Open Grant Opportunities for WNC Small Businesses

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Looking for Small Business Grants?

Here are five NC exclusive grant opportunities for small businesses from seed stage to maturity, see if any might be right for your business!

Asheville Impact Micro Grant
Application due: April 1, 2019
Max funding amount: $5k
Requirements: Must be early-stage, pre-revenue or less than 12 months old, with a defined high-growth scalable business model, Headquartered in Buncombe or Haywood Counties
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NC IDEA MICRO
Application due: March 4, 2019
Max funding amount: $10k
Requirements: Must be an NC based innovative young companies with proprietary intellectual property or other means to sustain competitive advantage with at least one full-time team member within the past 6-12 months and revenue in the past 12 months of <$50K
Apply here
NC IDEA SEED
Application due: March 4, 2019
Max funding amount: $50K
Requirement: Must be an NC based innovative early stage business with proprietary intellectual property or other means to sustain competitive advantage with one full-time team member with <$250k
Apply here
Mountain Area Workforce Development Board, Business Accelerator Grant:
Application due: 2/28/19.
Max funding amount: $10,000 for single employer or $12,500 for a multiple employer collaboration
Requirement: Must have 5 employees
Description: Grant funds are to help local employers upskill their existing workforce to make their business more competitive in the marketplace.
Apply here

Community Clean Energy Fund
Application due: Rolling
Max funding amount: Not Stated
Requirement: Funds restricted for energy efficiency building improvement in Buncombe County
Description: This funding exists to provide supplemental funding to community organizations (businesses, nonprofits, etc.) interested in engaging in energy efficiency/clean energy projects. 
Email Jeremiah LeRoy, Sustainability Officer Buncombe County Government at Jeremiah.leroy@buncombecounty.org for details

 

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