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Surprise – It’s Your New Car!
Chapel Hill resident Loretha Greene was very surprised as she took a first look at her new (to her) 2002 Lincoln Town Car with the big red bow on East Franklin Street Friday afternoon. The car was a gift from UNC Kenan- Flagler Business School adjunct professor Jim...
‘Entrepreneurial Ecosystem’ Springs to Life
1789 Venture Lab Ryan Bregier has a simple explanation for why he became an entrepreneur: “I can’t help myself.” It’s how his mind works. When an idea pops into his head, it’s stuck there until he gives in to the urge to test it and find out how far he can make it...
Sutton’s Drugstore
Working at Sutton's Drugstore is like working at Disney World - you'd probably never tire of it. Don Pinney and John Woodard couldn't have been any more supportive of me learning more about their small business. Joining them working the lunch shift kept me on my toes....
Chapel Hill Police Department
After attending the Chapel Hill Citizen’s Police Academy, a three-day event (two week-night sessions and one weekend day) to give Chapel Hillians an opportunity to learn more about our police department, I definitely have a much better appreciation of what our police...
UNC Students Start Companies, Grant Wish
The undergraduate students in Jim Kitchen’s Fall Intro to Entrepreneurship course (BUSI 500) at UNC Kenan-Flagler may not remember everything about their assignments and lectures, but they will remember what they were able to accomplish together. In just four days,...