Women-owned business Coverage

Spring Lake opens first-of-its-kind stress recovery center

Taneshia Kerr opened the Enclave Stress Recovery Center with the goal of creating a space to teach people how to recover from stress.

Delaney Eyermann, WRAL multiplatform producer

Enclave Stress Recovery Center stresses importance of self-care

Taneshia Kerr opened the Enclave Stress Recovery Center with the goal of creating a space to teach people how to recover from stress.

Little shop of horrors: Sinister Cuts combines hair and horror

Co-owners Brittany Schultz and Holly Brockman decided to combine two of their favorite things and open Sinister Cuts, a horror-themed barber shop in Fayetteville.

Delaney Eyermann, WRAL multiplatform producer

Female power: NC surges to No. 9 in rankings for women-led startups

North Carolina is the No. 9 state for women-led startups, up eight spots from 2022, according to a new study from Merchant Maverick. Let's take a look at the data and the reasoning.

Walk in and smile: Leaf plant shop opens in Clayton

Walk in the door and you'll never be able to tell Leaf plant shop is Amy Read's first-ever business.

Jessica Patrick, WRAL senior multiplatform producer

Durham's Wonderpuff works to create space of joy, love and acceptance for all

A cotton candy store in Durham is a platform the owner who, who gives a voice to Black women and people suffering loss.

Nonprofit helping women gain job skills, confidence, contribute to downtown Raleigh commercial development

Getting a job isn't easy when you have no work history, no transportation or you've been down on your luck for a long time. But, one organization in Raleigh is lifting up unemployed women, and at the same time, contributing to the economic development of downtown Raleigh.

Amanda Lamb, WRAL reporter

Nonprofit converts warehouse space to help unemployed women

One organization in Raleigh is lifting up unemployed women, and at the same time, contributing to the economic development of downtown Raleigh.

Durham-based baker delivers custom cakes, tasty treats and inspiration

Trista Sanford owns Bespoke Bakery and Dessert Bar and she's delivering her creative confections right to your door.

Kevin Kuzminski, WRAL multiplatform producer

Bespoke Bakery & Dessert Bar: Tasty treats delivered straight to your door

Trista Sanford is bringing her top-notch baked goods right to your home. And ordering is a real piece of cake.

Insurer, tech firms team up to help women get into STEM careers

One in four women is considering a career change following the economic fallout of the pandemic. A survey by MetLife found about 40 percent of them are considering STEM options. This week, the insurer is helping North Carolina's rebound by bringing together industry leaders from high-profile companies, including Microsoft and Netflix, for a virtual conference to help women advance in the field.

Local developer leads an all-women team in new Chapel Hill Meadowmont project

Mariana Molina, a Chapel Hill local and CEO of Bella Vista Development Group, is shaking up the commercial real estate industry with her latest project: adding a development to Meadowmont Village with the help of an all-women team. 

Local sisters make South Asian fashion more accessible with Rent the Runway partnership

Niki and Ritika Shamdasani always found it hard to find South Asian clothing they liked, so they decided to start designing their own.

Kayla Boswell, 2020 CBC-UNC Diversity Fellow

Minority owned and operated - Garner home to business owners of all types

Garner's diverse population is reflected in its entrepreneurial community, and the town takes pride in its minority-owned and women-owned enterprises.

Latisha Catchatoorian, WRAL Digital Solutions

Raleigh woman achieves global success with hair care breakthrough honored by Popular Science

Melisse Shaban's popular Colorkick hair products were honored among the greatest innovations of 2019 by Popular Science. Celebrities used her Virtue Labs hair products for their Golden Globes red carpet appearances.

Melisse Shaban’s Colorkick hair products honored among greatest innovations of 2019

Aside from seeing her brand on the red carpet at the Golden Globes, Raleigh’s own Melisse Shaban, the founder of Virtue Labs, was also honored for creating one of Popular Science’s 100 greatest innovations of 2019.

Melisse Shaban's Colorkick hair products honored among greatest innovations of 2019

Aside from seeing her brand on the red carpet at the Golden Globes, Raleigh's own Melisse Shaban, the founder of Virtue Labs, was also honored for creating one of Popular Science's 100 greatest innovations of 2019.

Mikaya Thurmond, WRAL anchor/reporter

Local company wants to help women CEOs

There are a record number of women CEO's at Fortune 500 companies -- and women only make up 6.6 percent. One local company, Mettacool, wants to help companies retain women and treat them well while they're there.

Study: Best and worst states for working moms

WalletHub studied cost and quality of daycare, salary and ratio of females to males in the workplace to determine the best states for working moms.

Area businesses team up to give moms a night off

Triangle businesses are teaming up to give moms a night off.

Mandy Mitchell, WRAL reporter

Layoff, father's advice led to start of growing fitness chain

As Orangetheory Fitness co-founder Ellen Latham greets fans at the chain's Chapel Hill North location, they share stories of how her workout has changed their lives.

Orangetheory co-founder's unusual journey to the top of corporate world

As Orangetheory Fitness co-founder Ellen Latham greets fans at the chain's Chapel Hill North location, they share stories of how her workout has changed their lives.

Mary Dunleavy, WRAL Sports anchor/reporter

Meet the local 'nanapreneur' who helps women business owners reach their potential

As a self-titled"nanapreneur" and UberNana, Leslie Flowers, a certified speaker, coach and business consultant, works to help business women define their goals and reach them.

Sarah Lindenfeld Hall, Go Ask Mom editor

Grateful Bags: Apex mom finds success with interchangeable monogram bags, passion helping kids in need in Africa

Jenny Ross has had more than a few entrepreneurial moments. But a critical one - that led to the 2013 patent for her interchangeable monogram concept - came in the middle of the night.

Sarah Lindenfeld Hall, Go Ask Mom editor

Mom-created Youngsville-based company sells its games, reward charts nationwide

Jennifer Edmundson, a mom of three and psychiatric nurse, and Jennifer Kent, a mom of one with a background in laboratory technology, got to know each other in a neighborhood playgroup when their kids were just babies. And two years later, as their children entered their toddler years, the idea for Kenson Kids was born.

Sarah Lindenfeld Hall, Go Ask Mom editor