Small Business

By Shellie Edge, Innovate Carolina Photography by Sarah Daniels and Brock Pierce, Innovate Carolina Entrepreneurs, business professionals and people with impact-driven ideas in Chatham County and neighboring communities have a new way to create momentum around their enterprising efforts. Innovate Carolina is now a program partner of 79°West and is providing skills-based workshops and Read more…

From the Chatham News + Record, by Ben Rappaport SILER CITY — Sue and Rich Szary have become staples in the downtown Siler City community. Their retail business, Twin Birch & Teasel, has sold handmade products, offered fiber weaving classes and made the storefront a space for local artists to Read more…

PITTSBORO, NC – September 1, 2021 – Small businesses in Chatham are now eligible for additional support for COVID-19 recovery. The Chatham Economic Development Corporation is launching the Chatham EDC Small Business Grant program, awarding grants of up to $5,000 to local small businesses. The purpose of the Chatham EDC Read more…

SANFORD – The Central Carolina Community College Small Business Centers, in response to business disruptions brought about by COVID-19, has implemented the Central Carolina Recovery Program for small businesses in Chatham, Harnett, and Lee Counties. If your business has been negatively impacted by COVID-19, you may be eligible for free Read more…

New #LocalStimulUS campaign makes it safe, easy, and rewarding for residents to support local businesses now and as our community re-opens Chapel Hill, NC: Now more than ever, local businesses need our support. The coronavirus crisis has dealt a serious blow to small businesses, but a new #LocalStimulUS campaign makes it Read more…

Published by the Chatham News + Record, written by CCCC Small Business Center director Jon Spoon. The past couple of weeks have been the most difficult of my professional life. I have heard from many people that are struggling desperately to keep their businesses and lives on track. The uncertainty Read more…

Chances are, there is something that you use in your day-to-day life that can be traced back to Innovate Group, the holding company of both CTI Systems and Alotech in Goldston. For example, CTI Systems produces the machinery and technology that handles the circuit boards like the ones found in Read more…