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3580 GROUP

One operating company — and the front door to everything we're involved in. CHARLOTTE, NC ⟷ DACH

ADVISORY · OPERATIONS
35.80 Partners
Fractional leadership and operations advisory for European companies entering or scaling in the US. Supply chain, manufacturing & quality, AI/automation.
3580partners.com
FRIENDS

Friends of the group

Independent organizations we helped start, take part in, or simply stand close to — friends, not subsidiaries.

COMMUNITY · 501(C)(6)
Charlotte International Business Hub
The international business community for Charlotte & the Carolinas — an independent trade association we co-founded and take part in as an affiliate.
charlottehub.org
NURSERY · WHOLESALE
American Native Plants
Wholesale native plant nursery in Middle River, Maryland.
americannativeplants.com
NATIVE PLANTS · RETAIL
Direct Native Plants
Native plants shipped direct to home gardeners — the retail arm of American Native Plants.
directnativeplants.com
WHO WE ARE

What is 3580 Group?

3580 Group is the Charlotte, NC–based umbrella for our work in the transatlantic corridor between the United States and the German-speaking DACH region (Germany, Austria, Switzerland). Its operating company, 35.80 Partners, provides fractional leadership and operations advisory — supply chain, manufacturing & quality, and AI/automation — for European companies entering or scaling in the US. Beyond that, this page is the front door to where our founders are involved: the Charlotte International Business Hub, an independent 501(c)(6) business community they co-founded, and friends of the group such as American Native Plants and Direct Native Plants. The name 35.80 marks the coordinates of Charlotte, North Carolina — roughly 35° North, 80° West.

FAQ

Frequently asked

What is 3580 Group?

3580 Group is the Charlotte, NC-based umbrella behind 35.80 Partners — an operations advisory providing fractional leadership for European companies entering or scaling in the US — and the front door to the wider work of its founders in the Charlotte–DACH corridor: the independent Charlotte International Business Hub and friends of the group such as American Native Plants and Direct Native Plants.

How is 3580 Group related to the Charlotte International Business Hub?

The Charlotte International Business Hub is an independent 501(c)(6) trade association — a non-profit that no company owns, 3580 Group included. The people behind the group co-founded the Hub and serve in its leadership, but the group holds no equity in it and takes part as an affiliate like any other company.

What does the name 35.80 mean?

35.80 refers to the geographic coordinates of Charlotte, North Carolina — roughly 35° North, 80° West. It signals the group's home base and its focus on the transatlantic corridor between Charlotte and the German-speaking DACH region.