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12.04.20

Press Release: Mountain BizWorks and Outdoor Gear Builders Announce Second Waypoint Accelerator Cohort, “Mountains to Sea”

9 Startups Selected for Next Cohort of the East Coast’s First Outdoor Business Accelerator   ASHEVILLE, NC—December 4, 2020—Mountain BizWorks and Outdoor Gear Builders of WNC today announced the 9 companies participating in the second annual Waypoint Accelerator program, which launches December 3 and continues through March 2021. Waypoint Accelerator provides promising new outdoor startups…

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10.27.20

Press Release: Mountain BizWorks Announces New Catalyst Cohort of Fast-Growing Companies Run by Entrepreneurs of Color in Western North Carolina

Folks sit around tables at the Catalyst Meet and Greet, Asheville, NC.

New inclusive entrepreneurship program provides networking opportunities and ongoing business and leadership skills-development ASHEVILLE, NC—October 27, 2020—Mountain BizWorks, a U.S. Treasury certified non-profit community development financial institution (CDFI), today announced the cohort of fast-growing Western North Carolina (WNC) companies selected for its new, inclusive Catalyst Cohort program. The Catalyst Cohort is designed for existing entrepreneurs…

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06.24.20

Buncombe County Tourism Jobs Recovery Fund Awardee Announcement

Pam Granger stands in front of her studio sign, Majik Studios, Asheville, NC.

394 Buncombe Businesses Awarded Grants to Restart Operations through $5 Million Fund Created with Occupancy Tax Revenue by Buncombe County Tourism Development Authority Buncombe County Tourism Jobs Recovery Fund administered by Mountain BizWorks expected to put nearly 4,800 local people back to work   ASHEVILLE, NC — A $5 million COVID-19 relief grant program established by the…

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