Fresh disaster relief funding is on the way for the Asheville small business community. The $14.6M Asheville Recovers Together Small Business Grant Program will invest in recovery for eligible, Helene-impacted businesses to help them more fully recover and bring jobs back to the City. Applications will be accepted from June 15, 2026 at noon through…
Today, Mountain BizWorks released the 2024–2025 Impact Report for its WNC Strong: Helene Business Recovery Fund. It offers an in-depth look at how $59.6 million in rapid, flexible capital protected 7,069 jobs and reached 852 businesses across 29 Western North Carolina counties. The WNC Strong: Helene Business Recovery Fund launched October 7, 2024, just 10…
Mountain BizWorks is pleased to welcome 13 high-potential small businesses selected for the 14th ScaleUp WNC Cohort. The program began with a kick-off event on March 13, showcasing companies across a wide range of industries, including cleaning services, food and beverage, fiber arts, technology, landscape design, and creative sectors. Through ScaleUp, the companies will receive…
Mountain BizWorks, in partnership with the WNC: Made by Mountains Partnership, the NC Outdoor Economy Office and the Outdoor Business Alliance of WNC, is excited to launch a second cohort of the Waypoint Resilience Program. The kick-off event welcomed 13 outdoor industry businesses committed to recovery and long-term growth following Hurricane Helene. The program provides…
Mountain BizWorks is celebrating a decade of ScaleUp as it opens applications for the fourteenth cohort of the transformative program. Designed to help existing small businesses reach their growth potential across Western North Carolina, ScaleUp has served more than 200 growing companies across 13 cohorts since its 2015 launch. The program is open to founders…
One year post-Hurricane Helene, Mountain BizWorks is pleased to announce new investments in regional, long-term small business recovery. Gifts of $1.4 million from the North Carolina Community Foundation (NCCF) Disaster Relief Fund, and $180,000 from Appalachian Community Capital, plus a $2 million recovery loan capital from Bank of America will address ongoing small business resilience…
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