A new candy shop opened its doors in Williamston last month:
Fabinelli's Handmade Candy Shoppe.
"Business has been wonderful," says
Nichole Stiffler, a co-owner of Fabinelli's along with her sister and
husband. The new Fabinelli's moved into a pre-existing space in
Keller's Plaza.
"We get a lot of foot traffic because we are in a plaza with other
businesses," explains Stiffler. "The hair salon next door brings us new
customers every day."
Stiffler worked at a previous candy store in Williamston, owned by her
family. "My father opened the [previous] store in 1996 and sold it a
few years later to his mother and sister." After selling the old store,
Stiffler and her father moved north to open another business while she
attended school.
Eventually, Stiffler wanted to open her own store. "It was time to open
up my own place with the help of my sister, husband and my mentor—my
mentor being my father," she says. "This place wouldn't be together if it wasn't
for him in my ear every day, saying you have to do this or that!"
Stiffler is a one-woman army when it comes to candy making, "I am the
only employee," she says. "I believe you have to run your own business to make it
work." And she is happy to be back in Williamston. "When I was given the
opportunity to open a new store of my own, I knew it had to be in
Williamston," says Stiffler. "The town is great, the people are great, and the business
is in a great spot."
Fabinelli's Handmade Candy Shoppe is located at 107 S. Putnam St.
Source: Nichole Stiffler
Writer:
Daniel J. Hogan
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