About
Let us be your marketing, technical, and project geeks.
Two and a half decades in, WTE stands as a testament to the art of solving technical, marketing, and entrepreneurial puzzles. Real success is mutual. It grows with intention and grit.
The long, wonderfully strange trip
Help as many people, companies, brands, and products as possible.
We are agile tech and marketing geeks determined to change the world a little while working with people, companies, and tech we love. Our goal is simple — help as many people, companies, brands, and products as possible, rinse, and repeat.
From healthcare and banking to a curbside eatery, we have been the quiet architects behind digital-first work you may already use. Collaborations run from the stock exchange to spirited startups and SMBs.
What's at the heart of WTE? A relentless drive to stabilize through innovation. We love helping clients discover new ways to use technology — especially automation and AI — to save time and money, because in a digital-first world every interaction matters.
History
World Trade Enterprises, then WTE Solutions
1997
Started as World Trade Enterprises
Created by Eric and Tommie in '97, WTE began as World Trade Enterprises, part of Internet Tradeline. Eric Garrison left a dream tech job to start a company in Hillsborough, North Carolina.
2003
PointShop, WTE, Storerunner
After Koz.com acquired World Trade and later went bankrupt, Eric put together an investor group that included T.E. "Tommie" Smith. They purchased WTE, Storerunner.com, and Pointshop.com.
2008
The name you know
World Trade Enterprises became WTE Solutions, focused on digital transformation: websites, software, data, IT, and the marketing that makes complex tech understandable.
Now
Still in the puzzles
A small team of designers, marketers, and developers. Offices in Hillsborough, NC. Same goal. New tools — including AI, cloud, and automation — in service of the same work.
Leadership
Eric Garrison, CEO
A former P&G and M&M/Mars marketer once called Eric a "marketing technologist" and an artisan of the digital age. He started in the binary trenches, then learned a harder truth: coding without connection is merely transaction.
He weaves tech and tale — a compass for companies navigating digital work. On occasion he has acted as a virtual Chief Technical Officer, which is why fractional CTO is a service we take seriously rather than a slogan.
The soul of WTE, though, is the crew. Many on the team have been here 15+ years, which mirrors the longevity of the clients who stay. "Do what you love with people who share that spark" has been a reliable guide.
Where we show up
Industries we serve
We do not pretend to be everywhere. These are the kinds of organizations we already know how to talk to.
You in?
If your heart races for what you do, we'd be thrilled to join the voyage.
Call 1-866-994-7467 or write sales@wte.net.
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