Small Business Spotlight

Meet Tequia Williams, founder of Jexsii. If you met her today, you’d see a woman preparing to launch an innovative haircare product after graduating from the Retail Lab bootcamp and winning a $10,000 grant from the regional 53 Ideas pitch competition. She’s on top of...

Meet Alice Graham, lifelong Concord resident and owner of Learning with Purpose, a tutoring service focused on K-6 students in the Cabarrus County region. While she’s technically a retired teacher, she will tell you that there’s no place she loves more than the...

Embarking on a business venture together can be a thrilling, yet intimidating endeavor for any couple. But newlyweds and Rowan County residents Sara and Nick Freeman are no stranger to taking on adventure together. In fact, it was during the early stages of their...

Meet Olivia. She’s a Concord resident and the owner of Blondies Bamboo. Olivia is on a mission to plant, grow, and prosper sustainable solutions for future generations to come through the renewability of bamboo. For now, that means bamboo tea. But if you spend just 3...

Meet James. He’s a Salisbury resident and the owner of Wise Earth & Iron, specializing in designing unique metal art, fabricating and powder coating. If you ask him how he arrived there, his eyes will light up because he now looks back on the journey recognizing...

Meet Reena. In 2019, Reena left the exhausting pace in her corporate job and entered the world of entrepreneurship like a force to be reckoned with – and she’s lifting as many women up as she can along her journey. With her desire to move toward a more passionate and...

Meet Chrissy. A Kannapolis resident and business owner for over a decade, who only recently gave herself enough credit to accept that title – a common story for entrepreneurs who start their business as a side hustle. “When I started Chrissy’s Cruisin’ Creations, it...

Meet Lamont. He’s a Salisbury resident on a mission to provide children with access to high quality after-school care where they will learn and grow in the areas of Financial Literacy, Entrepreneurship, Lifestyle Enhancement and Kingdom Principles. Those four pillars...

On Saturday, November 18, Kannapolis residents and brothers Tom and Johnny Cook officially opened Tutti’s Italian Market and Deli on Cabarrus Avenue. Their journey to opening their doors was long and full of roadblocks and challenges. The support from the Small...