This article was provided by LGE Community Credit Union. The success of a business depends on three major factors - managing money, planning for the future, and employee wellbeing. That is why choosing a financial institution is one of the most critical decisions a business owner can make. However, there [...]
The International Economic Development Council (IEDC) announced that Roswell Inc has been recognized as one of only three economic development organizations in Georgia accredited by IEDC as an Accredited Economic Development Organization (AEDO) and one of just sixty-seven organizations that currently hold this designation globally. “Roswell Inc displays the professionalism, [...]
Roswell’s first microbrewery, Gate City Brewing, opened just six years ago following the establishment of the city’s microbrewery ordinance, which Roswell Inc helped to bring about. Since then, the city’s craft beverage scene has grown to include nine craft beverage destinations—including breweries, craft beer and wine markets as well as [...]
For this month's Q&A, we sat down with Select Fulton's Deputy Director, Samir Abdullahi, and Project Researcher, Alvin Darden, to discuss their new FREE business intelligence tool—SizeUp. We discuss the tool's purpose, how to access it and the most popular and beneficial data functions. For readers that are unfamiliar, can [...]
The Roswell Downtown Development Authority (DDA) board voted on May 4th to recommend West Alley, LLC as the private developer to bring its boutique hotel concept with multi-use office, retail and restaurant space to the City of Roswell’s Historic District. The vote was 6 to 1 to move forward with [...]
Due to the onset of COVID-19, Tolbert Yilmaz School of Dance (TYSOD) had to close its studio in mid-March. However, the studio began virtual classes just one week later, allowing dancers to join them via Zoom from their garage, basement, kitchen and even the backyard when the weather was nice. [...]
Shortly after the onset of the pandemic, Dr. Karim Godamunné, Chief Medical Officer at Wellstar North Fulton Hospital, began reviewing the hospital’s data and discovered a disproportionate number of North Fulton’s Hispanic residents were falling ill from the virus. Dr. Godamunné enlisted the help of his colleague Felix Soto-Izaguirre, Chief [...]
The 9th Annual Roswell State of the City was held virtually in mid-March, with nearly 250 attendees streaming in live! Roswell Inc recapped projects from the previous year, gave an overview of current market trends and provided insight into what’s to come for the business community in the year ahead, [...]
Since the launch of the Mayor's Movie Task Force, Roswell's film industry has been expanding, and in just the last few months, film projects in Roswell have increased ten fold! For this month's Industry Q&A, we sat down with Andy Williams, executive director of Visit Roswell, and Mike Staples, engineer [...]
Roswell has become regionally known for its craft beverage scene, made up of breweries, distilleries, beverage markets and the newest addition—a meadery! In this month’s Q&A, Roswell Inc’s Kimberly Allred chats with 5/4 Meadery owner Sean Walcek to discuss the growing industry of mead making, [...]
Welcome to our new series Industry Insight where local industry experts join us as blog contributors to share their wisdom and guidance to help our local business community thrive! To kick off this series, Lauren Fernandez, CEO and Founder of Full Course, is joining us to provide tips and tricks [...]
Honda Carland first opened their doors in 1974 on Alpharetta Highway in Roswell, Georgia. Since its first location, a one-car showroom, Honda Carland has grown with its community to serve all of the North Georgia suburbs of Atlanta, selling new and pre-owned Honda vehicles. The Honda Carland team is [...]
Located in the heart of downtown Roswell, the $95-million redevelopment project Southern Post, which is situated on the former Southern Skillet property, will bring 40,000 square feet of retail, 90,000 square feet of office, 128 apartments and 10 townhomes to the historic [...]
The fifth annual Summer Sippin’ Roswell, which wrapped on September 30, brought the community together to safely celebrate the end of summer while supporting the local restaurants and of course, to crown the “Best Sips in Roswell” 2020. This year’s event was the largest to [...]
Located in downtown Roswell, the $100-million redevelopment project Southern Post will feature the historic districts' first Class-A office space. In this month's Q&A, Roswell Inc executive director Steve Stroud discusses the project with Stephen Clifton, Senior Managing Director of Transwestern, which is the commercial real [...]
Roswell startup, Talli, has closed a $220k pre-seed funding round led by Atlanta’s Outlander Labs. Recently established in Atlanta after a move from California, Outlander’s founding team, Leura and Paige Craig, are bringing their vast experience and network to early stage founders in the Southeast. And their first two [...]
After two months of sippin’ in Roswell, the wait is finally over, and we're thrilled to announce the 2020 "Best Sips in Roswell"! Drinks created by Fresco Cantina Grill and Huh Natural & Real Food each won first place in their respective categories. The "Blackberries [...]
Evimero Marketplace Welcome to Roswell, Evimero Marketplace! The fair trade, artisan marketplace bringings unique gifts, home goods, jewelry and more to the community. Everything they carry is handmade either locally, within the US or abroad. Evimero means "to thrive" in Greek, and their hope is to help [...]
Across the nation, COVID-19 has impacted the hospitality and tourism industry, including here in Roswell. In April and May, the industry took a major hit as many hotels, restaurants, venues and attractions were required to close or limit capacity to comply with public health guidance. [...]
Inc. Magazine recently released its list of the 5,000 fastest-growing private companies in America, 10 of which call Roswell home. Roswell Companies: #232 Wursta (IT Management) Growth - 1,875%#343 Flip Electronics (Business Products & Services)Growth - 1,318%#2,213 OTR Capital (Financial Services)Growth - 189%#2,487 Qiigo (Advertising & Marketing)Growth - 166%#2,842 BELAY (Human [...]
We're thrilled to announce our partnership with Georgia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (GHCC) to support both aspiring and current Hispanic business owners in Roswell, develop mutual business relationships between Hispanic and non-Hispanic business owners in the city, and strengthen Roswell’s overall business community. The partnership will provide for a variety [...]
Summer Sippin’ Roswell, a two-month beverage competition that typically occurs from June through July, will take place this year from August 1 through September 30. Our organization created this event in 2016 as an industry support program, and in the event’s fifth year, more than 50 restaurants are competing [...]
ADR Georgia, LLC Welcome to Roswell, ADR Georgia! Recently relocating to its new Norcross Street office, it was established in 2009 and services all counties north of Atlanta and outside the perimeter. The organization offers mediation of disputes including association disagreements, EEOC complaints, torts, family law, and [...]
The City of Roswell is making changes to how it communicates with businesses about City-related business opportunities. Obtaining notification about City opportunities and submitting responses to requests for goods and services used to be a mix of manual and automated processes. In order to provide businesses with the best opportunity [...]