Masi Gaither’s candles are meant for the nose and eyes, but they tempt the taste buds. "My biggest seller is my banana pudding,” said the owner of Hitchcock Confectionary Candles in Augusta, Georgia. “It has a banana slice and a vanilla wafer in there. It’s all wax. My second best-seller is strawberry cheesecake. And […]
HireSmart U.S. Career Assistance — Madison’s Story
For Madison Samples, “Maw Maw” lives on in the kitchen. The high school junior stood by her late great-grandmother for years, learning how to make an oven offer its best gifts — a red velvet or coconut cake, a pie, or any number of sweets that make dieters abandon self-discipline for delight. She wants to start a […]
From Blue Bags to Full Stomachs: HireSmart Cares Helps Feed the Needy
Two cans of pork and beans, a bag of rice, and four bounced checks — that’s what Bobbie Rooker encountered when she took over in 1992 as Madison County’s Action Coordinator, which included overseeing food services for those in need. Assistance for needy Madison County, Georgia residents was sparse 30 years ago. But that’s changed […]
HireSmart Cares Helps Teen Take the Leap with F.R.O.G. Produce
When Thomas Lord wanted to start his own business, HireSmart Cares stepped in with seed money so the high schooler could give his first entrepreneurial effort a go. Thomas got a grant from Mark and Anne Lackey, Co-Founders of HireSmart Cares and a loan from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency (FSA), and […]
When Typhoon Rai (also known as Typhoon Odette) hit the Philippines in December 2021, a number of HireSmart Virtual Employees felt the pain, suffering damage to their homes and a sharp deterioration in their living conditions. But HireSmart Cares, the non-profit philanthropic arm of the HireSmart team, quickly let the storm victims know they weren’t […]
