Small Business Breakthroughs with Andy Milligan, Growing Business With Design

About this Event:

Join the Ohio Small Business Development Center at Columbus State Community College in partnership with the Dublin Entrepreneurial Center for a podcast style Q&A designed to dig into the topics that are impacting your business and keeping you up at night.

Each edition of “Small Business Breakthroughs” will feature a timely discussion on trends, economic environment impacts in business, or business management tips and advice and more.

Please join us for this edition of Small Business Breakthroughs as we welcome Andy Milligan, owner of MMG Design. Andy is a Gen-Z entrepreneur, focused on helping businesses build strong branding to grow revenue. He brings creative skills in graphic design, web development, and social media to help owners reach customers.

What We Will Discuss

• Andy will discuss the journey and experiences that led him to start his own business in graphic design.

• How businesses can leverage graphic design to build a business brand.

• What business owners should focus on when building their online presence with a designer/web developer.

• The pros and cons involved with being a "creative" and an entrepreneur.

• Lessons learned as a Gen-Z entrepreneur.

• And, of course, we will answer your questions.
  

Featured Guest: Andy Milligan

Andy is the owner of MMG Design, which focuses on graphic design and web development, where he collaborates with small and medium-sized enterprises to help them achieve their branding and marketing goals. As a full-scale graphic design company, MMG Design provides branding, social media graphic design, brand identity, and custom websites using modern solutions and attention to detail.

Andy is also the host of The Creative's Journal podcast, where he interviews high-performing creatives seeking career lessons for his business and the audience. Andy is passionate about design and learning new skills, and he is always enrolled in courses or some sort of community to grow and create a better world for those around him.

Moderator: Michael Bowers, CBA - Director, Ohio SBDC at Columbus State Community College

Michael Bowers is a Business Advisor and Director for the Ohio Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at Columbus State Community College. The primary focus of the SBDC is to support prospective and existing entrepreneurs as they seek to start and grow businesses in Central Ohio.

Michael holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics and Finance from the University of North Alabama and a Master’s in Public Administration from The Ohio State University. Michael is currently pursuing a Doctoral degree in Public Administration from Liberty University.

Michael has worked with entrepreneurs and small business owners for over 30 years, 20 of which have been in Columbus leading the SBDC. He has a diverse business skill set with experience in banking, private equity, strategic planning, leadership, and public sector management.

Michael is the lead instructor for the Basis of A Successful Enterprise (B.A.S.E) business startup training, as well as the host of the Small Business Breakthroughs YouTube series.