John Jeter, Author at UPSTATE BUSINESS JOURNAL

Hard money lenders count on big returns in the fix-and-flip trenches

It wasn’t all that long ago that John Thompson faced enemy fire in Ramadi, Iraq, scene of one of the war’s fiercest battles. Today, he sits in his office overlooking…

Tropical Grille fires up ambitious expansion plans

Laz Montoto cut his hospitality teeth cutting carrots in a world-class restaurant in his native Miami. Now, even through the coronavirus crisis, he’s dishing out expansion plans for his Greenville-based…

Building blocks: Toy company Plus-Plus teams up with Mill Village Farms

Plus-Plus offers roughly 150 products, some of which include instructions for dinosaurs (of course), a zoo, insects and other themed “builds.”

Artists work to create a living during lockdown

Clay Smith is heading to the shower — not because he’s cleaning up after a makeup-laden performance under hot stage lights as he has for the last 20 years. Rather,…

Reid Electric amps up to celebrate 20th anniversary

“We are counting on 2020 to be our biggest year yet,” Rusty Reid says.

March Madness: Usually a slam-dunk for downtown businesses, merchants

Were it not for the novel COVID-19 virus and the subsequent shutdown of public spaces, the games' economic impact would again have scored big points for downtown businesses, according to the city's #yeahTHATgreenville office that keeps score of such things.

Surcee gives the gift that keeps on giving to stumped gift-givers

“A surcee is a gift that says, ‘I’m thinking of you,' 'I love you' or 'this reminded me of you,'” says Allan Symonette, who launched Surcee.com two years ago to help others — especially, let’s say, guys — who are, as he is, generally lousy gift-givers.