Success stories
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Sweet Auburn Bread Company
Chef Sonya Jones always dreamed of running her own business. Growing up, she worked in her family’s neighborhood cafe, which fueled her desire to become an entrepreneur. She wanted to run her own...
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Blessed and Highly Favored Cuisine
After Scottie Johnson retired from the U.S. Army after 26 years of service in field artillery, he wanted to do something completely different. Because he loved cooking, he graduated from Culinary Arts...
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NetSoft Success Story
At the age of five, Byron Davis told his mother he wanted to be a businessman. While he is uncertain as to what the driving force was behind this desire at such a such age, he knew he wanted to make a...
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T31 Inspired Handcrafted Activewear
When Elena Carne was growing up in a Venezuelan beach town, girls her age wanted to sport new bathing suits every weekend. Her parents couldn’t afford to buy that many garments, so she decided to make...
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Sandra Harris Virtue Realty LLC
Sandra Harris worked as a community manager for 20 years, but always had the dream of owning her own business. As someone who overcame living in subsidized housing, she cultivated her passion by...
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Preparing to Pivot a Generational Family Business
When the pandemic hit historic neighborhood jazz club Wally’s, it hit them harder than most, forcing them to close without a strategy or a backup plan. With super thin margins, losing the revenue that...
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Nick Wallace Culinary
Nick Wallace, owner of Nick Wallace Culinary passion is cooking and helping his community. The Jackson, Mississippi Chef was able to stabilize and expand his business during the COVID-19 pandemic....
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‘Bringing People Together Again' at the Throwback Brewery
‘Throwback Brewery’ opened in July 2011 in a setting much different than it is today. Back then owners Annette Lee and Nicole Carrier pursued their vision of starting a small brewery operation in a...