The largest national convening of outdoor economy stakeholders returns to Cherokee, NC. WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA — SEPTEMBER 6, 2023—The highly anticipated 5th Annual Outdoor Economy Conference kicks off in Western North Carolina from September 18-21. Industry leaders, trailblazers, and visionaries from across the nation will gather at the Cherokee Convention Center in Cherokee, NC,…
MADE X MTNS funds twenty community-led initiatives that address identified barriers to outdoor recreation access and outdoor economic opportunity. WESTERN NC – AUGUST 9, 2023 – The MADE X MTNS Partnership is thrilled to announce the grant recipients of its Outdoor Equity Fund. The twenty grantees represent small businesses, sole proprietors, non-profits, and community groups,…
Mountain BizWorks has been awarded a $4,015,719 Equitable Recovery Program Grant from the US Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund). The CDFI Equitable Recovery Program is designed to provide funding to CDFIs to expand lending, grant making and investment activities in low- to moderate-income communities and borrowers that have experienced…
Outdoor Equity Fund empowers community-led initiatives that address identified barriers to outdoor recreation access and opportunity. WESTERN NC – MARCH 29, 2023 – The MADE X MTNS Partnership has established a $125,000 Outdoor Equity Fund to help empower community-led initiatives that address identified barriers to outdoor recreation access and opportunity, and help close these gaps…
Mountain BizWorks está aceptando solicitudes para su primera cohorte catalizadora de latinos, que se impartirá íntegramente en español. El programa de desarrollo empresarial, basado en la exitosa cohorte catalizadora multicultural para empresarios de color, se enfoca en el desarrollo de habilidades prácticas empresariales y de liderazgo. Las solicitudes se aceptarán del 17 de enero al…
Mountain BizWorks is now accepting applications for its first Latino Catalyst Cohort, which will be facilitated entirely in Spanish. The business development program, based on the successful Multicultural Catalyst Cohort for entrepreneurs of color, focuses on developing practical business and leadership skills. Applications will be accepted through March 20, with the first session scheduled for…
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