Hispanic Heritage Month allows the SBDC at Troy to highlight Hispanic and Latino businesses and entrepreneurs

TROY's SBDC is reaching Spanish-speaking entrepreneurs in the Wiregrass.

TROY's SBDC is reaching Spanish-speaking entrepreneurs in the Wiregrass.

For Troy University’s Small Business Development Center, Hispanic Heritage Month has been an opportunity to showcase the success Hispanic and Latino business owners have experienced in Alabama’s Wiregrass region.

In response to a request from a community member in Daleville, TROY SBDC Director Juliana Bolivar created a program to deliver SBDC support and training in…

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IDEA Bank to host a summit on nonprofit development in association with Central Alabama Community Foundation

The IDEA Bank in downtown Troy is teaming with Central Alabama Community Foundation to host non-profit development seminar.

The IDEA Bank in downtown Troy is teaming with Central Alabama Community Foundation to host non-profit development seminar.

Troy University’s IDEA Bank is teaming with the Central Alabama Community Foundation to offer a free workshop on non-profit organization start-ups.

“The Nonprofit Summit is going to be a great opportunity for existing and aspiring non-profit owners or affiliates to get together for networking and learning,” said Lynne Firmin George, the IDEA Bank’s director.

Lynne…

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TROY student’s bakery satisfies sweet tooths

Lexii Hutchison is making her mark with Lexii's Nutty Creations, which specializes in desserts.

Lexii Hutchison is making her mark with Lexii's Nutty Creations, which specializes in desserts.

Although sophomore Alexis “Lexii” Hutchison isn’t a big fan of sweets herself, she’s known among TROY students for her sweet and savory desserts.

Hutchison, a native of Tallassee, Alabama, developed her love for cooking during her junior year of high school in an event planning course.

Hutchison’s final project was a baking contest called “Cupcake…

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TROY senior finding success with her own café

Charmin Harvey, a senior criminal justice major, recently opened a smoothie cafe in downtown Troy.

Charmin Harvey, a senior criminal justice major, recently opened a smoothie cafe in downtown Troy.

Charmin Harvey kept hearing the same complaint from her fellow Troy University students: why doesn’t Troy, Alabama, have a restaurant focusing on smoothies?

In the fall of 2019, her senior year, Harvey decided to tackle that problem head-on, creating Sherman’s Smoothie Café, a place where TROY students and Troy residents alike can buy homemade fruit…

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