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Another group of budding entrepreneurs has increase their chances of success in the business world by completing the 16-week REAL (Rural Entrepreneurship through Action Learning) program at Central Carolina Community College’s Chatham County Campus. REAL is offered in partnership with REAL Enterprises, a non-profit organization dedicated to developing entrepreneurs. Pictured (from left) are Diane Kannarr, Business and Marketing instructor and REAL facilitator; and program graduates Thayer Jordan, of Chapel Hill; Marshall Thorne, of Pittsboro; Dustin York, of Siler City; Gary Allen, Jessica Cassidy and Valentine Fisher, all of Pittsboro; Deborah Motter, of Sanford; Holly Kroetsch-Schager, of Chapel Hill; Jeremy Rushlow, of Moncure; Patricia Welsh, of Pittsboro; and (kneeling) Shane Andrews, of Pittsboro.