November 1, 2018
Capital Bank funds help propel Mountain BizWorks Growing Outdoors Initiative
ASHEVILLE, NC, Nov. 1, 2018 – Capital Bank announced today that Mountain BizWorks has received a $400,000 investment to support small businesses lending in […]
October 13, 2018
ARC Unveils New Research and Resources to Support Regional Entrepreneurship
The Appalachian Regional Commission has released Entrepreneurial Ecosystems in Appalachia, a suite of new research reports and resources to support entrepreneurial development in Appalachia. The […]
October 11, 2018
Regional Partnership Expanding WNC’s Outdoor Industry Receives $940K in Funding from Appalachian Regional Commission’s POWER Program
Funding to advance businesses, jobs, and innovation within the region’s growing outdoor industry from workforce training to a new fund for rural outdoor entrepreneurs […]
October 4, 2018
New Funding Announced to Support Craft Artists, Businesses and Students
UNC Asheville Awarded Nearly $2 Million Grant from the Windgate Foundation for STEAM Initiatives and Center for Craft Partnership We are very pleased to […]
September 27, 2018
Mountain BizWorks and Hatch receive NC IDEA Ecosystem grant to advance growth-oriented businesses across rural WNC
Funding to expand Mountain BizWorks’ ScaleUp WNC program across the region in collaboration with Hatch Asheville, September 27, 2018 – A collaborative initiative between […]
August 22, 2018
Mountain BizWorks Clients Continue to Make Significant Impacts in Western North Carolina
555 jobs created and an additional 809 jobs retained in 2018 The data collected in this year’s Mountain BizWorks Local Business Impact Survey demonstrates […]
August 20, 2018
NEW ECONOMY COALITION RELEASES ITS LOCAL ECONOMY GAP ANALYSIS TO PUBLIC
The Western North Carolina New Economy Coalition (WNC NEC) has recently released an online resource (wncnec.org) which provides public access to data from their […]
July 25, 2018
Mountain BizWorks awarded $650,000 from Wells Fargo to Support Diverse Small Businesses
Mountain BizWorks is one of 13 organizations nationwide to receive funds as part of the Diverse Community Capital program Entrepreneurs posing with the newly […]