We’ll be speaking today at UNC’s Arts & Business Seminar with Michelle Bordner, Artistic Coordinator for Carolina Performing Arts, Chris Wimberley of Nightsound Studios, Alexis MastroMichalis of Nightlight and Jim Dennis of Music Loft on the subject of “So Your Want To Open A Studio?” (Local professionals with backgrounds in Music, Studio Art, Design, and Dance come together to share and compare their experiences managing a small business and pursuing their artistic careers.) Our plan is to be open, honest and careful not to sugar coat the gory details of entrepreneurship. These are the questions they’ve asked us to prepare for…

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We are currently in the process of collecting names & contact info for super cool, but underground, artists, musicians and business owners for the new and improved Artery Magazine. We’ve been working slowly on it for months thinking no one’s paid attention - but they have, and we’ve been getting emails, phone calls and other odd requests. Guys and gals in Carrboro, Chapel Hill, Raleigh and yes, even Durham. With the immediate reaction we’ve had from Durham residents I can’t understand why everyone is so down on the Bull City.

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12 Grain will be using the business expertise of aberdium consulting to help achieve only the best results, the ones you deserve.

Most have a business with a vision. Aberdium consulting started with and continues to be a vision with a business. What does that mean? It means that the founders wanted a few simple things in life - a good, fair income; to be able support their local community; to put friends and family first, and be great stewards of the only planet we’ve got. This was the beginning of something beautiful, different, and effective. This was the beginning of the aberdium manifesto - the ethical compass for all decisions both internally and externally. Sights were then set on creating a new model for business. The founders of aberdium built a framework for building companies through real-world marketing plans and specific goals for growth. Any company that offers 24/7 service and 100% guarantee must be crazy or insanely confident. Be warned - They don’t work with just any client, but then again, maybe your not just any client. 

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