Mark Smith
This article showcases our top picks for the best North Carolina based Leisure companies. These startups and companies are taking a variety of approaches to innovating the Leisure industry, but are all exceptional companies well worth a follow.
We tried to pick companies across the size spectrum from cutting edge startups to established brands.
We selected these startups and companies for exceptional performance in one of these categories:
- Innovation
- Innovative ideas
- Innovative route to market
- Innovative product
- Growth
- Exceptional growth
- Exceptional growth strategy
- Management
- Societal impact
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Top North Carolina Leisure Startups
Data sourced from Crunchbase and SemRush.
QuintEvents
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QuintEvents specializes in the fields of corporate hospitality, sports, and travel packages, premium hospitality, and accommodations.
TangerOutlets
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At Tanger, we’re committed to bringing you the ultimate shopping experience.
blu eCigs
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blu eCigs manufactures and sells electronic cigarettes and other vapor cigarette accessories.
KURE Corp
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KURE offers and eJuice and bottled juice designed for vape and e-cigarettes.
Peter Millar
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PeterMillar.com for luxury menswear, womenswear, outerwear, button downs, shoes, accessories, and performance apparel.
Jet It
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Jet It provides air transportation services utilizing a hybrid-fractional ownership model.
Pool Professionals of the Carolinas
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Pool Professionals of the Carolinas is a facilities services company providing swimming pool services.
Travel Management Partners
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Travel Management Partners operates as a travel management company.
Peoples Bank
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Peoples Bank is a community bank based in North Carolina.
Wanderable
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Wanderable is an online platform that enables couples to fund and arrange honeymoon trips.
Asheville
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Asheville is a tourism site that offers great deals and packages for tourism, weekend outings, events, weddings, and corporate events.
Swing Racquet + Paddle
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Swing Racquet + Paddle is an operator of a sports campus to offer both indoor and covered courts as well as fitness facilities.
Washington Duke Inn & Golf Club
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Washington Duke Inn & Golf Club is a hospitality company that provides dining and hotel services.
Pack for a Purpose
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Small Space. Little Effort. Big Impact.
Blue Star Camps
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Blue Star Camps is a recreational facility that provides summer camp adventures and six developmentally suited camp programs.
Butin
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Butin is a PR, marketing, and communications agency for food and beverage, travel and leisure, and lifestyle and technology brands.
Pirates Cove Vacation Rentals
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Pirates Cove Realty offers a variety of luxury vacation rentals on the Outer Banks of North Carolina.
Trolley Pub Raleigh
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Trolley Pub Raleigh is a trolley pub for corporate events, pubcrawls, parties, weddings and progressive dinner tours.
Charlotte Country Club
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Charlotte Country Club is a hospitality company providing clay courts and pool services.
Hatteras Yachts
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Hatteras Yachts is a company dedicated to finding distributors yacht, and sale of clothing.
Blockade Runner Pool
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Blockade Runner Pool is a hospitality industry that promotes board meetings, corporate retreats and offers full beach resort service.
Nantahala Outdoor Center
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Nantahala Outdoor Center is a sports company offering whitewater rafting, mountain biking, and flatwater paddling.
Bus2Alps Ltd
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Bus2Alps Ltd is to provide bus transport to the Alps. Since that weekend, we’ve grown to travel to over 40 destinations.
Governors Club
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Governors Club is a recreational facilities company providing golf, tennis, swimming, and wellness center services.
Kimmel & Associates
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We go to extraordinary lengths to find the best people in the world.
Museum of Life and Science
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The Museum of Life and Science is one of North Carolina’s top attractions.
Vienna Village
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Vienna Village offers quality assisted living and provides unparalleled care and exemplary service with administrators who live on-site.
RxCARE
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RxCARE provides pharmacy services to assisted living facilities, adult care and group homes.
Perfect Promotions & More
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Perfect Promotions & More is a promotional products supplier.
Ocean Ridge Plantation
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Ocean Ridge Plantation is a golf and beach community that also provides real estate properties.
The Haunted Farm
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The Haunted Farm is a family-friendly entertainment center that offers scary attractions and a haunted house.
Victory Junction
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Victory Junction is a children’s therapeutic camp that delivers health care to campers with serious medical illnesses and other needs.
Freaker USA
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Freaker USA quickly grew to be the global leader of preventing moist handshakes and sweaty beverages.
UNC Finley Golf Course
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UNC Finley Golf Course is a golf course that offers golf practice facilities and hosts various events and outings throughout the year.
Haywood Park Hotel & Atrium
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Housed in the historic Bon Marché and Ivey’s department store building, the Haywood Park Hotelexemplifies the tradition and glamour
Jet Set Tourism
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Jet Set Tourism provides vacation tours, adventures that lead to lasting memories, and travel arrangements.
Stay Furnished
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Pioneers in providing professionally managed furnished accommodations for temporary stays…Stay Furnished
Magical Adventures Travel
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Magical Adventures Travel is a disney vacation planner that provides vacation planning and corporate event planning services.
Cambria Downtown Asheville
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Cambria Downtown Asheville, located in the heart of Asheville, a hotel that strikes a perfect blend of upscale relaxation, business & fun!
Gaston Country Club
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Gaston Country Club is a travel & tourism company providing private banquet services.
Lake Toxaway
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Lake Toxaway is a real estate firm that offers a wide range of luxurious residential properties for rent and sale.
Chestnut Ridge Camp And Retreat Center
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Chestnut Ridge Camp And Retreat Center is a recreational facility that provides summer camps and horse trail rides services.
Camp Grier
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Camp Grier is a recreational facility that provides summer camps, adult camps, and weekend retreats services.
Alocato
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Alocato is a new kind of travel search engine sharing travel inspiration and beautiful pictures.
Vacation Condos
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Vacation Condos connects timeshare owners with vacationers by offering them affordable vacation rental properties.
Summit Comedy
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Summit Comedy is a comedy entertainer company.
Sea Turtle Camp
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Sea Turtle Camp is a travel arrangement company that specializes in marine biology, scuba, and travel camps as well as school groups.
VIP Turizm
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VIP is an international player, a fundamental, dynamic, and innovative corporation in the tourism and organizations industry in Turkey.
Visitar
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Visitar is a worldwide network of travel websites.
Peak Limo
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Peak Limo provides business executives and leisure travelers with transportation solutions and reservation management systems.
Hot Springs NC
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Hot Springs NC is a resort destination that cabins, cottages, hotels, and vacation homes.
Travelbabees
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Travel Babees help thousands of families with their holiday, party, and travel needs.
