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Seed & Sow Pitch Contest: A helping hand for startup and existing small businesses
For the second year in a row, the Small Business Center at Beaufort County Community College (BCCC) will be hosting the Seed & Sow Pitch Contest. This is a small business learning and planning process culminating in a “pitch contest” where qualifying entrepreneurs compete to win cash awards to help fund their small business startup […] The post Seed & Sow Pitch Contest: A helping hand for startup and existing small businesses appeared first on Washington Daily News.
County to establish a Tourism Development Authority
Bertie County’s establishment of a Tourism Development Authority is moving forward. In April, the Bertie County Commissioners voted to establish a county occupancy tax enabling the county to levy a tax and create a taxing district. The move is expected to substantially increase revenue from county visitors. The tax is derived from gross receipts coming from the rental of any room, lodging or accommodations furnished by a hotel, motel, inn,...
ECU roundup: Soccer sweeps weekly AAC awards; Volleyball wins in five sets
The East Carolina women’s soccer team picked up two American Athletic Conference honors after a successful week. Goalkeeper Maeve English, a former D.H. Conley High School standout, and Lucy Fazackerley each picked up Player of the Week awards, the league announced. The Goalkeeper of the Week nod is English’s seventh of her career, while Fazackerley was named the Defensive Player of the Week. The duo earned honors after the Pirates’...
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