In 2001 Carol Davis was chosen to lead an up-and-coming community development cooperation that was geared toward pumping new life into the neighborhoods that border Winston-Salem State University, the S.G. Atkins Community Development Corporation. While a lot has changed over the years, the mission of S.G. Atkins CDC has remained the same and Davis has been the catalyst behind it.
Business and Careers
Last summer Louis Lowery III set out on a journey to provide a pandemic-friendly fitness program that combined aerobics and hip-hop dance moves. From humble beginnings teaching classes outside at Griffith Park, in less than six months 21/90 Hip-Hop Step has grown tremendously. Now Lowery has his own studio that offers boxing workouts, a new toning and sculpting class, and several classes for kids.
The Chronicle and its staff have received numerous awards for reporting, photography and design over its 46 years of publication. This year its senior reporter, Tevin Stinson, earned two awards.
Meet Yassin Hall, an e-commerce mastermind and self-made millionaire who is teaching middle and high schoolers at Genesis Preparatory Academy near Atlanta how to profit from Amazon and eBay.
COVID has caused many businesses to close. The stress of losing customers and revenue has weighed heavy on the minds of many entrepreneurs. But for four local nurses, COVID had the opposite effect. Destinie Chambers, Alexcia Jones, Kalyn Jones and Aleesha Roberts turned the stress of being frontline workers into a hand-lettering business, Blackberry and Co.
More than $447 million in PPP loans approved by SBA in N.C. in current round of funding
In just a few short months, Kendall Wicks has turned an idea into a thriving business with limitless potential. Wicks bet on himself and went all in with becoming an entrepreneur.
Business of the Month: JoyUp Services helps to guide people through grief to joy
Social distancing is now the new normal and it makes it difficult to enjoy events with our family and friends. Drive-by celebrations have become more popular as a result and two longtime friends have developed a creative way to make them seem more like normal.
EnergyUnited recently concluded a yearlong study focused on identifying efficiency and savings opportunities to better serve cooperative members. As a result of the study, EnergyUnited’s Board of Directors adopted a new transactional service delivery model that prioritizes public safety, member service and cost savings that benefit all cooperative members.
