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Raleigh Raw is the debut of a long-running local juice company from young entrepreneurs Sherif Fouad and Leslie Woods. For Fouad, it’s a personal quest to understand how diet affects health and causes diseases. The wide menu ranges from matcha tea-based drinks and oil-diffused coffee to a full slate of healthy breakfast and lunch options.
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Entrepreneur Ben Greene wants to eliminate the gap between farm and table in the Research Triangle. His innovative farm-at-table mobile kitchen, The Farmery, serves meals made from locally grown food. The food is so local that most comes from a Crop Box, a regionally produced shipping container converted into a greenhouse, beside The Farmery's Airstream kitchen.
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The Hopscotch Design Festival brings together designers such as urban planners, computer engineers, or start-up entrepreneurs. This year’s keynote speaker is Dan Heath, a senior fellow at Duke's Center for the Advancement of Social Entrepreneurship. He’ll be speaking about designing moments and how to reverse-engineer memorable experiences of our lives.
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Tommy Thekkekandam and Dr. Sindhura "Jenny" Citineni are the Durham couple behind Tom & Jenny's caramels, which they sell in four-ounce packages at area food stores and in local dental offices. The candies are made with the plant-based xylitol, which can reduce cavity-based bacteria and enamel-eroding acidity.
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Giving a considerable kick-start to America’s economy and job development is small businesses. Experts are hopeful the recent uptick in entrepreneurial ventures will bring the needed economic and occupational boost. The author believes this trend’s continuation includes making establishment of innovative and disruptive businesses possible for the next generation. Hood believed this was possible through activities such as entrepreneurship education programs through 4-H clubs and the Raleigh Children’s Business Fair.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 36 Issue 10, October 2016,
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36486
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Materials often considered renewable include metal and plastic; perhaps not connected to the term renewal is lives needing a new direction. Offering a reconstructed definition of renewal is a former student of the nonprofit Built Environment Training Program. The company he co-founded, Southside Woodworks, offers customized furniture such as cabinets and a new occupational path for individuals facing barriers to employment.
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23156
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Christopher Gergen, HQ Raleigh co-founder, discusses his background, his previous business experience, and his desire to spread his entrepreneurial strategy throughout North Carolina
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 35 Issue 6, June 2015,
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36578
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In a mass produced world, handmade products alone may be a rare sight to behold, but Tunc Togar takes a fulfilling customer experience a step further. In addition to homemade rugs, customers can make a tangible connection to his native country’s culture through the taste of Turkish coffee and the sight of a loom found in a Turkish village.
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The Laurel of Asheville
(NoCar F 264 .A8 L28), Vol. 12 Issue 10, October 2015,
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24020
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Mountain BizWorks in a non-profit organization in Asheville that helps local entrepreneurs get their businesses up and running by providing start-up and expansion loans and training to clients.
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The Laurel of Asheville
(NoCar F 264 .A8 L28), Vol. 11 Issue 9, September 2014,
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27703
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Mark Hockney owns and operates Tiny Farm in Hillsborough, an 11 acre farm that reimagines what small scale farms are capable of. Hockney has created a business model that focuses on sustainable farming through innovation and long-term planning. Hockney grows organic greens 52 weeks a year and offers his workers above minimum wage, a 401k, and medical insurance.
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Laura Ritchie is an entrepreneur, cofounder, and curator of Durham’s Carrack Modern Art. This zero-commission art gallery promotes young artists who get to keep all of the proceeds of their two-week exhibitions. Ritchie volunteers as curator as she works as the educational outreach coordinator for Durham Art Guild. She is the winner of a 2014 Indie Art Award.
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NC State junior Clint Bowman recently created a nonprofit to promote North Carolina folk artists to new, young audiences. The concept is to use a small series of concerts to expose artists without a label to new fans. The 20-year old began the project as an assignment for an arts entrepreneur class and made the nonprofit a reality during his summer break. Bowman hopes to expand the project over time.
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23318
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Angela Benton works to bring in and train minorities in the entrepreneurial technology sector.
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23559
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The authors discuss the various ways entrepreneurs seek to revitalize Charlotte.
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Charlotte Magazine
(NoCar F 264.C4), Vol. 17 Issue 11, November 2012,
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24103
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The Gypsy Bee Natural Soap Company, owned and operated by Sherrye Perry, produces soap made from all natural products that include honey produced on her property. The owner donates much of her proceeds to breast cancer research and other non-profit organizations.
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Administration of Justice Bulletin
(NoCar KFN 7908 .A15 U6), Vol. 9 Issue 8, August 2012,
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