• Craft Your Commerce Connect | End-of-Year Lunch Social  In-Person

    Center for Craft Asheville

    Free to attend, lunch is on us! Please only sign up if you can definitely make it, and if your plans change, email leah@mountainbizworks.org to cancel your registration. Join us for a casual and fun lunch get-together to celebrate the holiday season and the 2025 Power Pass initiative! Mingle with other makers and creatives, and

  • Orientation Session  In-Person

    Mountain BizWorks Asheville

    Join us for an information session to discover what resources are available at Mountain BizWorks that will help you start, grow, and thrive in your business. Hosted by our Learning Programs Manager, Holly Rivers, this session is a great opportunity to learn more about Mountain BizWorks’ small business lending and learning programs.

    Foundations Business Planning Course  In-Person

    Mountain BizWorks Asheville Office Asheville

    Our Foundations business planning course helps guide ideas from concept to reality in a participatory, supportive learning environment. Join a cohort of aspiring and existing entrepreneurs to gain an aerial perspective of your vision and the comprehensive business skills necessary to help bring your visions into reality. Participants will gain a clear aerial perspective of

    Marketing & Branding Essentials Course  Virtual

    Virtual Online — Zoom

    Ready to Market Your Business? Start Here! You’ve got a product or service you’re excited to share with the world—but how do you get the word out? With so many marketing options available, it can feel overwhelming to create a strategy that’s both effective and affordable. Join us for a 6-week course that will help

    Foundations Business Planning Course  Virtual

    Virtual Online — Zoom

    Our Foundations business planning course helps guide ideas from concept to reality in a participatory, supportive learning environment. Join a cohort of aspiring and existing entrepreneurs to gain an aerial perspective of your vision and the comprehensive business skills necessary to help bring your visions into reality. Participants will gain a clear aerial perspective of

    ScaleUp Application Deadline 

    Hatch Coworking Asheville

    ScaleUp is an intensive cohort-based program for existing WNC small businesses with strong growth potential. ScaleUp provides mentorship, management training, growth capital connections, and other critical resources to help companies achieve sustained growth and contribute to the small business-led economic development of our WNC communities. Apply by 1/15/26!

    Orientación para el Curso de Planeación de Negocios Fundaciones  In-Person

    Hola Carolina East Hendersonville

    Sesión de Orientación en Persona: Únase a nosotros para una sesión de orientación e información en persona para el Curso de Planeación de Negocios Fundaciones el 15 de enero de 5:30pm a 6:30pm en Hola Carolina, Hendersonville. Durante esta sesión, podrá obtener más información sobre el curso Fundaciones, hacer preguntas, registrarse y pagar en efectivo.

    Orientation Session  Virtual

    Virtual Online — Zoom

    Join us for an information session to discover what resources are available at Mountain BizWorks that will help you start, grow, and thrive in your business. Hosted by our Learning Programs Coordinator, Amanda Ross, this session is a great opportunity to learn more about Mountain BizWorks’ small business lending and learning programs.

    Fundaciones Planeación de Negocios  In-Person

    Hola Carolina East Hendersonville

    ¡Planifique, Crezca y Administre su Negocio con nuestro Curso de Planeación de Negocios, Fundaciones! Sesión de Orientación en Persona:Únase a nosotros para una sesión de orientación e información en persona para este curso el 15 de enero de 5:30pm a 6:30pm en Hola Carolina, Hendersonville. Durante la orientación, podrá registrarse y pagar en efectivo. Fechas

  • Orientation Session  In-Person

    Mountain BizWorks Asheville

    Join us for an information session to discover what resources are available at Mountain BizWorks that will help you start, grow, and thrive in your business. Hosted by our Learning Programs Manager, Holly Rivers, this session is a great opportunity to learn more about Mountain BizWorks’ small business lending and learning programs.

    Alpine  In-Person

    Hatch Coworking Asheville

    The Alpine Course is designed to support founders of businesses that have been operating for at least one year. Alpine will give you the opportunity to explore your options by assessing where you have been through financial, marketing and customer analytics along with revisiting your mission, vision, and values, as well as peer to peer

    Foundations Business Planning Course  In-Person

    Mountain BizWorks Asheville Office Asheville

    Our Foundations business planning course helps guide ideas from concept to reality in a participatory, supportive learning environment. Join a cohort of aspiring and existing entrepreneurs to gain an aerial perspective of your vision and the comprehensive business skills necessary to help bring your visions into reality. Participants will gain a clear aerial perspective of

    Financial Series  Virtual

    Virtual Online — Zoom

    What is covered: Financial Tools - Financial Tools will introduce you to the tools to understand the basics of business finance so you can make informed decisions on how to organize and manage your business finances. Topics discussed are record keeping; bookkeeping; accounting; creating, understanding and using financial statements and reports. Accounting Software - this class

    Orientation Session  Virtual

    Virtual Online — Zoom

    Join us for an information session to discover what resources are available at Mountain BizWorks that will help you start, grow, and thrive in your business. Hosted by our Learning Programs Coordinator, Amanda Ross, this session is a great opportunity to learn more about Mountain BizWorks’ small business lending and learning programs.

  • Foundations Business Planning Course  Virtual

    Virtual Online — Zoom

    Our Foundations business planning course helps guide ideas from concept to reality in a participatory, supportive learning environment. Join a cohort of aspiring and existing entrepreneurs to gain an aerial perspective of your vision and the comprehensive business skills necessary to help bring your visions into reality. Participants will gain a clear aerial perspective of