Markets are ready and waiting

The EBCI Office of Planning and Development has identified key retail opportunities within the Boundary – businesses that are likely to succeed, if run well, because the market is ripe and competition is sparse and/or distant.

We identified opportunities by comparing the number of non-tourist retail establishments per 1,000 residents within the Boundary to number of non-tourist retail establishments per 1,000 residents in North Carolina as a whole. This comparison indicated significant shortages in retail and service areas here, including but not necessarily limited to:

• Personal and laundry services
• Clothing and clothing accessories
• Finance and credit
• Motor vehicles and auto parts
• Health and personal care stores
• Building materials, garden and supplies
• Furniture and home furnishings
• Electronics and appliances?

View this list as just a thought-starter. Consider the sort of business you would most like to establish, relocate, or expand – and consider doing it in Cherokee. Our potential is high, our possibilities are broad, and our sleeves are rolled.up. The agencies and programs profiled on this site stand ready to help you.

To get learn more – and to get rolling – please call the EBCI Office of Planning and Development at 1-828-497-1679. We look forward to working with you.