From the Publisher

from WNC Business Q3 | 2023

Business Events Across WNC

Western North Carolina is a remarkable region in so many ways, and nearly everyone we spoke with over the last few months has voiced this in one aspect or another. A business ecosystem that is ripe for growth, a vast amount of resources and support, and an equitable environment welcoming anyone and everyone to the area is truly a unique combination that makes this region stand out from the rest of the state, if not the country.

As we continue diving into various regional industry spotlights, we learn more about how intricately these are layered upon each other. Technology increasingly drives the Energy and Agriculture industries, the Education industry connects with various leaders to help funnel new talent into growing workforce sectors, and Agriculture seems to be morphing into increasingly creative value-added food, beverage, and retail products, as well as becoming hosts to more and more of our region’s visitors through agritourism.

So many of the area’s innovative business ideas are spawned from the incredible variety of creative entrepreneurs who call WNC home. From food and beverages to crafts and clothes to boats and engines, you can find nearly anything and everything you’d ever need made right here. This quarter’s Made in WNC feature article discusses a number of brilliant, wonderful products born right here in our mountains as well as the reasons so many makers love to do business in our region.

With all of this innovation and creativity, new ideas and new businesses are constantly being birthed and grown right here in our backyard. If you are an entrepreneur, business owner, educator, or community member and you know of a new product, service, business, or organization coming to fruition, feel free to visit WNCBusiness.com and share your news with us. Business owners are also encouraged to create their own listing in our online business directory so others in the business community can easily find and connect with you.

We enjoy uncovering and sharing just what makes the WNC business landscape unique, and like you, we are proud to be a part of this region’s thriving business community. We hope you enjoy this issue.

Brett Hulsey President & Publisher, Hulsey Media, Inc.

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Brett Hulsey Editor Randee Brown

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Jenn Muckelvaney

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Alissa Fuller

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Michelle Tracy

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Image courtesy of Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project

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