Small Business Feature

Meet Pennie Allen (far left) and Stephanie Morrow (second from right). These two sisters grew up here in Caswell County.  They are experienced hairdressers and chose Caswell County to be the home of their new business located in the formerly Today’s Hair salon by the Rio Grande Mexican Restaurant.  ‘We chose Caswell County because it is our home and we feel it is important to give back to our community’, says co-owner Pennie Allen.

Here in Caswell County, there is a vibrant art community that is becoming larger and stronger. If you visit the Caswell County Council for the Arts or especially if you stop into the Milton Studio Art Gallery, you will see right away that ART is indeed a business that can make us all smile.

On a beautiful Saturday morning in September, the Chamber and gallery owner, Shirley Cadmus sat down to discuss a few exciting recognitions that this particular Caswell Artist is being recognized for in October.  

The Caswell County Chamber of Commerce reaches beyond our County borders in order to service businesses that are our neighbors in surrounding counties and provide them opportunities to become engaged in the Caswell community. Security Alliance in Danville, VA is one of those companies.

Mike and Tammy Miller have always wanted to be their own boss. Their new smoothie shop is located on Highway 86 between two other Chamber members, the Rio Grande Mexican Restaurant and Sista’s Touch Salon.  They were officially welcomed to the community on Saturday, August 15 at their Ribbon Cutting ceremony at their Grand Opening.

There are roughly 11,000 Starbucks locations in the United States, and about 14,000 McDonald's restaurants. But combined, the two chains don't come close to the number of museums in the U.S., which stands at a whopping 35,000.

A few years ago, there was a report conducted by an independent government agency, the Institute of Museum and Library Sciences sharing these statistics.