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…
Category: Big News
Opportunity Appalachia Investor Convening to Showcase 33 High Impact Projects Anticipated to Create 3,000 Jobs
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…
Twelve Entrepreneurs Welcomed into Mountain BizWorks’ First Latino Catalyst Cohort
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….
Mountain BizWorks Awarded Over $4 Million through CDFI Equitable Recovery Program Grant
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…
MADE X MTNS Announces $125,000 Investment in Equity in the Outdoors
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…
Meet the Dreamers: Ashley Garrison and Eva Peterson, POP Bubble Tea
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…