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What Business Should I Start in Athens, Georgia?

Strip the students out and what remains is a mid-sized Southern city with a hospital corridor, a federally designated doctor shortage, and a retirement wave building along its western county line. The businesses worth starting here serve the two-thirds of Athens that nobody is counting.

Will Huffhine
Will Huffhine
August 14, 2026 – 4 min read

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