CFO Consultants’ Mike Sowinski understands the value of—and need for—diversification. It’s exciting to see some gambles begin to pay off, particularly when the clients began with nothing but an idea!”…
By Jami Daniels, CEO of Asheville’s The Daniels Group The evolving model of a family business means remaining aware that you are part of something bigger than yourself. As the…
For Sam and Brooke Souhail of Casablanca Cigar Bar, making the connection with people is what inspires them. The year was 2011, and “with a little bit of money and…
By Lee Warren, Executive Director of Asheville’s Organic Growers School By applying strategies of regeneration and resilience to modern agriculture, sustainability is not only achievable— it suggests that all of…
If you ask Barn Bryant of B.B. Barns about his company’s custom holiday offerings, he’s got one word: smokehouse. Barney Bryant, co-owner of B.B. Barns Garden Center on Sweeten Creek…
Steve Modlin When Steve Modlin was in college in the early ‘80s, he would spend time in the kitchen at his dorm making barbeque sauce and fudge during the holidays.…
Jenna Kranz Life didn’t dump lemons on Jenna Kranz’s doorstep. Instead it was tahini—a whole bunch of it, so she made hummus. “A neighbor, who was a food distributor, gave…
Nikki Wright Nikki Wright says if she was living in a perfect world, she’d have her mom working beside her. But even though she’s creating a business in Canton while…
Mike Vitelli After several years working as a chef, Mike Vitelli decided to follow a dream to do his own thing. That’s when Lake Lure-based Eat Pique was born. “As…
Tammy Ridenour One of the things Tammy Ridenour, owner of Blue Ridge Brittle Co. in Brevard, loves most about her business is watching the reaction of people when they taste…