A GRANT FOR BUSINESS OWNERS IN THE UPSTATE IS HELPING LAUNCH THE FIRST BLACK WOMAN OWNED, READY TO DRINK SPIRITS BRAND IN SOUTH CAROLINA. DURING MY EIGHT WEEK RESEARCH OR IN THE BOOT CAMP, I WANTED TO SEE HOW MANY MINORITY LIQUOR OWNERS THERE WERE. AND IT’S A VERY OVER POPULATED SPACE, BUT VERY UNDERREPRESENTED. IT’S ABOUT ME HELPING OTHER ENTREPRENEURS HELP BRING THEIR DREAMS TO REALITY. FOUNDER AND CEO BABETTE JONES WAS AWARDED $5,000 THROUGH GREENVILLE STARTS BY THE HILL INSTITUTE OF INNOVATORS AND ENTREPRENEURS, WHERE SHE COMPETED AGAINST 27 OTHERS FOR A BUSINESS STARTUP. THIS WEEKEND’S LAUNCH PARTY FOR 619 SPIRITS, 1865 WILL INTRODUCE ITS COCONUT RUM AND A GRAPEFRUIT AGAVE COCKTAIL, PLUS SAMPLING ITS FIRST MOCKTAIL, A NONALCOHOLIC PASSIONFRUIT FLAVOR. IT WILL BE DISTRIBUTED THROUGHOUT SOUTH CAROLINA FIRST AND WILL
Six Nineteen Spirits 1865 is the first African American-owned ready-to-drink spirits brand in South Carolina.Founder and CEO …