Retail

A large dessert company with two CSRA locations is celebrating its 25th birthday by giving away cakes. Nothing Bundt Cakes, which has stores in Evans and Aiken, will give free confetti-flavored bundlets, and miniature Bundt cakes, to the first 250 customers at all its locations on Thursday, Sept. 1, according to the local franchisee, Susan See. No purchase is required. “We wanted to do something big to celebrate our birthday,” See said. “We love to celebrate anyone’s special occasion, and we want to celebrate ours with everybody.” She and her

If you’re looking for a hard-to-find VHS tape of your favorite horror movie or a classic 1980’s toy, Angel Zapata probably has you covered. Zapata owns Dead Media Collectibles, a packed 500-square-foot business located at 2128 Central Ave. in the heart of Summerville. He sells a variety of items, such as DVDs, toys, comic books, and other collector’s items he buys exclusively from local customers, flea markets, and estate sales. Prior to opening his shop at the end of 2017, Zapata sold items at the Barnyard Flea Market in Augusta

Like many business owners, Denise Vazquez has a demanding schedule. But Vazquez juggles not only a new business, but also a full-time job and full-time college class schedule. Vazquez, the owner of The Posh Little Picnic, an upscale home-based event planning business, hosts elegant picnics for a variety of occasions, such as baby showers, wedding showers, birthday parties, and anniversaries, as well as wedding proposals. She launched the business in early 2022, and demand for her services has slowly but surely increased. “People ask me if I ever sleep, but