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YEAR 3

NEEDLE & THREAD CO.

RALEIGH, NC

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Owner: Derrick Grant

​Durham Tech Community College

  • Professor: Latonya Steele, Director of Business Administration

  • Student: Syderia Alston, Accounting & Finance

BY GOOD COFFEE

WINSTON-SALEM, NC

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Owner: Abbey Garner

Winston-Salem State University

  • Professor: Dr. Moula Cherikh, Operations Management

  • Student: Mya Parker, Business Administration & Marketing

SOL &
VSSL

CHARLOTTE, NC

 

Owner: Nichelle Cunningham

Livingstone College

  • Professor: Dr. Obafemi Balogun, Computer Information Sciences

  • Student: J'erome Adonis, Software Engineer

THE BROWN SUGAR COLLAB

CHARLOTTE, NC

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Owner: Deanna Allen

​Johnson C. Smith

  • Professor: Franklin Warren, Business & Entrepreneurship

  • Student: Yurani Elizalde Hernandez, Business Administration & Marketing

YEAR 2

THE BROWN SUGAR COLLAB

CHARLOTTE, NC

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Owner: Deanna Allen

​Johnson C. Smith University

  • Professor: Dr. Susan Wallace, Marketing

  • Student: Kimberly Edmonds, Business Administration with concentration in Data Analytics

EDEN MO'S GARDEN

WINSTON SALEM, NC

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Owner: Ebany Byrd and Eden Byrd

Winston Salem State University

  • Professor: Dr. Moula Cherikh, Operations Management

  • Student: Shanice Dansby, Management Information Sciences Major

TONYAN GRACE BOUTIQUE

SALISBURY, NC

 

Owner: Tonyan Schofield

Livingstone College

  • Professor: Dr. Obafemi Balogun, Computer Information Sciences

  • Student: Emile Dogbe, Business Administration with Computer Information Systems Major

THE BLACKBELT SOAP CO.

GREENSBORO, NC

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Owner: Dr. Tameka Carter

​Bennett College

  • Professor: Franklin Warren, Business & Entrepreneurship

  • Student: Janna Lindsay, Business Administration

YEAR 1

BRIGHT BLACK CANDLE

DURHAM, NC

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Owner: Tiffany Griffin

North Carolina Central University

  • Professor:  Dr. Tanja Zatezalo, Department of Data Sciences

  • Student:  Hector Martinez, Data Science Major

RACHELSTEWART JEWELRY

RALEIGH, NC

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Owner: Rachel Stewart

Shaw University

  • Professor: N/A

  • Student: Elizabeth Sanders, Computer Information Systems Major

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