORE empowers every small business to flourish within their communities. Specifically, the…

Opposites attract
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Opposites attract

Networking across gender lines By Leslie T. Snadowsky Cristina and Ron Kirby are co-executive directors of BNI South Carolina Lowcountry. It’s a franchise of Business Network International (BNI), the world’s largest business networking and referral organization with a mission to help businesses grow and scale. The Kirbys also happen to be married, and their yin…

Reeling in employees
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Reeling in employees

Famed franchise family swimming with Slapfish By Leslie T. Snadowsky | Photos Courtesy of CH2 Magazine From treadmills and weights to poke bowls and lobster rolls, Zach Lomasney took the bait and is hooked on Slapfish, a modern seafood shack franchise with a mission to increase consumption of sustainable seafood. His mom, Sharon, dad, David,…