Business

Free marketing webinar presents strategies for business survival

Local businesses are facing a unique set of challenges during the COVID-19 crisis, but the adverse economic conditions don’t have to be a death sentence. To help businesses find ways to engage with customers, the Daniel Island Town Association, the Daniel Island Business Association, along with...

Why sacrifice matters in becoming a successful leader

“The most important decision about your goals is not what you're willing to do to achieve them, but what you're willing to give up.” — Dave Ramsey It took less than 10 seconds for Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt to cover the 100-meter distance on the Olympic track and win the gold medal in...

Business Briefs - April 23, 2020

PORT HOUSE COMPLEX COMING TO DANIEL ISLAND Construction is under way on The Port House, a 251-unit apartment complex on Daniel Island.. Woodfield Investments LLC is the developer of the project located at 543 Robert Daniel Drive, near the Wellmore senior living community, with C.F....

Are you leading by example with focus and perspective?

I don’t know any other way to lead but by example. — Don Shula When General George C. Marshall took command of the Infantry School at Fort Benning, Georgia, he found the post in a run-down condition. Rather than issue orders for improvements, he got out his own paintbrushes and equipment and...

Local distillery starts turning spirits into sanitizer

Amid the widespread shortages of disinfectant supplies, Local Choice Spirits founder Paula Dezzutti now is bottling batches of sanitizer at her Striped Pig Distillery. The Daniel Island resident started making the sanitizer to help meet demand caused by the COVID-19 crisis. Even before the shortage...

Time to count your blessings

When we lose one blessing, another one is often most unexpectedly given in its place. — C.S. Lewis The story is told of an old Navajo Indian who became rich when oil was found on his property. He took all the money and put it in a bank. His banker became familiar with the habits of this...

Business Briefs - April 9, 2020

Jane Harper Dollason joins Daniel Island Real Estate Daniel Island Real Estate has added Jane Harper Dollason as a sales associate to its team of real estate sales professionals. For the better part of two decades, Dollason managed her family’s art gallery and the historic, South of...

Harnessing the power of common ground

No one can whistle a symphony. It takes a whole orchestra to play it. — H.E. Luccock I read a story about a family in New York who intended to raise cattle, so they bought a ranch out West. When their friends visited and inquired about the ranch’s name, the would-be rancher replied, “I...

Meet the Merchant: GoMed

GoMed, Daniel Island’s mobile medical care service, is bringing back the old-fashioned house call. GoMed offers almost everything an urgent care center does but in the comfort of your own home. GoMed, which opened in January 2019, has two medical doctors and four physician assistants on staff, all...

Let’s financially socialize while social distancing

We find ourselves in unprecedented times. Many of us are scared; there are so many things beyond our control. During these times I hope you remain safe. I, too, feel so many things out of my control and find that focusing on those things I can control is keeping me sane. I want to provide you with...