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…
Category: Big News
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…
Meet the Dreamer: Kristen Muñoz, Moon Girl Glass
Starting Small Kristen Muñoz, owner of Moon Girl Glass, can trace her fascination with the material back to childhood. “My grandmother had this clear mushroom sculpture…It had all these air…