Get assistance with developing a business plan and gaining insight into financing, legal considerations, marketing, bookkeeping, and taxes for your business. Apply to join the Chatham SPARK program by Jan. 31st. Central Carolina Community College’s Siler City Center, 400 Progress Boulevard, Siler City, and will run from 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm CLASS ONE: Starting a Business/Building a Plan Monday, March 13, 2023, 6 - 9pm This session offers an introduction to the program, the basics of starting a business, and how to put together your business plan. Discussions will include developing an entrepreneurial mindset and evaluating the feasibility of your business idea. You'll also discover the resources available to help you start and successfully operate your business. This seminar will teach you the important components of a business plan and help you lay the foundation for a winning plan. Discover how a business plan is used by potential lenders, the dos and don'ts of writing a plan, and the steps for making the process easy. CLASS TWO: Legal Considerations of Starting a Business Monday, March 20, 2023, 6 - 9pm This session will address the potential legal issues facing small business owners. Discussion will include business structure, licensing, zoning, protecting your business assets, employer responsibilities and business insurance. (Business plan review) CLASS THREE: Business Taxes Monday, March 27, 2023, 6 - 9pm Gain a solid understanding of taxes required for small business owners and develop the best tax strategy for your business. Become familiar with the latest tax forms and procedures for both state and federal taxes. Discover how everyday business decisions can have tax implications that can affect your bottom line. This seminar is important for both new and experienced business owners. (Business plan review) CLASS FOUR: How to Find Your Customers (Market Research) Monday, April 5, 2023, […]

Join us in this community event happening all day at the store on Sunday, January 29. Bring in a gently-used puzzle to swap out for another one in similar condition. You can bring in your used puzzle now and obtain a "used puzzle credit" that you can redeem on the day of the event. All-new puzzles will be on sale for 10% off (in-store only)

A deeply personal memoir that unearths a family history of racism, slaveholding, and trauma as well as love and sparks of delight. Marcia Herman’s family moved to Birmingham in 1946, when she was five years old, and settled in the steel-making city dense with smog and a rigid apartheid system. Marcia, a shy only child, struggled to fit in and understand this world, shadowed as it was by her mother’s proud antebellum heritage. In 1966, weary of Alabama’s toxic culture, Marcia and her young family left Birmingham and built a life in North Carolina. Later in life, Herman-Giddens resumed a search to find out what she did not know about her family history. Unloose My Heart interweaves the story of her youth and coming of age in Birmingham during the Civil Rights Movement together with this quest to understand exactly who and what her maternal ancestors were and her obligations as a white woman within a broader sense of American family. More than a memoir set against the backdrop of Jim Crow and the civil rights struggle, this is the work of a woman of conscience writing in the twenty-first century. Haunted by the past, Unloose My Heart is a journey of exploration and discovery, full of angst, sorrow, and yearning. Unearthing her forebears’ centuries-long embrace of plantation slavery, Herman-Giddens dug deeply to parse the arrogance and cruelty necessary to be a slaveholder and the trauma and fear that ripple out in its wake. All this forced her to scrutinize the impact of this legacy in her life, as well as her debt to the enslaved people who suffered and were exploited at her ancestors’ hands. But she also discovers lost connections, new cousins and friends, unexpected joys, and, eventually, a measure of peace in the process. With heartbreak, moments […]

SAVE THE DATE: We are co-sponsoring the 2023 State of Black Entrepreneurship in Rural NC hosted by WEBB Squared on Friday, Feb 3rd at 9:30 AM at the Chatham Agriculture & Conference Center. The event will help raise awareness about barriers & opportunities to develop ecosystems to support Black & Brown entrepreneurs in NC. Learn more and get your ticket: https://webbsquared.org/state-of-black-entrepreneurship/

Join us as we unveil our Gallery redesign and the opening of our new show featuring fresh Art for the new year! Mingle with the Artists while enjoying small bites & refreshments. Browse our Gallery to find the perfect, locally made gift for your Valentine. This Event is Free and open to the public.