ABOUT YOUR BACK YARD RALEIGH
What
An exclusive Black Book of Wake County’s LOCAL businesses.
Your Back Yard Raleigh is a Black Book of businesses that include stores, restaurants and a variety of service providers that locally owned in Raleigh. All are part of a network that are committed to providing an exemplary customer experience.
Why
It’s no secret that Wake County is consistently named one of the best places to live and work in the country. .
Wake Business Directory believes local business is what makes this area so unique and inviting.
We are committed to giving Wake County residents – both old and new – a place to find local businesses that strive for excellence with each new customer.
When you spend your dollars with local business owners your dollars go right back into making your community an awesome place to live, work and play.
Who
Robert Courts (Loan Officer) is a 2nd-generation Self-Employed professional.
Robert has a passionate belief in the Power of Local. He wants to share his experience and knowledge to support and strengthen Wake County’s Locally-owned Business Community.
Jonathan Kamin (Digital Marketing) is a 3rd-generation Self-Employed professional.
Jonathan is passionate entrepreneurship. He wants to share his experience and knowledge to support and help others succeed in building their dream business here in Raleigh.
Robert Courts
I am a Home Loan Officer with over twenty years of experience serving Raleigh/Wake County. I work almost exclusively with friends, and friends of friends. I commit to all my clients "Straight Talk," Plus Honesty, Integrity and Service.
Honesty,’ ‘Integrity’ and ’Straight Answers‘ are the hallmarks of a great adviser. My goal as your mortgage adviser is to help you make the best home loan decisions for you and your family.
I truly believe that at Vivo Mortgage Group I have the right mortgage tools, loan programs and aggressive interest rates to provide you with individual attention and advice for your unique financial situation.
Vivo Mortgage Group is a mortgage banking firm with headquarters in North Carolina. All the underwriting, processing and closing is completed right here in your back yard!

Jonathan Kamin
I relocated with my family to Raleigh over a dozen years ago from the Boston suburbs. My career in the business automation and efficiency space started over 20 years ago and have worked with businesses of all sizes.
With my father and 2 grandfather's who were entrepreneurs, I made the decision to start, Preferred Digital Solutions and focus on small to medium sized businesses in the Raleigh area.
Preferred Digital Solutions is a full service digital marketing agency that is structured to work with businesses of all sizes and budgets. This structure and an analytical approach to digital marketing gives me the flexibility to work with the wide array of businesses in the Triangle NC region. I would be happy to speak with any business owner about how to grow their business regardless of their current budget.


What is the Power of Local?
When you purchase from a LOCAL Wake County business you obtain three major benefits:
- Better Goods and Services. When you can work directly with the owner of a company you can expect better goods and services.
- Boost to Local Economy. Money spent at local businesses stay in the local community and boost the local economy.
- Strong Local Non-Profit Community. Local businesses invest and support much more greatly in local non-profits than national companies.