Up and Coming Weekly is a weekly publication in Fayetteville, NC and Fort Bragg, NC area offering local news, views, arts, entertainment and community event and business information.
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WWW.UPANDCOMINGWEEKLY.COM JULY 17-23, 2019 UCW 7 JUN 16 JUN 27 U P C O M I N G E V E N T S 159 MAXWELL STREET, FAYETTEVILLE (910) 483-8133 | FAYBIZ.COM JUN 30 J U L 18 Chairman's Coffee Club Ramada Plaza 1707 Owen Dr. 7:30 AM J U L 25 Business After Hours TBD A U G 6 Business Networking Breakfast Chamber Board Room 159 Maxwell St. 8:30 AM Rocket Fizz Soda Pop and Candy Shop is the July 2019 Small Business of the Month, as named by the Greater Fayetteville Chamber. The award is designed to showcase a small business Chamber member for its contribution in growing a greater Fayetteville/ Cumberland County. Award selections are based on outstanding business practices, strong customer service, positive community contributions and dedication to growing the economy. Rocket Fizz Soda Pop and Candy Shop is located at 1916 Skibo Road in Fayetteville at Market Fair Mall. Rocket Fizz is part of a growing chain that specializes in a huge variety of unique, odd, nostalgic and hard-to- find candies, sodas, toys and gifts. The Fayetteville store opened three years ago and is owned by Kyle and Ann Sims. According to their nomination, "Rocket Fizz goes out of their way to help customers connect with their childhood memories and share them with their own children and grandchildren." They can whip up a gift basket, or even special-order that hard-to-find sweet. More than just candy, Rocket Fizz offers customers more than 500 varieties of Rocket Fizz sodas, gag gifts, novelty gifts, tin signs and even saltwater taffy to choose from! They were voted Best Candy/Sweet Shop in Up & Coming Weekly's Best of Fayetteville for 2017 and 2018. Believers in giving back, Rocket Fizz donates all of the proceeds of their quarter toss game to the Autism Society of Cumberland County. Organizations such as the Special Olympics, Kiwanis Talent Night and other charities have benefited from Rocket Fizz donations, including Spirit Nights where 20% of the proceeds goes to the charity. They offer a 10 percent discount to teachers and the military on Tuesdays. Persons interested in nominating a small business (50 or fewer employees) for the award can do so on the Chamber's website www. faybiz.com. Nominators should be able to detail why they are nominating this business by addressing outstanding business practices, strong customer service, and dedication to growing the economy. They should also provide a brief description of community involvement and/ or charitable donations to the community. "We feel it's important to recognize those small businesses which are a driving force in our local economy, and in fact, nationally," said Christine Michaels, Chamber President and CEO. "Almost 80 percent of the Chamber's roughly 700 members have 50 or fewer employees," Michaels said, "so it's a significant part of our mission to support small business." June's Small Business of the Month was Perruque Boutique at 3037-F Boone Trail Extension in Fayetteville, a wig shop known for its support of cancer survivors. Rocket Fizz Named Chamber Small Business of the Month