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Mojotone Expands Business Through Increased International Presence and New Products
Mojotone builds, modifies, and repairs vintage and reproduction musical electronics, speaker cabinets, and parts out of a 46,000 sq. ft. building in rural Burgaw. The company relocated to Burgaw from Winston-Salem in 2005 and currently employs 67 people. CEO Michael McWhorter turned to the SBTDC in 2019 to help diversify and grow the business. The SBTDC helped expand Mojotone’s international business by entering the German, Indonesian and Russian markets in 2020 and 2021. Mojotone brought in $768K in exporting revenue in 2020, a 23% increase from 2019. In addition, the company partnered with the SBTDC and UNC Wilmington MBA Learning Alliance students to create a value proposition for a new acoustic pick up, which launched in January 2021.
Mojotone Expands Business Through Increased International Presence and New Products
Mojotone builds, modifies, and repairs vintage and reproduction musical electronics, speaker cabinets, and parts out of a 46,000 sq. ft. building in rural Burgaw. The company relocated to Burgaw from Winston-Salem in 2005 and currently employs 67 people. CEO Michael McWhorter turned to the SBTDC in 2019 to help diversify and grow the business. The SBTDC helped expand Mojotone’s international business by entering the German, Indonesian and Russian markets in 2020 and 2021. Mojotone brought in $768K in exporting revenue in 2020, a 23% increase from 2019. In addition, the company partnered with the SBTDC and UNC Wilmington MBA Learning Alliance students to create a value proposition for a new acoustic pick up, which launched in January 2021.
Mojotone Expands Business Through Increased International Presence and New Products
Mojotone builds, modifies, and repairs vintage and reproduction musical electronics, speaker cabinets, and parts out of a 46,000 sq. ft. building in rural Burgaw. The company relocated to Burgaw from Winston-Salem in 2005 and currently employs 67 people. CEO Michael McWhorter turned to the SBTDC in 2019 to help diversify and grow the business. The SBTDC helped expand Mojotone’s international business by entering the German, Indonesian and Russian markets in 2020 and 2021. Mojotone brought in $768K in exporting revenue in 2020, a 23% increase from 2019. In addition, the company partnered with the SBTDC and UNC Wilmington MBA Learning Alliance students to create a value proposition for a new acoustic pick up, which launched in January 2021.
Mojotone Expands Business Through Increased International Presence and New Products
Mojotone builds, modifies, and repairs vintage and reproduction musical electronics, speaker cabinets, and parts out of a 46,000 sq. ft. building in rural Burgaw. The company relocated to Burgaw from Winston-Salem in 2005 and currently employs 67 people. CEO Michael McWhorter turned to the SBTDC in 2019 to help diversify and grow the business. The SBTDC helped expand Mojotone’s international business by entering the German, Indonesian and Russian markets in 2020 and 2021. Mojotone brought in $768K in exporting revenue in 2020, a 23% increase from 2019. In addition, the company partnered with the SBTDC and UNC Wilmington MBA Learning Alliance students to create a value proposition for a new acoustic pick up, which launched in January 2021.
Mojotone Expands Business Through Increased International Presence and New Products
Mojotone builds, modifies, and repairs vintage and reproduction musical electronics, speaker cabinets, and parts out of a 46,000 sq. ft. building in rural Burgaw. The company relocated to Burgaw from Winston-Salem in 2005 and currently employs 67 people. CEO Michael McWhorter turned to the SBTDC in 2019 to help diversify and grow the business. The SBTDC helped expand Mojotone’s international business by entering the German, Indonesian and Russian markets in 2020 and 2021. Mojotone brought in $768K in exporting revenue in 2020, a 23% increase from 2019. In addition, the company partnered with the SBTDC and UNC Wilmington MBA Learning Alliance students to create a value proposition for a new acoustic pick up, which launched in January 2021.
Church Childcare Center Provides 5-Star Rated Care to Local Children in Walkertown
Church Childcare Center is a 5-star rated childcare facility in Walkertown, that offers before and after-school care, summer camps, pre-school, and daycare for infants and toddlers. The facility is licensed for 118 children, of which about 60 percent are attending on scholarship from the State of North Carolina. The SBTDC helped owners Theressa and Terrah Stephens secure $3.1 million in funding to build a new facility in 2018, plus a line of credit, EIDL Advance, and PPP loan during COVID-19.
Church Childcare Center Provides 5-Star Rated Care to Local Children in Walkertown
Church Childcare Center is a 5-star rated childcare facility in Walkertown, that offers before and after-school care, summer camps, pre-school, and daycare for infants and toddlers. The facility is licensed for 118 children, of which about 60 percent are attending on scholarship from the State of North Carolina. The SBTDC helped owners Theressa and Terrah Stephens secure $3.1 million in funding to build a new facility in 2018, plus a line of credit, EIDL Advance, and PPP loan during COVID-19.
Church Childcare Center Provides 5-Star Rated Care to Local Children in Walkertown
Church Childcare Center is a 5-star rated childcare facility in Walkertown, that offers before and after-school care, summer camps, pre-school, and daycare for infants and toddlers. The facility is licensed for 118 children, of which about 60 percent are attending on scholarship from the State of North Carolina. The SBTDC helped owners Theressa and Terrah Stephens secure $3.1 million in funding to build a new facility in 2018, plus a line of credit, EIDL Advance, and PPP loan during COVID-19.
Church Childcare Center Provides 5-Star Rated Care to Local Children in Walkertown
Church Childcare Center is a 5-star rated childcare facility in Walkertown, that offers before and after-school care, summer camps, pre-school, and daycare for infants and toddlers. The facility is licensed for 118 children, of which about 60 percent are attending on scholarship from the State of North Carolina. The SBTDC helped owners Theressa and Terrah Stephens secure $3.1 million in funding to build a new facility in 2018, plus a line of credit, EIDL Advance, and PPP loan during COVID-19.
Church Childcare Center Provides 5-Star Rated Care to Local Children in Walkertown
Church Childcare Center is a 5-star rated childcare facility in Walkertown, that offers before and after-school care, summer camps, pre-school, and daycare for infants and toddlers. The facility is licensed for 118 children, of which about 60 percent are attending on scholarship from the State of North Carolina. The SBTDC helped owners Theressa and Terrah Stephens secure $3.1 million in funding to build a new facility in 2018, plus a line of credit, EIDL Advance, and PPP loan during COVID-19.
My experience working with my SBTDC counselor has been nothing short of amazing. Her counsel and connections have expanded my network and that of my members. She always makes sure that I have access to information that aids my business’s growth.
Owner of The Wright Village LLC
My experience working with my SBTDC counselor has been nothing short of amazing. Her counsel and connections have expanded my network and that of my members. She always makes sure that I have access to information that aids my business’s growth.
Owner of The Wright Village LLC
My experience working with my SBTDC counselor has been nothing short of amazing. Her counsel and connections have expanded my network and that of my members. She always makes sure that I have access to information that aids my business’s growth.
Owner of The Wright Village LLC
My experience working with my SBTDC counselor has been nothing short of amazing. Her counsel and connections have expanded my network and that of my members. She always makes sure that I have access to information that aids my business’s growth.
Owner of The Wright Village LLC
My experience working with my SBTDC counselor has been nothing short of amazing. Her counsel and connections have expanded my network and that of my members. She always makes sure that I have access to information that aids my business’s growth.
Owner of The Wright Village LLC
Advanced Superabrasives’ Pre-Pandemic Supply Chain Audit Leads to Exporting Growth in 2021
Advanced Superabrasives, Inc. is a manufacturer of extreme-precision diamond and CBN grinding wheels for a variety of industries in Mars Hill. ASI exports its products to more than 20 countries and earned the President’s “E” Award for Exports in 2013. The company has worked with the SBTDC since 2005, when it turned to its local center for help with international business and employee training. Prior to the pandemic, the SBTDC helped ASI to audit and improve its supply chain, allowing the company to excel internationally in 2021. ASI exported more to Mexico in 2021 than the previous 15 years combined. The SBTDC is now assisting ASI with creating and marketing a new product line, which will lead to more revenue and job creation.
Advanced Superabrasives’ Pre-Pandemic Supply Chain Audit Leads to Exporting Growth in 2021
Advanced Superabrasives, Inc. is a manufacturer of extreme-precision diamond and CBN grinding wheels for a variety of industries in Mars Hill. ASI exports its products to more than 20 countries and earned the President’s “E” Award for Exports in 2013. The company has worked with the SBTDC since 2005, when it turned to its local center for help with international business and employee training. Prior to the pandemic, the SBTDC helped ASI to audit and improve its supply chain, allowing the company to excel internationally in 2021. ASI exported more to Mexico in 2021 than the previous 15 years combined. The SBTDC is now assisting ASI with creating and marketing a new product line, which will lead to more revenue and job creation.
Advanced Superabrasives’ Pre-Pandemic Supply Chain Audit Leads to Exporting Growth in 2021
Advanced Superabrasives, Inc. is a manufacturer of extreme-precision diamond and CBN grinding wheels for a variety of industries in Mars Hill. ASI exports its products to more than 20 countries and earned the President’s “E” Award for Exports in 2013. The company has worked with the SBTDC since 2005, when it turned to its local center for help with international business and employee training. Prior to the pandemic, the SBTDC helped ASI to audit and improve its supply chain, allowing the company to excel internationally in 2021. ASI exported more to Mexico in 2021 than the previous 15 years combined. The SBTDC is now assisting ASI with creating and marketing a new product line, which will lead to more revenue and job creation.
Advanced Superabrasives’ Pre-Pandemic Supply Chain Audit Leads to Exporting Growth in 2021
Advanced Superabrasives, Inc. is a manufacturer of extreme-precision diamond and CBN grinding wheels for a variety of industries in Mars Hill. ASI exports its products to more than 20 countries and earned the President’s “E” Award for Exports in 2013. The company has worked with the SBTDC since 2005, when it turned to its local center for help with international business and employee training. Prior to the pandemic, the SBTDC helped ASI to audit and improve its supply chain, allowing the company to excel internationally in 2021. ASI exported more to Mexico in 2021 than the previous 15 years combined. The SBTDC is now assisting ASI with creating and marketing a new product line, which will lead to more revenue and job creation.
Advanced Superabrasives’ Pre-Pandemic Supply Chain Audit Leads to Exporting Growth in 2021
Advanced Superabrasives, Inc. is a manufacturer of extreme-precision diamond and CBN grinding wheels for a variety of industries in Mars Hill. ASI exports its products to more than 20 countries and earned the President’s “E” Award for Exports in 2013. The company has worked with the SBTDC since 2005, when it turned to its local center for help with international business and employee training. Prior to the pandemic, the SBTDC helped ASI to audit and improve its supply chain, allowing the company to excel internationally in 2021. ASI exported more to Mexico in 2021 than the previous 15 years combined. The SBTDC is now assisting ASI with creating and marketing a new product line, which will lead to more revenue and job creation.
Simple & Sentimental Grows from Dorm Room Startup to Multi-Million Dollar Company
Taylor Walden was just 18-years old when she launched her business, Simple & Sentimental, in her dorm room at East Carolina University in 2016. Walden turned to the SBTDC in 2017 to help prepare for two upcoming pitch competitions in February 2018. The personalized gift company won first place in both, collecting $18,500 in prize funds. After tripling its revenue from 2018 to 2019, the company’s growth was halted by the pandemic in early 2020. Simple & Sentimental learned to adapt, pivoting to produce face shields and then again to launch a line of quarantine themed gift boxes. The company moved into a new 7,000 sq. ft. facility in Ayden in 2021 and now has more than $1 million in annual sales and 15 employees.
Simple & Sentimental Grows from Dorm Room Startup to Multi-Million Dollar Company
Taylor Walden was just 18-years old when she launched her business, Simple & Sentimental, in her dorm room at East Carolina University in 2016. Walden turned to the SBTDC in 2017 to help prepare for two upcoming pitch competitions in February 2018. The personalized gift company won first place in both, collecting $18,500 in prize funds. After tripling its revenue from 2018 to 2019, the company’s growth was halted by the pandemic in early 2020. Simple & Sentimental learned to adapt, pivoting to produce face shields and then again to launch a line of quarantine themed gift boxes. The company moved into a new 7,000 sq. ft. facility in Ayden in 2021 and now has more than $1 million in annual sales and 15 employees.
Simple & Sentimental Grows from Dorm Room Startup to Multi-Million Dollar Company
Taylor Walden was just 18-years old when she launched her business, Simple & Sentimental, in her dorm room at East Carolina University in 2016. Walden turned to the SBTDC in 2017 to help prepare for two upcoming pitch competitions in February 2018. The personalized gift company won first place in both, collecting $18,500 in prize funds. After tripling its revenue from 2018 to 2019, the company’s growth was halted by the pandemic in early 2020. Simple & Sentimental learned to adapt, pivoting to produce face shields and then again to launch a line of quarantine themed gift boxes. The company moved into a new 7,000 sq. ft. facility in Ayden in 2021 and now has more than $1 million in annual sales and 15 employees.
Simple & Sentimental Grows from Dorm Room Startup to Multi-Million Dollar Company
Taylor Walden was just 18-years old when she launched her business, Simple & Sentimental, in her dorm room at East Carolina University in 2016. Walden turned to the SBTDC in 2017 to help prepare for two upcoming pitch competitions in February 2018. The personalized gift company won first place in both, collecting $18,500 in prize funds. After tripling its revenue from 2018 to 2019, the company’s growth was halted by the pandemic in early 2020. Simple & Sentimental learned to adapt, pivoting to produce face shields and then again to launch a line of quarantine themed gift boxes. The company moved into a new 7,000 sq. ft. facility in Ayden in 2021 and now has more than $1 million in annual sales and 15 employees.
Simple & Sentimental Grows from Dorm Room Startup to Multi-Million Dollar Company
Taylor Walden was just 18-years old when she launched her business, Simple & Sentimental, in her dorm room at East Carolina University in 2016. Walden turned to the SBTDC in 2017 to help prepare for two upcoming pitch competitions in February 2018. The personalized gift company won first place in both, collecting $18,500 in prize funds. After tripling its revenue from 2018 to 2019, the company’s growth was halted by the pandemic in early 2020. Simple & Sentimental learned to adapt, pivoting to produce face shields and then again to launch a line of quarantine themed gift boxes. The company moved into a new 7,000 sq. ft. facility in Ayden in 2021 and now has more than $1 million in annual sales and 15 employees.
88%
of SBIR/STTR funding awarded to North Carolina small businesses between 2012 and 2020 was received by SBTDC clients, worth a total of $634 million
88%
of SBIR/STTR funding awarded to North Carolina small businesses between 2012 and 2020 was received by SBTDC clients, worth a total of $634 million
88%
of SBIR/STTR funding awarded to North Carolina small businesses between 2012 and 2020 was received by SBTDC clients, worth a total of $634 million
88%
of SBIR/STTR funding awarded to North Carolina small businesses between 2012 and 2020 was received by SBTDC clients, worth a total of $634 million
88%
of SBIR/STTR funding awarded to North Carolina small businesses between 2012 and 2020 was received by SBTDC clients, worth a total of $634 million
Ripe Revival Pivots Business to Survive and Thrive During COVID-19 Pandemic
Ripe Revival was just about to begin its first production run of its all-natural fruit and vegetable gummies when the pandemic hit. The Rocky Mount-based company pivoted to a produce delivery business in the summer of 2020, fulfilling 5,000 orders a week for seven weeks. To keep up with growing demand, the SBTDC referred Ripe Revival to a temp agency to bring on immediate help and assisted with developing descriptions for two key operations and sales hires. In addition, the SBTDC has helped owner Will Kornegay develop a marketing strategy by performing a digital audit and creating a packet of prepared social media posts. The company has now resumed selling the gummies via its retail partners and launched a non-profit wing of the business.
Ripe Revival Pivots Business to Survive and Thrive During COVID-19 Pandemic
Ripe Revival was just about to begin its first production run of its all-natural fruit and vegetable gummies when the pandemic hit. The Rocky Mount-based company pivoted to a produce delivery business in the summer of 2020, fulfilling 5,000 orders a week for seven weeks. To keep up with growing demand, the SBTDC referred Ripe Revival to a temp agency to bring on immediate help and assisted with developing descriptions for two key operations and sales hires. In addition, the SBTDC has helped owner Will Kornegay develop a marketing strategy by performing a digital audit and creating a packet of prepared social media posts. The company has now resumed selling the gummies via its retail partners and launched a non-profit wing of the business.
Ripe Revival Pivots Business to Survive and Thrive During COVID-19 Pandemic
Ripe Revival was just about to begin its first production run of its all-natural fruit and vegetable gummies when the pandemic hit. The Rocky Mount-based company pivoted to a produce delivery business in the summer of 2020, fulfilling 5,000 orders a week for seven weeks. To keep up with growing demand, the SBTDC referred Ripe Revival to a temp agency to bring on immediate help and assisted with developing descriptions for two key operations and sales hires. In addition, the SBTDC has helped owner Will Kornegay develop a marketing strategy by performing a digital audit and creating a packet of prepared social media posts. The company has now resumed selling the gummies via its retail partners and launched a non-profit wing of the business.
Ripe Revival Pivots Business to Survive and Thrive During COVID-19 Pandemic
Ripe Revival was just about to begin its first production run of its all-natural fruit and vegetable gummies when the pandemic hit. The Rocky Mount-based company pivoted to a produce delivery business in the summer of 2020, fulfilling 5,000 orders a week for seven weeks. To keep up with growing demand, the SBTDC referred Ripe Revival to a temp agency to bring on immediate help and assisted with developing descriptions for two key operations and sales hires. In addition, the SBTDC has helped owner Will Kornegay develop a marketing strategy by performing a digital audit and creating a packet of prepared social media posts. The company has now resumed selling the gummies via its retail partners and launched a non-profit wing of the business.
Ripe Revival Pivots Business to Survive and Thrive During COVID-19 Pandemic
Ripe Revival was just about to begin its first production run of its all-natural fruit and vegetable gummies when the pandemic hit. The Rocky Mount-based company pivoted to a produce delivery business in the summer of 2020, fulfilling 5,000 orders a week for seven weeks. To keep up with growing demand, the SBTDC referred Ripe Revival to a temp agency to bring on immediate help and assisted with developing descriptions for two key operations and sales hires. In addition, the SBTDC has helped owner Will Kornegay develop a marketing strategy by performing a digital audit and creating a packet of prepared social media posts. The company has now resumed selling the gummies via its retail partners and launched a non-profit wing of the business.
