The Western North Carolina New Economy Coalition (WNC NEC) has recently released an online resource (wncnec.org) which provides public access to data from their Local Economy Gap Analysis. This report,…
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Mud to Money Report: Lessons from 15 Leading WNC Local Farms
New report identifies opportunities and challenges for improving the profitability and sustainability of WNC local food farms (Asheville, NC): Over the last decade, Asheville and the greater Western North Carolina…
2017 Year In Review
A Review of 2017 This year has been another record breaker for Mountain BizWorks as it accelerates towards its vision of a thriving Western North Carolina which small business owners…
Finding Funding for a Memorial Chapel
“June 12th was the day that Ryan called me and told me I was approved for a loan. That day I knew I had secured the opportunity to make my…
Mountain BizWorks Coach, Emily Breedlove, Tells it Like it Is
Emily Breedlove is going to tell it to you straight. Sugar coating what she thinks about anything is just not her style. It is one of the many reasons why…
ScaleUp WNC Launches in the High Country
Fifteen growing WNC small businesses selected for first cohort in Boone (Boone, NC): Quickly on the heels of Asheville’s entrepreneurial success, Boone is emerging as Western North Carolina’s next innovation…