Yvette Palacios is living her dream. Since she was five years old Yvette has been a collector and dreamed of opening her own store. In late 2016 she celebrated the…
Category: Entrepreneur Stories
Mast General Store Case Study: Slow and Steady Wins the Race
John Cooper, Founder of Mast General Store, shares his secret to success: common sense, trial and error, and giving back Note: The following is a part of ScaleUp WNC’s case study series….
Mic Drop in Hendo
Paul and Sarah Klassen have a Hit with Hendough Confession. I am not a donut person. I mean, it is sugar and yeast so I won’t say no if they…
Evans Prater – Everything he Carries is Light
How Mount Inspiration found Mindfulness in Business. Evans Prater made two attempts to hike the entire Appalachian Trail. On the first attempt his pack was heavy and winter chased him…
Siamese Jazz Club Fulfills Musical Dreams
How an emerging jazz band used Foundations to hone their business chops and plan a European tour. While it is well known that Mountain Bizworks helps small businesses develop and…
Client Success Story: Blue Dream Curry House Says No to Restaurant Status Quo
James Sutherland and Sean Park know the downsides of working in the restaurant industry all too well: low wages and that feeling you’re going nowhere fast. So when the two met at Doc Chey’s in Atlanta and decided to move here to open their own place, Blue Dream Curry, they committed to doing things differently….