Rick Spruill, Author at UPSTATE BUSINESS JOURNAL

Easley’s 2 Bros Pizza offers a recipe for homegrown success

Marinara sauce may not actually flow through Branham Hedrick’s veins, but it must be in his DNA. After all, Hedrick, 30, was born into a pizza family and now owns 2…

Framing a legacy: How Amanda Bennett turns family roots into a thriving art business

Today, Bennetts’ offers custom-framing solutions together with art-consulting and corporate-buying services.

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Upstate Spine & Sport adds personal training for professionals

Roswell, Georgia-based Alloy uses a training model that focuses on small group settings of up to six people who are led by an elite-level trainer.

MD Care continues expansion with virtual, subscription-based model

MD Care is also included in 172 health care networks.

Greenville entrepreneurs solving a vexing tech problem for small businesses

Two Greenville entrepreneurs with weighty tech resumes are creating a communications solution for small businesses.

Cultivation Capital co-founder Cliff Holekamp relocated to Greenville. Here’s why.

Anywhere they chose had to make sense for their two school-age girls, for their own business needs, and for quality of life.

As Greenville grows, so does SeamonWhiteside’s influence

The Charleston-based civil engineering and landscape-architecture design firm has been splashed all over Upstate headlines.

All eyes on Greenville: Architects behind high-profile projects discuss the city’s attraction

Nichols Architects principals said Greenville is a hot market for a variety of reasons, not the least of which is its “vibe.”

The Brand Leader builds culture, wins Ad Age award

"My job is to build men and women of character. The bonus is that we get to do amazing advertising and brand work along the way." -Kyle Duford

‘Wait! I know someone!’ SCRA builds a better business ecosystem, one relationship at a time

In early 2020, John Bruens, owner, founder and CEO of Spartanburg-based Global Transplant Solutions, had a problem on his hands.