GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — ECU is hosting a two-day conference in partnership with “Business North Carolina.”
The summit provides a place for business leaders from rural NC to connect. While networking with like-minded business owners, members of the rural summit learned about strategies to strengthen communities and heard from trailblazers making an impact in the economy.
“Folks that are under 40 who are actually making a difference in the rural areas,” Business North Carolina Magazine Publisher Ben Kinney said. “So, they’re staying at home or they’re even moving to rural areas. They’re creating businesses there. You know, they’re their community leaders and we think that’s something worth celebrating where some of those folks are here today to share their story about that.”…