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Eight would-be entrepreneurs graduated May 1 from Central Carolina Community College's Rural Entrepreneurship through Action Learning (REAL) program: (kneeling, from left) Marlinda Dowdy, of Pittsboro, Peter Musselwhite, of Siler City, and Kane Pour, of Pittsboro, and (back, from left) Frank Baber, of Pittsboro, Christina Amodei, of Chapel Hill, Kari Finn, of High Point, Marshall Richardson, of Cedar Grove, and Donna Poe, of Snow Camp. The 16-week program trains people with the skills to start their own small businesses. It is offered in partnership with N.C. REAL Enterprises, a non-profit organization dedicated to small business development in North Carolina. For more information about CCCC's REAL program, contact Diane Kannarr at 919-718-7247 or email at dkannarr@cccc.edu.