Ennovation Center in Independence helps small businesses get on their feet [Video]

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On Main Street in the city of Independence, there’s no shortage of small businesses like Pickens Sweet Treats, a candy shop.

Sisters Natalie and Nanette Pickens grew up helping their mother create candy, and now, they’ve taken those top secret family recipes and are sharing them with the city.

They opened their store front in Independence last December, but that’s after seven years of hard work.

They said they owe a lot of the help to the Ennovation Center.

“With our past experience in corporate restaurants, we knew we didn’t want to jump in and spend a lot of money before we proved our business,” Nanette said.

The Ennovation Center allowed them to have a space to not only learn about creating a small businesses, but grow at a good pace.

The center offers free resources, from …