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When you walk into PB Buttermilks Consignment you can’t help but notice the design and style of the shop. Located down the street from Duke University, on the popular 9^th street, PB Buttermilks gains a lot of foot traffic. April, owner and operator of this cute shop chats with me about start up challenges, lessons learned and the future plans of the shop that are right around the corner. After several conversations face to face and through email (I even went in on a Sunday and worked in the shop with her) I was able to comprise all the information gained from those meetings into this interview, enjoy!

What is your background in? Did you leave your career to start your business?

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Innovator, Leader, Pilot, War Veteran, Developer, Visionary,– Just a few words to describe a remarkable man who has lived a remarkable life. This is an interview of Entrepreneur  Van Stayton. He is a real estate developer that owns several housing projects around the country including “The Summit” student housing apartment complex located in close proximity to Western Carolina University. A man with remarkable work ethic and a natural ability to visualize potential assets where many fail to see opportunity.

VAN A. STAYTON

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Sutton Tile is a small business located in the town of Sylva in the mountains of western North Carolina. The business deals in ceramic and porcelain tile, and does tile for both bathrooms and floors. When the time came, the business was handed down to James Sutton who first started out in tile work for his mentor, a man that help raise him. James’s main keys to owning a good business are to building relationships with customers, being fair, working hard and doing good work.[kaltura-widget uiconfid=”2316252″ entryid=”1_gze6irmw” width=”400″ height=”360″ /]

Cleaster is a fantastic educator, photographer, and visual artist living in the Asheville area. She is also the inventor of ALNUGE – an education curriculum, based on a method of teaching communication logic and art through a combination of alphabets, numbers, and geometrics.

To see more of Cleaster’s dynamic artwork visit:

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