FABA Focus After Five at ProactIV Hydration & Wellness

Connect After Hours with the Fletcher Business Community

FABA Focus After Five returns Thursday, September 10, 2026, from 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM with an evening of relaxed business networking hosted by ProactIV Hydration & Wellness.

Focus After Five is one of the Fletcher Area Business Association’s signature networking opportunities, bringing together business owners, professionals, entrepreneurs, nonprofit leaders, and community-minded people from Fletcher and surrounding Western North Carolina communities.

Instead of another formal meeting or presentation, this event gives attendees room to talk, make introductions, catch up with familiar faces, and discover new connections in an easygoing after-hours atmosphere.

Meet the People Behind FABA

The Fletcher Area Business Association, better known as FABA, works to help businesses and organizations grow and thrive through networking, professional development, and charitable giving that benefits the local community. The organization represents more than 150 local business leaders and provides opportunities for members to connect throughout the year.

Focus After Five puts that mission into action by giving local professionals a place to meet face-to-face and build relationships beyond email, social media, and the usual workday routine.

Networking Without the Stiff Formalities

You do not need an elaborate elevator pitch to attend Focus After Five.

Bring business cards if you use them, introduce yourself, and be ready for genuine conversation. The evening is designed to make networking approachable whether you are a longtime FABA member, a new business owner, or someone attending a local networking event for the first time.

The best connections often begin with a simple conversation rather than a sales presentation.

Get to Know ProactIV Hydration & Wellness

September’s host, ProactIV Hydration & Wellness, is an IV hydration and wellness clinic owned and operated by Jen Schulz, RN, BSN, and Maryclaire O’Neill, DO, DABFM, IFMCP.

The business offers IV hydration, vitamin shots, and other wellness services designed around recovery, relief, and wellness support. Its website describes services for needs that may include dehydration, athletic recovery, vitamin deficiency, illness recovery, and general wellness.

Learn More About a Local Wellness Business

One of the benefits of FABA Focus After Five is the opportunity to see another local business from the inside.

Guests will have a chance to learn more about ProactIV Hydration & Wellness, meet the people behind the business, and better understand the services they provide. The company also offers mobile services and group options, in addition to appointments and walk-in availability at its clinics.

Even if IV hydration is new to you, this is an opportunity to ask questions and learn more in a relaxed setting.

Build Relationships That Continue After the Event

Effective networking is rarely about collecting the most business cards in the room. It is about finding people you want to know better.

A conversation at Focus After Five may lead to a referral, collaboration, future customer, trusted vendor, or simply another local professional you can call when you need expertise outside your own field.

Those relationships become more valuable when they continue after the event through follow-up conversations, coffee meetings, introductions, and referrals.

A Good Fit for Established and New Businesses

Focus After Five is useful whether your company has served Western North Carolina for decades or you are still introducing yourself to the community.

Established professionals can strengthen existing relationships and meet newer members of the business community. New entrepreneurs can begin building visibility and learning who does what throughout Fletcher and WNC.

You do not have to arrive knowing everyone. Showing up is the first step.

Mark Your Calendar for September 10

FABA Focus After Five at ProactIV Hydration & Wellness takes place Thursday, September 10, 2026, from 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM.

The after-work timing makes it easy to finish the business day and transition into an evening of conversation, introductions, and local connection.

If strengthening your professional network is one of your goals this fall, this is an excellent opportunity to make progress without adding another formal meeting to your calendar.

Make Your Next Business Connection at Focus After Five

Strong business communities grow through relationships, and FABA continues creating opportunities for those relationships to develop.

Join the Fletcher-area business community at ProactIV Hydration & Wellness for September’s Focus After Five. Come ready to meet local professionals, learn about the host business, reconnect with people you already know, and leave with a few new names in your network.

Thursday, September 10, 2026
5:30 PM–7:00 PM
ProactIV Hydration & Wellness

Learn more about FABA and its upcoming events at fletcherbusiness.com.