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SC’s 1st Black-woman owned spirits brand launching [Video]

A GRANT FOR BUSINESS OWNERS IN THE UPSTATE IS HELPING LAUNCH THE FIRST BLACK WOMAN OWNED, READY TO DRINK SPIRITS BRAND IN SOUTH CAROLINA. DURING MY EIGHT WEEK RESEARCH OR IN THE BOOT CAMP, I WANTED TO SEE HOW MANY MINORITY LIQUOR OWNERS THERE WERE. AND ITS A VERY OVER POPULATED SPACE, BUT VERY UNDERREPRESENTED. ITS ABOUT ME HELPING OTHER ENTREPRENEURS HELP BRING THEIR DREAMS TO REALITY. FOUNDER AND CEO BABETTE JONES WAS AWARDED $5,000 THROUGH GREENVILLE STARTS BY THE HILL INSTITUTE OF INNOVATORS AND ENTREPRENEURS, WHERE SHE COMPETED AGAINST 27 OTHERS FOR A BUSINESS STARTUP. THIS WEEKENDS LAUNCH PARTY FOR 619 SPIRITS, 1865 WILL INTRODUCE ITS COCONUT RUM AND A GRAPEFRUIT AGAVE COCKTAIL, PLUS SAMPLING ITS FIRST MOCKTAIL, A NONALCOHOLIC PASSIONFRUIT FLAVOR. IT WILL BE DISTRIBUTED THROUGHOUT SOUTH CAROLINA FIRST AND WILL

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Small Business Lifestyle

CNM will get millions of dollars for new fabrication facility if bond is approved [Video]

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) Its been a bright spot for creative entrepreneurs in downtown Albuquerque, but now Central New Mexico Community College is looking to move its successful Fuse Makerspace, if voters pass a bond. The Fuse Makerspace has been headquartered near Central and Broadway for more than seven years. Its a place where inventors and artists []