In honor of the fall Craft Your Commerce series starting next month, we’re showcasing a fresh creative business. Torched, a metalsmithing school and studio, offers jewelry classes and studio space in the Asheville area. Owner Meredith Tibjash sat down with us to share their story and plans for the future. (You can hear more from…
Mountain BizWorks’ fall 2023 Craft Your Commerce series, Investing for Creatives, aims to encourage and empower creative entrepreneurs with the financial knowledge and resources to build the future of their business. Registration is now open, and workshops begin September 7. Led by a panel of seasoned financial experts who also understand the creative journey, Investing…
Entrepreneurial Perspectives on Real Estate, B2B Connections, and Succession Planning in Western North Carolina Every summer, Mountain BizWorks conducts the Local Business Impact Survey to better understand the current state of small businesses in our region and to assess the impact of our programs. We began conducting this survey in 2016 in order to recognize…
Family inspired Darë Vegan Cheese (pronounced “dairy”). Gwendolyn Dare Hageman grew up chatting around a block of grocery cheddar and crackers – her dad’s favorite snack. When her sister went vegan, she wanted to make a delicious cheese they could all still enjoy together. It was a practical decision too, though: “I was like what…
Wildwood Community Market opened in June 2022, and relationships have been at the center from the earliest planning stages. Joe Mager, who co-owns Wildwood with his wife Bryony Renouf, shares the Wildwood story as they near their one year anniversary. One Business into Two When Joe Mager and his wife and business partner Bryony Renouf…
Opportunity Appalachia, a project of Appalachian Community Capital, is hosting a virtual investor convening on May 31 – June 1, 2023. Registration is open for investors, funders, project developers, business owners, elected officials, economic development professionals, community members, and others at www.OAConvening.org. Opportunity Appalachia brings new investment to underserved Central Appalachian communities, creating new jobs…
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