From teacher to cheeseboards, how Raleigh Cheesy got its start
The first cheeseboard Courtney Bowman made a couple of years ago was just for fun. Today, it's her business. Bowman opened Raleigh Cheesy in October 2019 and its first storefront in Apex in February.
Posted — UpdatedThe first cheeseboard Courtney Bowman made a couple of years ago was just for fun. Today, it's her business. Bowman opened Raleigh Cheesy in October 2019 and its first storefront in Apex in February.
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I called it Raleigh Cheesy because I knew I wanted it to be a pun (like “Really Cheesy”) and I also wanted it to be very obvious by the name where we were located and what the business was generally about. After a few months, I had made my teachers salary in sales so I decided that the 2019-2020 school year would be my last year of teaching and began working full-time for Raleigh Cheesy in the summer of 2020.
Because the response to this was so great, we knew there would be interest in having a store that continued to offer these smaller options for grab-and-go even after the pandemic was over. In a way, the pandemic inspired the store. We were very grateful that the Raleigh community continued to support local small businesses during COVID. It’s because of their support that we were able to open our store.
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