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Taylor Davis Website

TAG UNVEILS 2009 TOP 10 INNOVATIVE GEORGIA TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES
The Technology Association of Georgia (TAG) announces its 2009 Top 10 Innovative Technology Companies who will present at the Georgia Technology Summit: Energy of Innovation, on March 3, 2009 at the Cobb Galleria Centre. The Top 10 companies are: Acculynk, Asankya, CCP North America, NanoLumens, PlayON! Sports, Pramana, Purewire, SecureWorks, Suniva, Unicoi Systems.
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Welcome to SL #37! There has been quite a bit of discussion over the past year or so about the possibilities of a Y-Combinator type venture fund here in the Southeast. After a few failed efforts (notably Boostphase), we finally have one off the ground here in Atlanta.  David Cummings and Sanjay Parekh, two of the founders of Shotput Ventures join us for a chat about this new venture model, the Atlanta early-stage scene, and other things that melt in the sun.

Mike brings the heat and rolls the bus over a group of entrepreneurs that just can’t seem to understand the value of someone else’s time. Another great selection of listener emails and a dash of StartupLounge humor to top it all off. Enjoy!

Sponsors for this episode:
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TAG, Imlay Investments, ATDC, Gwinnett Chamber…

Shownotes and Interview Questions:

As usual, we had lots of related follow-up questions and side discussions, but here is a good sampling of the questions we asked on the show:

Give us your 30-second elevator pitch
Have you modeled yourselves after any other funds or investors with a similar profile?
Why do we need Shotput Ventures here in Atlanta/Georgia? Why did you start Shotput?
Are you investing only in Atlanta-based or Georgia-based companies?
Talk about the Shotput Ventures model.  Take us through your process?
How can such a small amount of cash ($15,000-$20,000 per venture, depending on team size) make an impact?
How did you come up with a 5-10% share?
Where are you getting your deal flow?
How many submissions have you had so far?
How do you evaluate the opportunities?
Where are you in the fund operating process?  Are you meeting the timeline provided on your site?
What are the keys to making Shotput Ventures successful?
Now that you’re investors, what are you learning about the market or the investing business?
Can you talk a bit about how you recruited the handful of principals behind Shotput?
How does setting a finite end date (August 10) alter or impact your investing model?  Why do you have a finite end date?
Is the economy affecting your model at all?
If this is successful, will there be a Shotput II?
How is the rest of the venture community responding?
What will define success for Shotput Ventures?
What are your thoughts on the Atlanta startup scene?
Listener Emails Read and Answered on the Show:

Dale: Gentlemen, first off I want to thank you for all that Startuplounge does for the community in Atlanta.  I appreciate the efforts and look forward to thanking you personally at the upcoming February event.  I am getting very close to launching my own startup as a first-time entrepreneur.  I know that bootstrapping will only take me so far, and I will probably need to raise a small round of outside capital at some point.  I know that before any investor puts their cash into a deal they go through what is called “due diligence”.  I am petrified of this, as I have never been through it before.  Can you shed any light on this process, and specifically what I’m going to be in for?

BigSkyCountry: If all I have is an idea, is there a resource such as an incubator that will help me put together the technical team to help bring it to life?

“YellowJacket” Mark: Scott and Mike I love this podcast!  … my question: what makes a great company name these days?  I’m stuck, please help.

Roberto: Everyone says that a “down” market is a great time to start a company, especially if you have the wherewithall and the means to float the business.  But what if you don’t have the cash?  Should I just go get a steady day job right now and play the waiting game until the economy stabilizes and I have some more cash available personally?  I’m worried that investors are on the sideline right now and won’t be interested in my deal.

Guest Bios:
David Cummings, CEO, Hannon Hill

A business and technology enthusiast, David Cummings founded Hannon Hill Corporation, an Inc. 500 company, in January 2001. Hannon Hill’s goal has always been to provide strategic web content management (WCM) solutions, with an emphasis on personalized customer service.

A WCM subject matter expert, David’s articles have been published on O’Reilly’s XML.com and OnJava.com, in addition to popular web development sites such as SitePoint.com. He has presented at the Silicon Valley Web Guild, Silicon Networks, Atlanta Electronic Commerce Forum, and the Independent Computer Consultants Association. With more than 10 years of software development experience, David is an experienced programmer and has written code for commercial applications in Ruby, Java, PHP, ASP, and Visual C++.

David is a member of the Entrepreneur’s Organization and serves as chairman of the board of the Technology Association of Georgia Content Management Society. A native of Tallahassee, Florida, David earned a bachelor of science degree in economics from Duke University and studied at the London School of Economics. David blogs at DavidCummings.org.

Sanjay Parekh, Founder, Startup Riot…

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Talking Stimulus and Healthcare by reiboldt on February 27, 2009

As you may recall, this past January I chaired and moderated an event put on by the Technology Association of Georgia (TAG), where we brought together market thoughtleaders from the healthcare industry to discuss the impact of the financial crisis on healthcare.  We got such overwhelming support and attendance that we have teamed up again to put on a follow up event, where we will address the impact of the economic stimulus on the healthcare sector.  The event will be headed up by TAG, the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA Georgia Chapter), and the Coker Group’s Economic Stimulus Task Force.

“The Economic Stimulus and Healthcare IT,” which will take place on March 12, 2009 at TAG’s headquarters (click here for more information), is the second in a series of events sponsored by TAG addressing healthcare and the financial crisis, and the first event teaming up with Coker’s Stimulus Task Force, launched to the public last week.  The event will feature a roundtable discussion led by a powerhouse panel of healthcare market and policy experts, including among others Jeffery Daigrepont (SVP, Coker Group), Sean Hogan (VP, IBM Healthcare Delivery Systems), and Wayne Oliver (Project Director, Center for Health Transformation).  The objective of the discussion will be to address the hard facts about the economic stimulus, and how policies shaping in Washington and in State Capitols throughout the nation will impact the adoption of healthcare IT in the near future. 

Click here to register for the event or feel free to contact me for more information.  Also, you can find the announcement of the event from Coker here.

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Atlanta DayBook

After considering nearly 100 applicants, the Technology Association of Georgia (TAG) announces its 2009 Top 10 Innovative Technology Companies who will present at the Georgia Technology Summit: Energy of Innovation, on March 3, 2009 at the Cobb Galleria Centre.

The Top 10 companies are: Acculynk, Asankya, CCP North America, NanoLumens, PlayON! Sports, Pramana, Purewire, SecureWorks, Suniva, Unicoi Systems.

“This was another solid year for the Top 40, with the next generation of Georgia innovators poised to further expand the State’s reputation for being a technology hotbed,” said Tino Mantella, president of TAG. “The Top 10 finalists represent an exciting mix of companies that I’m sure we’ll hear more from in the years to come.”

Keynote Speakers

* Thomas Friedman, author of The World is Flat and Hot, Flat and Crowded
* Ron Clark, author of The Essential 55
* Dan Heintzelman, GE Energy

The TAG Top 40 are selected based on a number of criteria, including: degree of innovation; scope and financial impact of innovation; likelihood of success; and promotion of Georgia’s innovative efforts nationally and internationally.

“The Top 40 selection process has become increasingly competitive each year,” said Dennis Zakas, a partner with McKenna Long & Aldridge and chairperson of the Selection Committee for the Top 10 and Top 40. “It was quite difficult to choose the Top 10 because all of our finalists have incredibly innovative technologies. This competition demonstrates that Georgia is extremely successful in developing innovative technology companies.”

In addition to Zakas, the 2009 committee members include: co-chair Ron Dolinsky (MARKETQUEST), Kathy Harris (Noro-Moseley Partners), Sig Mosley (Imlay Investments), Stephen Fleming (Georgia Tech), Ben Dyer (TechDrawl), Don House (Chairman, VersionOne,) Jeff Muir (Fulcrum Ventures), Knox Massey (Atlanta Technology Angels), Michael Reene, Mark Samuels (Johns Creek Capital and GT Venturelab), Mark Barry (Openview Partners), Ed Croft (Croft & Bender), Linnea Geiss (Arcapita) and Paul Stamatiou (Skribit). Contact TAG for details on the Top 40 Innovative Companies program, sponsorship opportunities and attendee registration at (404) 817-3333 or visit http://www.tagonline.org.

The Tag Top 40:

AccelerEyes
Acculynk
Agentek, Inc.
Asankya, Inc.
BandMetrics
CAMotion, Inc.
CCP North America
CI Radar
ClickFox
Corus Group, LLC dba Corus 360
Equifax Inc.
Evirx, LLC
FTRANS
Integrated Broadband Services - IBBS
Internap Network Services Corp.
IVOX, Inc.
Manhattan Associates
Mansell Group
Multicast Media Technologies, Inc.
Nanolumens
Neurotic Media
OpenSpan
Oversight Systems
PlayON Sports
Pramana, Inc
Premiere Global Services
Purewire, Inc.
REACH Call, Inc.
Reflex Systems
SecureWorks
Silverpop Systems Inc.
Simatra Modeling Technologies
Suniva, Inc.
TerraGo Technologies
Unicoi Systems, Inc
Vendormate, Inc.
Vumii
WebOps LLC
Whoop, Inc.
WorthPoint Corporation

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“During these difficult economic times, everyone is interested in business development. This workshop [Successful Sales Path] was extremely practical. The professor was well informed about proven sales and business techniques and the Coles College has a refreshing emphasis on sales unlike most business schools.”

- Douglas L. Griest, Ph.D., Management Psychology Group

Next Session is March 6th: Turning Leads to Gold is designed to help you in dealing with customer indifference, objection, concerns and to ultimately be able to ask for the sale. Find out more and/or register.

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TechLINKS

The manner in which managers define the values of an emerging organization and how they put these values into practice have a measurable impact on an organization’s performance. This is one of the key findings of nationwide market research conducted by Jake Messersmith, PhD, Assistant Professor of Management at George Washington University and recently presented to The Technology Association of Georgia (TAG) Finance Society.

“My research analyzed the key factors that contribute to the success or failure of developing organizations,” said Dr. Messersmith. “We examined three key influences that impact the performance of an emerging firm: human resource policies and practices, the philosophy of partnership with employees and the entrepreneurial drive and orientation that are embedded in the organization’s makeup.”

“This research is particularly relevant to the many emerging high-tech companies throughout Georgia,” said Don Campbell, President and CEO of Virtual Management Technologies and moderator of the seminar. “Dr. Messersmith’s research validates that value-based management systems can yield measurable improvements in operations ranging from increases in sales and lower turnover to improvements in innovation.”

The research study titled “Transforming Caterpillars in Butterflies: A Study of Emergent Organizations” confirms that sales performance and levels of organizational innovation are positively impacted by a combination of high performance work systems and a partnership philosophy (with employees). Further, the combination of an entrepreneurial orientation in the organization and employee partnership will help drive a high performance work system.

The study was based on interviews with executives of emerging high-tech organizations across the country. The study highlights three areas of a management system:

Entrepreneurial Orientation – a firm-level value emphasizing continued innovation, risk-taking and pro-activity assessing market trends.
Partnership Philosophy – a managerial value emphasizing collaboration and open communications between business owners/managers and employees.
High Performance Work Systems – the constellation of managerial practices related to selection, training, development and compensation that are designed to attract, retain and motivate employees.

“My research concluded that firms combining a greater utilization of high performance work systems with an entrepreneurial orientation achieve higher levels of sales growth, one of the ultimate goals of an emerging organization,” said Dr. Messersmith. “Respondents had an average net sales volume of $2.2 million and had been in business an average of 7 years. Results of the research indicate that adoption of a High Performance Work System yielded a 7.7 percent increase over and above standard sales growth, and use of employee partnership systems increased sales growth by 7.9% over and above standard growth metrics.”

Dr. Messersmith summarized the key takeaways for the TAG Finance Society audience as follows:

Employment practices matter, even in small firms
Merit-based compensation and promotion are particularly important
Emphasizing a partnership between owner/managers and employees matters
Firms with an entrepreneurial posture benefit the most from using High Performance Work Systems
A competitive advantage can be gained through a system of practices that help to select, retain, and motivate employees

Following Dr. Messersmith’s presentation, a panel including Dr. Michael S. Salvador, a member of the faculty at the Michael H. Coles College of Business, Kennesaw State University and responsible for the development and delivery of Executive Education Programs, and Lance Weatherby, Venture Catalyst at the Advanced Technology Development Center (ATDC), a part of Georgia Tech’s Enterprise Innovation Institute provided perspective and analysis of the research.

About Technology Association of Georgia

The Technology Association of Georgia (TAG) is a non-profit organization whose mission is to support its members by generating opportunities for personal, professional, and business growth. By forging strategic alliances, TAG serves as a primary catalyst to foster a rich environment for economic development in Georgia’s technology community. TAG is made up of 3200 members representing technology leaders from over 1500 Georgia-based companies, affiliated technology, and business organizations. For more information on TAG, visit http://www.tagonline.org/

About the Finance Society

The Finance Society of TAG is focused on addressing the challenges of today’s technology executive in understanding the many dimensions of Finance and Administration industry standards and best practices. The society’s mission is to bring together business leaders around timely and thought provoking topics and allow the dynamics of knowledge sharing to occur. For more information on the TFS mission and 2009 programs, please go to: http://www.tagonline.org/tag-finance.php

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Earth Times Press Release

ATLANTA - (Business Wire) TAG Marketing, a society of the Technology Association of Georgia (TAG) and Georgia’s premier organization for technology marketing events and networking, announced today the call for entries for two prestigious annual award categories: the 2009 Technology Association Marketer of the Year (TAMY) Awards and the Technology Marketing “Executive of the Year” Award. The deadline to submit entries is 5:00 p.m. on Friday, April 17. Winners will be announced at the TAG Marketing Awards Breakfast on Thursday, May 21. For more information or for downloadable applications and nomination forms, visit http://www.tagonline.org/tamy-awards.php.

“TAG Marketing recognizes the importance of the efforts, leadership and foresight of the individuals who have made a positive impact not only on their own company’s results, but also on the advancement of technology marketing as a whole,” said Allan Hess, TAG Marketing chair. “Technology marketers must continually innovate and reinvent to stay on top of their game.”

The TAMY Awards are particularly relevant in today’s competitive landscape, noted Hess, with companies and agencies alike challenged to demonstrate real return on investment for every marketing dollar. Judged by peer marketing professionals, TAMY winners represent the “best of the best” in creativity and marketing leadership from some of Georgia’s best known, and soon-to-be best known, technology brands.

The 2009 TAMY Awards will recognize both small and large organizations that have demonstrated significant and measurable accomplishments in one of five categories. The company or its affiliate must be currently active in the technology industry in the state of Georgia, and the marketing program entered must have been managed entirely from Georgia. In addition, the programs/tactics submitted must have been carried out primarily during the 2008 calendar year.

“We continue to be amazed at the ingenuity and results achieved by our TAMY Award applicants,” said Stein Soelberg, TAG Marketing awards co-chair. “Participation in the TAMY Awards hit an all-time high last year and we expect even more interest for our eighth annual awards program this year.”

An award will be given to one emerging firm (revenues less than $10 million) and one large firm (revenues greater than $10 million) in each of the following five award categories:

Corporate Repositioning;
Marketing for Growth;
Marketing to the “C” Level;
Customer Marketing; and
Marketing Tactic
Winners of the 2008 TAMY Awards included IP2Biz, Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI), Vitrue, Cbeyond, Inc. and Xerox Mortgage Services.

Additionally, Frank M. Grillo, Executive Vice President of Marketing for Cypress Communications, was honored with the Technology Marketing “Executive of the Year” Award for his outstanding leadership, career achievements and positive impact on technology marketing in Georgia.

2009 represents the fourth year that TAG Marketing will name a Technology Marketing “Executive of the Year,” a recognition that is based on peer nominations for a marketing executive who has clearly demonstrated outstanding leadership, either at a technology company or in a technology role within a non-technology corporation.

The deadline to submit entries and nominations is 5:00 p.m. on Friday, April 17. Winners will be announced at the TAG Marketing Awards Breakfast on Thursday, May 21. For more information or for downloadable applications, visit http://www.tagonline.org/tamy-awards.php.

Sponsorship opportunities for the 2009 Technology Association Marketer of the Year (TAMY) Awards and the Technology Marketing “Executive of the Year” Award are also available. For details, visit http://www.tagonline.org/tamysponsorship.php.

About TAG Marketing

TAG Marketing is a society within the Technology Association of Georgia (TAG). TAG Marketing helps technology pioneers and business leaders grow their companies and achieve greater financial success through marketing. In addition to networking and learning opportunities, TAG Marketing provides members with firsthand exposure to marketing tools, programs, resources and the people who lead our technology-driven economy.

About TAG

The Technology Association of Georgia (TAG) is a non-profit organization whose mission is to support its members by generating opportunities for personal, professional and business growth. By forging strategic alliances, TAG serves as a primary catalyst to foster a rich environment for economic development in Georgia’s technology community.

TAG Marketing
Stein Soelberg, 404-273-6458
Awards Co-Chair

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Ad Hoc News-Berlin

TAG Launches Call for Entries for 2009 Tamy Awards and Technology Marketing Executive of the Year ATLANTAGA-TAG

ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
TAG Marketing, a society of the Technology Association of Georgia (TAG) and Georgia?s premier organization for technology marketing events and networking, announced today the call for entries for two prestigious annual award categories: the 2009 Technology Association Marketer of the Year (TAMY) Awards and the Technology Marketing Executive of the Year Award. The deadline to submit entries is 5:00 p.m. on Friday, April 17. Winners will be announced at the TAG Marketing Awards Breakfast on Thursday, May 21. For more information or for downloadable applications and nomination forms, visit http://www.tagonline.org/tamy-awards.php.

“TAG Marketing recognizes the importance of the efforts, leadership and foresight of the individuals who have made a positive impact not only on their own company’s results, but also on the advancement of technology marketing as a whole,” said Allan Hess, TAG Marketing chair. Technology marketers must continually innovate and reinvent to stay on top of their game.

The TAMY Awards are particularly relevant in today’s competitive landscape, noted Hess, with companies and agencies alike challenged to demonstrate real return on investment for every marketing dollar. Judged by peer marketing professionals, TAMY winners represent the best of the best in creativity and marketing leadership from some of Georgia?s best known, and soon-to-be best known, technology brands.

The 2009 TAMY Awards will recognize both small and large organizations that have demonstrated significant and measurable accomplishments in one of five categories. The company or its affiliate must be currently active in the technology industry in the state of Georgia, and the marketing program entered must have been managed entirely from Georgia. In addition, the programs/tactics submitted must have been carried out primarily during the 2008 calendar year.

We continue to be amazed at the ingenuity and results achieved by our TAMY Award applicants, said Stein Soelberg, TAG Marketing awards co-chair. Participation in the TAMY Awards hit an all-time high last year and we expect even more interest for our eighth annual awards program this year.

An award will be given to one emerging firm (revenues less than $10 million) and one large firm (revenues greater than $10 million) in each of the following five award categories:

Corporate Repositioning;
Marketing for Growth;
Marketing to the C Level;
Customer Marketing; and
Marketing Tactic
Winners of the 2008 TAMY Awards included IP2Biz, Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI), Vitrue, Cbeyond, Inc. and Xerox Mortgage Services.

Additionally, Frank M. Grillo, Executive Vice President of Marketing for Cypress Communications, was honored with the Technology Marketing Executive of the Year Award for his outstanding leadership, career achievements and positive impact on technology marketing in Georgia.

2009 represents the fourth year that TAG Marketing will name a Technology Marketing Executive of the Year, a recognition that is based on peer nominations for a marketing executive who has clearly demonstrated outstanding leadership, either at a technology company or in a technology role within a non-technology corporation.

The deadline to submit entries and nominations is 5:00 p.m. on Friday, April 17. Winners will be announced at the TAG Marketing Awards Breakfast on Thursday, May 21. For more information or for downloadable applications, visit http://www.tagonline.org/tamy-awards.php.

Sponsorship opportunities for the 2009 Technology Association Marketer of the Year (TAMY) Awards and the Technology Marketing ?Executive of the Year? Award are also available. For details, visit http://www.tagonline.org/tamysponsorship.php.

About TAG Marketing

TAG Marketing is a society within the Technology Association of Georgia (TAG). TAG Marketing helps technology pioneers and business leaders grow their companies and achieve greater financial success through marketing. In addition to networking and learning opportunities, TAG Marketing provides members with firsthand exposure to marketing tools, programs, resources and the people who lead our technology-driven economy.

About TAG

The Technology Association of Georgia (TAG) is a non-profit organization whose mission is to support its members by generating opportunities for personal, professional and business growth. By forging strategic alliances, TAG serves as a primary catalyst to foster a rich environment for economic development in Georgia’s technology community.

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TAG Marketing wants to know “Beyond a reduction in budget, what has been the most significant impact on your Marketing operation of the financial crisis?”
Your comments will be mentioned at the next Marketing meeting on 3/19.

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In celebration of next week’s 2009 Georgia Technology Summit and keynote speaker, Thomas Friedman, TAG TV features a full week of videos of the acclaimed journalist, columnist and author, along with event videos from the 2008 GTS!  Starting with Friedman’s appearances on David Letterman’s television show to promote his newest book and on Charlie Rose’s show to discuss “The World is Flat,” to another Rose television show with Tom focused on his wildly popular book, “The Lexus and the Olive Tree,” a Friedman globalization 3.0 update and a New York Times television show with Friedman in India exploring the activism of a former high tech business man, a new show is launched every day on WebVisions: a TAG TV compilation of clips from various popular Internet video sites.

Go to WebVisions Now!

Double Feature 1: Friedman on the Letterman Show Promoting “Hot, Flat and Crowded”GTS Special! In a September 2008 David Letterman interview, March 3, 2009, GTS keynote speaker Tom Friedman discusses his latest book that calls for a green revolution in terms of todays political environment.  10 minutes

Double Feature 2: Charlie Rose and Friedman Discuss “The World is Flat”GTS Special! Thomas Friedman, acclaimed journalist, columnist and author discusses his book “The World is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century on a 2005 Charlie Rose show.  58 minutes

Wednesday: Friedman on The Lexus and the Olive Tree
GTS Special! An hour conversation with Thomas Friedman in 1999 about his book “The Lexus and the Olive Tree”, explores globalization and the need for balance between retaining older values and adopting developing technologies.  60 minutes

Thursday: A 2008 Flat World Update by Friedman
GTS Special!  According to Friedman, globalization 3.0 becomes complete when information technology meets energy technology to create a truly flat world.  Why?  3 minutes

Friday: GTS Special!  Friedman Explores the Activism of a Former High Tech Professional
New York Times Television features its acclaimed author and columnist Thomas Friedman as he visits The Shanti Bhavan School and the students in India to explore the activism of a former high tech business man.  4 minutes

Go to WebVisions Now!

Other TAG TV Features: Tech Talk on TAG Radio
TAG President Tino Mantella interviews Atlanta’s top executives, with a new show launching every Tuesday afternoon. Click to listen to Tino’s latest interview!

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Walton High School
The WebChallenge2009 contest is open to any high school student and is sponsored by the Technology Association of Georgia.  The topic this year is “Free Your Community!” and students are challenged to us free technologies that address a need in a local nonprofit organizaion.  There are scholarships for 4 winning teams.  For more information go to http://www.webchallenge2009.org. 

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State of the (Gwinnett) County Address
http://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/main.asp?SectionID=6&SubSectionID=84&ArticleID=55121
By Charles Bannister
Board of Commissioners Chairman

..... And our economic development program continues to serve as a model for smart growth.

In June, Suniva announced it was moving its solar energy operation to Norcross, spending $75 million to open a 60,000-square-foot facility. The Technology Association of Georgia named Suniva one of the state’s 10 most innovative technology companies. Suniva will be creating 100 new jobs here in Gwinnett County. We worked with our Chamber of Commerce, the state and Partnership Gwinnett to recruit this exciting, forward-thinking business to our county. We’re truly excited to have them call Gwinnett home.

A couple of months ago, NCR Corporation announced it would locate its new Center of Excellence in Duluth. Partnership Gwinnett tells us NCR, a Fortune 500 company, has already created 100 new jobs at the Satellite Boulevard location, and they are still hiring. They will be adding 200 more jobs over the next two years. Welcome to Gwinnett, NCR.

We were also able to attract and retain smaller companies that collectively brought several hundred quality jobs to the county......

Read the entire Address

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Question of the hour: how did the economy get to where it is today? Or better yet, how long will this economy last? This month’s TAG Recruiting event focused on these questions and more as we discussed economic trends for 2009. Dr William Mounts, Jr (Interim Dean and Professor of Economics, Mercer University) and Chris Carrow (Major Account Executive, CareerBuilder) presented on the impacts our nation’s current economic slowdown will have on the hiring process and the job search. Both men also discussed subtle indicators of a rebound and a projection of when, or if, this rebound will occur. Attendees were then invited to participate in a question and answer session with the experts.

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TAG Consulting’s February Networking Happy Hour

Another great networking and socializing event from TAG Consulting! February’s Happy Hour event, inspired by the success of the Fall 2008 Happy Hour event, was a great opportunity for Atlanta-area consultants to mix and mingle as they enjoyed free food and a cash bar at Zocola Restaurant in Midtown Atlanta.
TAG Consulting strives to educate and promote skilled consultants to the Georgia business community. It was created to provide guidance and direction for consultants as well as the organizations that rely on their services. By coming together each season, TAG Consultants are able to both connect and reconnect as they see familiar faces and welcome new guests.

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Two panelists assisted Dr Jake Messersmith, Assistant Professor of Management (The George Washington University), for an address to the TAG Finance Society on “Transforming Caterpillars into Butterflies: A Study of Emergent Organizations.” Michael Salvador, PhD, (Kennesaw State University) and Lance Weatherby (Advanced Technology Development Center) brought their personal expertise to this presentation on emergent organizations. Messersmith shared his expertise on understanding the role that managerial values and practices play in the performance of high-tech start-ups and discussed the factors that contribute to the success, or failure, of developing organizations. Attendees learned of the high value associated with a partnership philosophy and an entrepreneurial orientation on successful implementation of high performance work systems.

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