When any business closes, on the surface, a casual observer could assume the worst. Upon digging deeper you may find the worst case scenario is actually true -- the business just didn't make ends meet. Or you could find out that a successful run in the industry sees the time right to pass the tourch to a new operator with new ideas. The point being, we don't learn by guessing or by applying "last time's logic." We must study the trends, talk to the experts, and take the pulse of one of our area's most important industries.
On this week's Mind Your Business, we hear from Seth Sullivan, co-owner of The Cardinal and Lilly's Snack Bar, to get a sense of the health of the High Country restaurant scene. Are the recent closures of restaurants a harbinger of things to come, or does this follow a repeated pattern? What about the new opportunities and concepts that are coming to the area? What are the factors driving the day-to-day operation within the industry? We tackle these topics and many more as we seek insight on what's to come for one of our most important economic drivers.
Mind your Business is produced weekly by the Boone Area Chamber of Commerce. The radio show airs each Thursday morning at 10:05AM on WATA (1450AM/96.5FM) in the High Country.
The podcast version of the program is made possible each week by Appalachian Commercial Real Estate and sponsored in part by Appalachian Regional Healthcare System.
When any business closes, on the surface, a casual observer could assume the worst. Upon digging deeper you may find the worst case scenario is actually true -- the business just didn't make ends meet. Or you could find out that a successful run in the industry sees the time right to pass the tourch to a new operator with new ideas. The point being, we don't learn by guessing or by applying "last time's logic." We must study the trends, talk to the experts, and take the pulse of one of our area's most important industries.
On this week's Mind Your Business, we hear from Seth Sullivan, co-owner of The Cardinal and Lilly's Snack Bar, to get a sense of the health of the High Country restaurant scene. Are the recent closures of restaurants a harbinger of things to come, or does this follow a repeated pattern? What about the new opportunities and concepts that are coming to the area? What are the factors driving the day-to-day operation within the industry? We tackle these topics and many more as we seek insight on what's to come for one of our most important economic drivers.
Mind your Business is produced weekly by the Boone Area Chamber of Commerce. The radio show airs each Thursday morning at 10:05AM on WATA (1450AM/96.5FM) in the High Country.
The podcast version of the program is made possible each week by Appalachian Commercial Real Estate and sponsored in part by Appalachian Regional Healthcare System.