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Mountain BizWorks Expands Partnership with Hatch Innovation Hub, Opens New Office

Mountain BizWorks is thrilled to join entrepreneurial growth engine Hatch Innovation Hub to provide on-site support services for regional entrepreneurs. Hatch Innovation Hub – home to 20 companies and growing – works to empower WNC founders by uniting the region’s entrepreneurial support in one easy-to-navigate innovation hub. Mountain BizWorks’ mission is building a vibrant and…

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Fifth Catalyst Cohort Welcomes Eleven 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…

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Mountain BizWorks Opens Application for Opportunity Appalachia North Carolina

Mountain BizWorks, lead partner for North Carolina, is now accepting applications for the new round of Opportunity Appalachia technical assistance funding. The Opportunity Appalachia program provides targeted support for downtown and rural development to build entrepreneurial communities where local business can thrive, creating quality jobs for residents, and revitalizing local economies. In this round, six…

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Press Release: Mountain BizWorks Announces Details of 2024 Programs Helping Underserved Entrepreneurs through $2.3M MBDA Award

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,…

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Mountain BizWorks Welcomes 8 Outdoor-Focused Businesses into Fifth Cohort of its Waypoint Accelerator Program

ASHEVILLE, NC—November 9, 2023— Mountain BizWorks welcomes the 5th cohort of its annual Waypoint Accelerator Program, launching November 2023 and continuing through March 2024. The first of its kind on the East Coast, the Waypoint Accelerator provides promising early-stage outdoor businesses with targeted support and resources to help elevate them to the next waypoints of…

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Press Release: Mountain BizWorks Receives $2.3M MBDA Award to Help Underserved Entrepreneurs Grow Their Businesses

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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