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…
Mountain BizWorks’ Latino Catalyst Cohort begins this month with 12 entrepreneurs poised for growth. This is the first Catalyst Cohort offered entirely in Spanish, and the fifth overall Catalyst Cohort. The inclusive entrepreneurship program provides ongoing business and leadership skills-development for entrepreneurs of color. Members of the Latino Catalyst Cohort will join a group of…
Mountain BizWorks has been awarded a $4,015,719 Equitable Recovery Program Grant from the US Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund). The CDFI Equitable Recovery Program is designed to provide funding to CDFIs to expand lending, grant making and investment activities in low- to moderate-income communities and borrowers that have experienced…
Outdoor Equity Fund empowers community-led initiatives that address identified barriers to outdoor recreation access and opportunity. WESTERN NC – MARCH 29, 2023 – The MADE X MTNS Partnership has established a $125,000 Outdoor Equity Fund to help empower community-led initiatives that address identified barriers to outdoor recreation access and opportunity, and help close these gaps…
Pop Bubble Tea, launched in 2022, is a collaboration between long-time friends and coworkers Ashley Garrison (partner in The Hop) and Eva Peterson. They were kind enough to share their story with us this month. A Sweet Idea at a Tough Time Like many – if not most – businesses, The Hop faced challenges during…
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