Business View Magazine l November 2022

133 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 9, ISSUE 11 Explaining that this process has been an interesting transition, she adds, “It’s difficult in a way to change a culture, and a philosophy when you’ve been operating for 60 to 100 years as 3 separately chartered banks, even though we were always under one holding company.” While much has changed over the years, one thing that has remained true for Georgia Community Bank is the commitment to its founding principles of community-focused banking that puts people first. With a broad spectrum of customers, including everything from personal banking, to small Mom and Pop businesses, and agribusinesses, Beeley notes, “The larger loan relationships we have in the bank are mostly agricultural related.” With farming and agribusinesses feeling the effects of higher prices, she indicates that strong commodity prices are promising for that sector, even with increased operating costs. “Their input costs are higher, their labor costs are higher, their energy costs are higher, so all of that has to be factored in, and then the one thing you have no control over is the weather,” she reports. We take care of IT, so you can get back to running your business. The Southwest Georgia leader in technology and IT managed support services, Blough Tech has been helping small-to-midsize businesses manage risk and improve productivity since 1993. To learn more, visit www.bloughtech.com today! GEORGI A COMMUNI TY BANK