- June 19, 2021
- Posted by: Stratford Team
- Category: Business
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Federal Reserve said in 2020 about 200,000 businesses closed for good nationwide. But from the ashes of an economic downturn, there are new opportunities for businesses.
The state of Tennessee is seeing a historic surge in new businesses.
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The greatest increase in a single year, with Shelby County leading the state.
“We’re taking advantage of the opportunity to feed our community healthier options,” said RJ Groove, Plant Based Heat owner.
Ralph Johnson, or RJ Groove as many people know him in Memphis for spending more than 30 years on radio airwaves, traded in his headset for a chef’s hat.
“Being home for the pandemic, the first round of the stay-at-home mandate. I was at home, working out, cooking and I started posting food and in my little world, it went viral,” said RJ Groove.
Being jobless led to RJ Groove’s business Plant…
