Southern Village-based Maze Financial Planning LLC, a wealth-management firm associated with William H. Bunch CPA PA, was named a Top 100 North Carolina Small Business for 2010 by Business Leader magazine.
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Mixing business and politics
The Chapel Hill-Carrboro Chamber of Commerce will host its Fifth Annual State Legislative Briefing on Aug. 10 from 8 to 9:30 a.m. at the Carolina Inn.
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Get yer beer here
It’s an old story that Wall Street still isn’t helping Main Street when it comes to lending to small business. And even though the folks in Washington say they’re working on that, tangible results are still a ways off.
Fiorentino selected for network
Mariana Fiorentino of Terra Nova Global Properties Inc. in Carrboro has been named to Barbara’s inner circle, an international real estate network. As part of the group, Fiorentino can post, promote and cross-market among other brokers in the network. The inner circle is selective and membership signifies a high level of professionalism, dedication and ability.
Local firm lands gigs
The Splinter Group has been busy this spring. It was recently hired as the agency of record by the Carolina Railhawks soccer team and University Square and was tapped to provide logo and brand development for The Center for Documentary Studies at Duke and a new logo for Duke Gardens.
UPS Store promotes literacy
Customers of the UPS Store at Carrboro Plaza raised $237 during a recent fundraising campaign for the Toys for Tots Literacy Program. UPS Stores nationwide raised more than $1 million. Each $1 donation helped the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation buy books for local kids in need.
Women’s Roundtable
Michelle Blackwood of RBC Bank will present “Leveraging Your Most Precious Asset – Your Time†from 8 to 9 a.m. next Tuesday at the Chamber of Commerce offices (104 S. Estes Drive).
A little more incentive
Though it doesn’t get as dead around here as it used to, businesses do note a slow-down in business during the summer months. The folks over at Carolina Brewery have a few things on tap (yes, I said it) to entice diners to the Chapel Hill (460 W. Franklin St.) and Pittsboro (120 Lowe’s Drive) locations.
BIZ BEAT
Support your local producers and purveyors; Easier parking; Greener car care; Agents certified; State holds stead
BIZ BEAT
New business in Pittsboro; Fair Trade Chapel Hill; Glazed Expectations relocates; Survey says…; There’s an app (or 2) for that; Carrboro Planning Board vacancy
Alternative energy discussion
The Center for Sustainable Enterprise will host a talk about how global business is addressing climate change on Tuesday and Wednesday at the McColl building on the UNC campus.
University Mall renovation
Though the inside is decidedly fancier than in the old days, University Mall’s exterior hasn’t changed much since the place was built back in the 1970s …
Chamber events
The Chapel Hill-Carrboro Chamber of Commerce has several events coming up. Business After Hours will be held today (Thursday) at 5:30 p.m. at the West End Wine Bar.
Shred-A-Thon
The Orange County Solid Waste Management Department has scheduled two free post-tax season secure-shredding opportunities so you can safely dispose of old financial and personal records …