Terry College study abroad students pose at Machu Picchu in Peru.

World Class

Study abroad programs are turning the whole globe into a Terry campus.

Doug and Kay Ivester in front of Ivester Hall during the Phase III dedication of the Business Learning Community in September.

Built to Last

You get the feeling Doug Ivester is revealing something about himself he hadn’t thought about until this moment. It’s noticeable in the slightest of ways. He edges up in his seat. He lightly taps the table as he talks. A pause fills the space between words.

CentricsIT CEO Derek Odegard hugs a co-worker during a company ceremony.

A kind, consistent culture

An employee at CentricsIT used the company’s 21st-century Suggestion Box — anonymous email to CEO Derek Odegard — to lodge a complaint about the malfunctioning toaster in the lunchroom.

Southern Straws founders Neal Amos and his mother Margaret Amos pose for a photo next to a box containing their company's products.

A knack for snacks

Neal Amos can just about pinpoint the precise moment he knew he wanted to be in business with his mom.

Richard Stamper

Three Dawg might

Jim Price, Richard Stamper, and Jim Scott — primed almost four decades ago in the unofficial entrepreneurial incubator of UGA’s College of Business Administration — will tell you the soundtrack of a successful entrepreneur is not trumpets blaring, but of wheels grinding.

Dina Carey poses for a photo in a kitchen.

Ingredients for Growth

Dina Carey discovered starting your own business requires a little humility, and a lot of support.

The Studio 225 interior with a meeting area and offices.

On your mark, get set, go

Walking into Studio 225 is like entering a startup culture only imaginable on a hip show about Silicon Valley, except this one takes place in downtown Athens.