Mountain BizWorks’ Catalyst Cohort is an inclusive entrepreneurship program to provide ongoing business and leadership skills-development for Entrepreneurs of Color. Last month, the program’s fifth cohort began their 12-month journey together. Catalyst Cohort participants spend a year embedded in a peer advisory group facilitated by an Entrepreneur in Residence. This cohort will be led by…
David Dunbar took his 25 years in the HVAC industry and started his own business. Read on for his story and the advice he has for other business owners. Turning Experience into Something New David Dunbar started Dunbar Services in 2021 – a local HVAC company operating primarily in Hendersonville, Fletcher, and Rutherfordton. However, this…
ASHEVILLE, NC (December 4, 2023) — Mountain BizWorks has been awarded over $2.3 million from the U.S. Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA). Last week, Donald R. Cravins, Jr., Under Secretary of Commerce for Minority Business Development, attended Mountain BizWorks Year End Celebration. He acknowledged the organization’s years of entrepreneurial support in the region and, most importantly,…
ASHEVILLE, NC (October 25, 2023) — Mountain BizWorks has been awarded over $2.3 million from the U.S. Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA). As announced by Vice President Kamala Harris, Mountain BizWorks is one of 43 organizations out of a pool of over 1,000 applicants across the country to receive the national grant from the MBDA’s…
Thanks to Madison Jane for sharing the story of her Haus of Jane salon in Asheville. Read on to learn how she found her niche and turned it into a successful, client-focused business. Experience as Research Madison Jane started her hair career in Southern California in 2006. Now, 17 years of growth and experience later,…
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…
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