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Sledge prepares to start new business venture
By YVETTE N. FREEMAN
Community News Editor
For nine years, John Sledge has suc
cessfully operated the seafood market, The
47th Pier, in the East Winston shopping
center.
He is now ready to sell the business
and move on to other things, particularly,
the healthcare field. "It's time for me to go
on and do something else," said Sledge dur
ing a recent interview.
"I've done this business. It has proven
itself and I'd like to get into the healthcare
business now; go to people who choose to
age in place, meaning, aging in their homes.
I'd like to have people working for me
doing that."
Sledge said that he hopes to have his
new business venture, named United People
Works Inc., in operation within the next
three months; and is currently interviewing
qualified healthcare professionals to join
him in providing the elderly with health,
social, and home maintenance services.
He explained why he chose the name
United People Works Inc. "It's just putting
folks to work who need work," he said.
"There's a lot of talent here, but people just
don't know how to market it."
Sledge, who is a former commercial
banker, added that the new business will
service the entire Triad area, and eventually
the entire state. He explained that he decid
ed to enter the healthcare industry because
of the need for services to help the elderly.
"I do some of that just on a voluntary basis
now. I feed the homeless (every Wednes
day, for nearly two years now. Sledge has
cooked and served Fish not sold during that
day to the homeless). And 1 take care of
some people in the neighborhood just
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John Sledge already helps out In the community by feeding the homeless on Wednesdays at his
store.
because it's there to do.
It's needed," he
explained.
Once United Peo
ple Works Inc. is in
business, it will be run
from Sledge's home,
and eventually expand
ed into a commercial
office space. Sledge,
who is the sole finan
cial backer of the pro
ject, says he looks for
ward to experiencing
the same kind of sue- .
cess that he has had
with The 47th Pier.
He credits that sue- _
cess to "hanging in
there. Staying with it.
Not quitting. Trust in
God and a lot of
prayers. I've said before
that you give people the
best quality at a fair
price. That has been
what kept this business
going and it's still keep
ing this business
going."
John Sludge plans to sell his seafood market and open a healthcare business.
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