The green star in Charlie’s Coastal Bistro’s new logo pays homage to this Hilton Head staple’s former name, Charlie’s L’Etoile Verte. While the restaurant serves the same fresh local seafood with a French, Lowcountry flair to a loyal island following, a second generation is now guiding its light.
How to structure for success The number of family businesses is so big that Harvard Business School offers programs, courses, research and training to help families navigate the complicated waters. John Davis, author and senior lecturer at Harvard Business School, advises starting with governance and organizational structure. Davis summarizes the model as follows: The family…
Jillian Atkinson is the mommy-in-charge of her family business, where the help just happens to be her relatives.
It was something about becoming a mother in 2003 that made Alison Ruh question what foods she was feeding herself and her family, eventually inspiring her to open Root and Bloom Market almost 20 years later.
Brent Nelsen’s road to founding one of the Lowcountry’s most popular barber shops By Hannah Massen Brent Nelsen, owner and founder of Barbers of the Lowcountry, decided to make his business “bigger than it ever was” during the 2008 recession. Even his co-founder and father, Lou, openly questioned the decision, but Nelsen’s determination to not…
Design pros at AlphaGraphics share the To say choosing one winner in the Business Makeover Contest was difficult sounds cliché, but it is true. After much deliberation, Lowcountry bakery Sprout Momma was chosen as the Grand Prize winner. Sprout Momma is a much-loved bakery that, like many small businesses, has been most focused on running…
The intersection of vision, passion and hard work Fox and Olive (or ‘The Fox’ as some the regulars now call it) has become the must-visit shop for florals and home décor. Founder Sean Bishop moved to the Lowcountry from New Orleans eight years ago and opened his new shop on Mathews Drive in Hilton Head…
Founder Greg Parker will share his business insights at an exclusive in-person event presented by the Don Ryan Center for Innovation Greg Parker, founder and CEO of Parker’s and Parker’s Kitchen, stands out as one of America’s leading business innovators. He has earned acclaim for his uncompromising commitment to high-quality food service, his dedication to…
Shembra Carter’s journey to bring energy balance to the Lowcountry By Hannah Massen Energy healing may be rooted in ancient holistic medicine, but as the saying goes for fashion, film, and politics, “what’s old is new again,” even in the medical field – something that Shembra Carter believes the healthcare industry desperately needs. After working…
How Stephen Ball, owner of The Great Frame Up, is creating an ideal work-life balance By Sophie Blair As someone who looks at art all day, Stephen Ball knows value when he sees it – just as he did when he bought The Great Frame Up in Bluffton. Before he decided to purchase the 17-year-old…