In a room marked by exposed duct work and unfinished walls, Johnson C. Smith launched Innovo Laboratory, a small business incubator, at Packard Place on Wednesday. The event drew a mix of Charlotte’s black business owners from No Grease co-founder Damian Johnson to attorney Eric Montgomery. Former Charlotte Observer business columnist Ron Stodghill will lead […]
In a room marked by exposed duct work and unfinished walls, Johnson C. Smith launched Innovo Laboratory, a small business incubator, at Packard Place on…
Charlotte Observer business columnist Ron Stodghill likes No Grease Barbershop and the business foresight of the team that runs it, but he argues the company should changes its minstrel-era logo in today’s Observer. Stodghill describes the logo as the bug-eyed, black-faced caricature inspired by those dehumanizing minstrel shows of yesteryear. No Grease’s owners have always […]
