Applications are now open for the 7th Catalyst Cohort, a business growth program for under-resourced entrepreneurs. Since 2020, Catalyst Cohorts have nurtured more than 60 entrepreneurs ready to take their businesses to the next level. Applications for this round will be accepted from August 24 through September 25, 2026. Catalyst Cohorts pair entrepreneurs with a…
When Mountain BizWorks launched the Catalyst Program in 2020, the vision was straightforward but ambitious: redesign access to capital and business development support to reach entrepreneurs that traditional lending and training programs too often leave behind. Five years, and more than 60 business owners, later, the program’s latest cohort has completed the journey. Seven entrepreneurs…
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…
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