Ritchie Sneed is the auto shop teacher at Cherokee High School. It’s not unusual for his students to work on muscle cars that were built nearly a quarter century before they were born. Continue Reading…
Daniel Haiss and his wife, Heather, opened Another Man’s Treasure in New Bern following their participation in the REAL course offered at Craven County Community College’s Small Business Center where Cynthia Blot is director. Daniel retired from the Marines in 2012 and said he and Heather decided to open the thrift and consignment shop because they love going to auctions and hunting for antiques. Continue Reading…
Representatives of Truliant Federal Credit Union in Winston-Salem recently appeared on Triad Today, a locally-produced public affairs show. The show’s diversity special featured Truliant’s use of REAL Entrepreneurship to increase economic empowerment among all segments of the community. Continue Reading…
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