Starting your own business can be a risky leap of faith, but the odds of success could improve with a network of support from other like-minded entrepreneurs.About three years ago in Smithfield, Mel Wright opened her own resale clothing store. She waited for the day it might finally turn a profit, but it never did.…
NORLINA, N.C. (WTVD) — Seven Springs Farm and Vineyard in Warren County, N.C. has only been open a little more than a year and already is making national headlines with visitors traveling from all over the country to visit.The nearly 150-acre farm was purchased by the Williams family in 1987."We purchased it with the plan…
DURHAM, N.C. (WTVD) — Just days after headlines about chaotic violence at The Streets at Southpoint, one of the mall's few Black-owned businesses was informed that its license to operate at the mall was being canceled. Michael Phillips has six more days to shut down his popular specialty store, Sir Castle Tees.Phillips suspects the mall…
February is Black History Month, which means historic sites and other venues are taking the time to reflect on and celebrate Black leaders, artists and others who have made a difference in our community and often haven’t received the spotlight they deserve.Here’s a look at some of the best exhibits, tours, historic sites, events and…
RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) — Infinite Flowers, a Raleigh based floral business has plenty of orders coming in for Valentine's Day. But unlike larger commercial florists, owner Sharita Green, runs her one-woman operation with assistance from a delivery driver. Now, she says, she stays busy."All day. We open at 5:30 so you can imagine, they start…
RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) — They're calling it R.A.G.E — Random Acts of Generosity Everywhere. It's Vision Church's aim to lead a movement toward small investments in minority-owned businesses that have struggled through the pandemic. And the north Raleigh congregation is challenging people in the community to do the same thing."I had not heard about it.…
ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. (WTVD) — Celeste Beatty's Harlem Brewing Company is more than a business she owns with her brothers Carl and Pernell Beatty. Spend a few minutes in a conversation with her and it's soon apparent that craft brewing is her life's work. During a recent tour of a building she's developing for an…
RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) — Black Restaurant Week will take place from Friday through May 1 in North Carolina.The event, which began in 2016, celebrates African American, Caribbean and African cuisines.It will feature more than 80 Black-owned restaurants ranging from North Carolina and South Carolina to New York.A number of businesses, like Bon Fritay food truck,…
Downtown Raleigh bookstore dedicated to Black children, authors, to close after threats News & Observersource
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (WTVD) — A husband and wife duo are changing lives through their development company in Fayetteville. The pair revitalized almost a dozen houses in an area once plagued by drugs, and they plan to build even more at McIver Street and Humphrey Lane.Shannon and Kelsey Battle of All American Construction and Restoration bought…