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Millpond Family Dental
Dentist · Cary
Family dentistry at Ten Ten Road and Kildaire Farm since 2010, with same-day emergency visits and an in-house membership plan.
3490 Kildaire Farm Rd Ste 170, Cary
Locally owned small businesses in Apex, Cary & Holly Springs, NC
Shop small. See what locals like.
Plumbers, dentists, mechanics, bakeries and 80-some other kinds of small biz in Apex, Cary and Holly Springs, all of them locally owned. No national chains, no franchises and no star ratings - just your neighbors saying which ones they like and why.
No chains or franchises
Liked by real locals
Free for small businesses
1,821local small businesses
88Best Of lists
0chains or franchises
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Apex, Cary and Holly Springs share school zones, commutes and a lot of the same tradespeople. Start with your town, or see the best of a category across all three.
Best of
The best of Apex, Cary & Holly Springs
Every Best Of list is locally owned small businesses only, ranked by how many locals like them.
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Featured small businesses
Featured businesses get a full profile and a labeled spot above their Best Of lists. They can't buy likes or a higher rank. What featured means
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Design Works Studio
Interior designer · Cary
Full-service interior design for homes and offices - furnishings, remodels and new construction - from Cary for more than 40 years.
1153 Executive Cir, Cary
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Parker's Landscape Services
Landscaper · Apex
Commercial and high-end residential landscape design, installation and maintenance, based in Apex since 1999.
1005 Investment Blvd, Apex
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Peak City Home Inspections
Home inspector · Apex
Mike Chappell inspects every house himself, and as a licensed pest control pro he writes your termite report too.
Serves Apex and nearby
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Peak City Web Design
Web designer · Apex
Hand-built websites and local SEO for small businesses in Apex, Cary and Holly Springs.
Serves Apex and nearby
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Triangle Heritage Wills & Trusts
Attorney · Cary
Wills, trusts and estate plans from Robert Bartilucci, a North Carolina attorney since 2004 and a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER.
167 E Chatham St, Suite 300, Cary
No stars, just neighbors
How likes work
A like is a neighbor saying "I'd send my friend here," with their first name, last initial and town attached. No stars and no anonymous reviews.
1
Find a business you love
Search or browse to the business and press Like. Your plumber, your kid's piano teacher, the shop that fixed your brakes right the first time.
2
Confirm by email
We email you a one-time link. Clicking it shows you're a real person with a real inbox, and one email can only like a business once.
3
Add your name and town
First name, last initial, and whether you live in Apex, Cary or Holly Springs. Add a line about what they did if you want. It shows on the listing within a few minutes.
House rules
What it takes to be listed
Three rules, applied to every small business on the site.
Locally owned
The owner runs the business from Apex, Cary or Holly Springs and makes the calls here - plenty of them are owner-operated. National chains and franchise locations stay off the list, even the good ones.
Liked, not rated
There are no stars to game. A neighbor either puts their name behind a business or doesn't, and every like is confirmed by email before it shows.
Featured is labeled
Featured businesses get a full profile and a labeled spot above each Best Of list. They never move up the ranking itself - only likes from locals do that.
Blog
From the blog
Tips for hiring well and shopping small in Apex, Cary and Holly Springs. All posts
October 24, 2026
How to Tell if a Business Is Locally Owned or a Franchise
Look for the words "independently owned and operated" at the bottom of the website - they usually mean the opposite of what they sound like. Here are the five checks we run before listing a business.
For small business owners
Own a small biz in Apex, Cary or Holly Springs?
Your listing is free. Claim it to add photos, your story and your services, or add your business if we missed it. It takes about two minutes.