Mountain BizWorks, with funding support from Truist Financial and Appalachian Community Capital, has awarded 19 micro-grants to startups and emerging businesses owned by people of color across Western North Carolina. The grant awards, which range from $1,000 – $5,000 and cumulatively total $40,000, are intended to help diverse founders move their bold entrepreneurial ideas forward,…
Join Mountain BizWorks for Mountain Raise, its third-annual “barn raising” for the WNC local economy. This year’s event is November 17 from 5:30 – 8:30 p.m. at plēb urban winery. Guests will hear seven presenting companies pitching live investment crowdfunding offerings with the option to contribute in real time. This year’s presenters are graduates of…
Mountain BizWorks’ Catalyst Cohort is an inclusive entrepreneurship program to provide ongoing business and leadership skills-development for Entrepreneurs of Color. Last week, the program’s third cohort graduated and the fourth cohort began their 12-month journey together. Catalyst Cohort participants spend a year embedded in a peer advisory group facilitated by Entrepreneur in Residence, Jeremiah…
The east-coast’s first outdoor accelerator welcomes its biggest cohort to date, providing mentorship and growth in its highly competitive program. WESTERN NC – OCTOBER 27, 2022 – Mountain BizWorks announces the 4th cohort of its annual Waypoint Accelerator Program, launching November 3rd, 2022 and continuing through March, 2023. The first of its kind on the…
Launch Event & Workshop welcomed over 100 attendees representing 22 counties and Qualla Boundary. WESTERN NC – SEPTEMBER 21, 2022 – The WNC: MADE X MTNS Partnership officially launched the Building Outdoor Communities Program (BOC) on September 19-20, welcoming over 100 attendees for an introduction to its two-year outdoor community economic development initiative. This place-based…
New role directs team in the implementation of outdoor-driven economic and community development strategies across Western North Carolina. WESTERN NC – AUGUST 17, 2022 – Mountain BizWorks is excited to announce the hiring of Amy Allison as WNC: MADE X MTNS Partnership Director. The WNC: MADE X MTNS Partnership is an outdoor-driven economic and community…
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