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Ih Business Is Sweet As Candy By DAWN GIBSON Post Correspondent One thfng better than waiting until the holidays to enjoy deli cious sweets Is enjoying those delicious sweets Eill year round. The Sweet Stuff and More candy store Is one place that brings everyday celebrations through ■ their gobies made entirely from [scratch. Elizabeth Mills, program dl- “rector for Minority Women Busl- :ness Enterprises In Charlotte, ;took over the candy store In il986 at the request of the former ; owner. Mills asked friend and [associate, Joan Kennedy Ross, to join her In the venture. In i 1987 the two decided to change the name of the business from " Just Chocolate to Sweet Stuff -and More to Include a variety of ^sweet delicacies. In April of this I year, another creative baker, ;L}mette Price, joined the team. The three ci^ters pride them selves In using natural Ingre- dlents and mixing them all by hand. Then they create unique ••■shapes that appeal to the many customers that flood the store ' dally. This flow of customers ■; keeps the ladles constantly creaming and baking fresh iJ sweets that mcike their business '' so popular. •“ 'We don't keep anything past ^ three days, and If It doesn't look ; ! appealing we won't put It out," i Mills said. "It's a labor of love. In ' order to be different you have ^ got to have something that eve- t ryone else doesn't have," she ; said In reference to the "more" In • the new name of the store. The ii "more" Includes i sweets other than chocolate and gift Items, such as mugs, balloons, and greeting cards that are available [ to complement the sweet stuffs. The variety of Items relate to » many special occasions. Howev- er, birthdays and weddings are " by far the greatest volume of - business. Price said, i 'We give personal attention at .* a price customer can pay," Price ■ added. Sweet Stuff and More Is aimed [■! at pleasing the customers, so " the business Is always coming •• up with new Ideas, she said. [• With the store being In a Unlver- ‘ slty community, many of those [ customers are the students who come and enjoy the entire Unl- t verslty Place area. ’• ■ In the future the store plans to '• do more business with private « contractors as well as the pub- 'a. Thursday, August 31 1989 - THE CHARLOTTE POST - PageSA STRICTLYB(/S/A/fSS BLACK BUSINESS DIRECTORY Food Service Alterations Cleaning Service Merchandisers of the finest in culinary delights. 129 West Trade Street Charlotte, NC 28202 704/332-2263*704/332-2246 ^ailiions J-tcl. Custom Dressmaking LaVerne Elletbe Owner Tuesday-Friday 10-6 • Saturday 10-4 4801-C N. 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T^e Name vou Nnefl To Kr>ow In Real Estate Mac Hairston/Larry McCorkle 4913 Albemarle Rd. • Suite 101 Charlotte, NC 28205 704/536-9958(0) 704-568-6414(H) Specialty Items Retail Design/BuMding Photo/LaNEY STRICTLY BUSINESS Profile Elizabeth Mills, Joan Kennedy Ross & Lynette Price: Owners of Sweet Stuff & More. Location; 9009-2 J.M Keynes Dr., Shoppes at University Place. Nature of business: Eatable and Non-eataWe gift items. Special Features: Homemade character shaped sweets, greeting cards and gift items. Shoppes at University Place I /6«*cc;-L Bizabeth Mills Lynette Price ^[’•el Joan Kennedy Ross p Owners 9009-2 J. M. Keynes Drive Charlotte, NC 28213 704/547-0503 DEANIE'S • D. MAXWELL’S BOUTIQUE 2315 4801-M LaSalle St. N. Tryon St. Statement Fashions For Men & Women Deanie Maxwell • Terry Straite 704/394-4340-704/596-1488 PROGRESSIVE PLANNING/ MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS Architectural Design/ Construction Anthony V. Hunt 704/333-1965 Computer Services Retail "Networkino for the Future" lie. The store currently does work with other small business es around town. "If executives have a specific function or a meeting, we can provide them with samples," Mills sld. "This Is one way of get ting the word out about us." Mills said that she, Ross and Price plan to keep the store small tn order to do a more ef fective job when giving personal attention to what the customer wants. "It's the Integrity of the service that brings In the customers," Mills said. With this dedication and confi dence behind them, business is sure to sweet stuff and more! Derrick B. Knox Network Specialist 1101 Commercial Ave. Charlotte, NC 28205 704/377-5009 Call JALYNE STRONG at 376-0496 for information on having your business placed in the BLACK BUSINESS DIRECTORY DESIGNER COLLECTIONS Vivian L. Williams Owner Joyce M. 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