The iconic liquor store building on Broad Avenue is getting a new look and a new use as a restaurant thanks to entrepreneurs Lisa and Luis Toro, owners of City & State coffee shop and fair trade retail outlet.
The tenants’ specialties range from handmade refurbished furnishing to locally designed fashion as well as a theater troupe and sewing school.
Memphis native Fred Spikner has found success in running two companies that seemingly have nothing in common.
Local entrepreneurs Edith Kelly-Green and Jacob Crafton have opened their first Wimpy’s Burgers & Fries in Memphis at 150 N. Avalon in Midtown, and they have plans to open more.
Fitnexx, a Memphis-based developer of virtual reality games to inspire kids to exercise, makes activity accessible and fun.
Daniel Watson continues the legacy of his grandmother with Beneva Mayweather Foods, a South Memphis business that makes homemade yeast rolls and cinnamon rolls.
The Operation Opportunity Challenge sourced locally-owned businesses to fill needs of Memphis' most significant healthcare institutions, including St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and Regional One Health. The winners of the competition are suddenly playing in the big leagues.
“Not a whole lot of restaurants have followed up with that idea because you need a unique piece of property.”
“We’re set up to specifically do this type of training and to cultivate both small developers and the ecosystems they need to operate within, including municipalities, local non-profits, local activists, local banks, local investors,” said John Anderson, founder of the Incremental Development Alliance.
Pedaltown will specialize in entry-level bikes and will lean heavily towards kid’s bikes, while next door Victory Bicycle Shop will remain focused on higher-end bikes for cycling enthusiasts.
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