Crescent Sock Company is a 121-year-old sock mill in rural Niota, Tennessee. Founded to create jobs in its small community, it is now managed by the fourth generation of the founder, Cathy Allen, with support from her sister, Sandra Boyd, and nearly 100 employees. Strategically located near the train depot, the location was optimal for
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From the Court to the Chair: Legacy Barbershop
After committing to Middle Tennessee State University on a basketball scholarship in 2017, Gregory Dixon, founder and owner of Legacy Barbershop, anticipated being in the business of sports, not haircutting. Due to an injury before his season started, Gregory decided it was time to shift in a different direction and picked back up his old
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Rooted in Style: The Success of A Natural Affair
Following a seed of inspiration planted by her mother, TaKeisha Berry-Brooks decided to shift her career focus from hair stylist to full-time business owner when she opened A Natural Affair Beauty Lounge in Memphis, Tennessee in 2008. After witnessing her mother’s own natural hair journey, TaKeisha wanted to cultivate a space to serve clients with
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Sip Sip, Hooray! How The Nashville Small Business Recovery Fund Helped Perfectly Cordial Scale
After owning a Nashville bartending service for several years, Rhonda Cammon found a recurring theme in her customer base: customers wanted the experience of drinking exciting craft beverages without the alcohol. Leaning into her past work in hospitality, Rhonda brought to the table exactly what her customers needed, and in 2019 Perfectly Cordial was born.
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On The Road To Success – Memphis Tire Recyclers
Duo David Burgess and Corteney Mack opened Memphis Tire Recyclers to offer a solution to an environmental concern in Memphis, Tennessee. David’s company MB Auto Transporters was awarded a contract by the Tennessee Economic Development Council in May of 2020 to execute the transportation and hauling of illegally dumped tires and rubber waste for the
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How The Propel Loan Helped Bring Nash Dogs To The Table
Franks A Lot! How The Propel Loan Helped Bring Nash Dogs To The Table Entrepreneur Michael Spencer lived blocks from Nashville’s popular Broadway for nearly a decade and dreamed of owning a hot dog stand that would be the talk of Music City. In 2019, Michael brought his plan to open Nash Dogs to fruition,
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Chattanooga Small Business Bursting At The Seams Leads To Funding Through Pathway Lending
From baby shower gifts to a booming business, SewPretty Designs has grown from a hobby into a successful small business. Owner Shena Allen was inspired by the personalized and monogrammed gifts she received at the baby shower for her daughter Nyla in 2017. Shena started making gifts for friends and neighbors to give them the
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Positive Prosperity Helped Small Business KNS Solutions Pivot Through The Pandemic
Kenya Nelson Stevens founded KNS Solutions in 2015. From her main office in Nashville, Tennessee, Kenya brings her financial expertise and years of experience as a small business educator and owner to small business clients across the country, powered by cloud-based accounting software and guided by a philosophy she calls “positive prosperity.” She explains, “It’s
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When One Door Closes, Another Opens: Fate Finds Neta’s Naturals
Nashville business owner Martha Lupai pivoted from braids to bottles in 2020. When the pandemic forced her salon of ten years, S&E African Hair Braiding, to close its doors temporarily, Martha saw an opening. Losing the revenue freed up time she decided to spend creating the all-natural parfum line with essential oils she long ago
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Community Acupuncture Clinic Points To Pathway For Second Location Success
With a dream of expanding her community acupuncture clinic, Tennessee native, Alexa Hulsey, opened her second location within the Greater Nashville area in the fall of 2019. Formerly known as East Nashville Community Acupuncture, Encircle Acupuncture adopts the community acupuncture model which charges patients on a sliding scale. With her dream set, Alexa worked with
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