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13 Businesses Join Mountain BizWorks’ ScaleUp WNC as Program Marks a Decade of Small Business Growth

Group photo of the 14th ScaleUp WNC Cohort, approximately 17 participants posing together in two rows in front of a projection screen displaying 'mountainbizworks.org' and 'Cohort 14.' A blue ScaleUp WNC banner is visible on the right side. Many participants are wearing name tags. The group is diverse in age and appearance, smiling at the camera in what appears to be an indoor event or classroom setting.

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…

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Mountain BizWorks Celebrates 10 Years of ScaleUp WNC, Opens Applications for 14th Cohort

Group photo of ScaleUp Cohort 13 including text "ScaleUp WNC Applications Now Open"

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…

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14 Growing Local Businesses Accepted into Mountain BizWorks’ 13th ScaleUp WNC Cohort

Mountain BizWorks is pleased to welcome 14 high-potential small businesses selected for the 13th cohort of the ScaleUp WNC program. The program will begin with a kick-off event on April 17, showcasing companies across a wide range of industries, including construction, fitness, healthcare, food, and creative sectors. Through ScaleUp, the companies will receive intensive growth-management training,…

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Press Release: Mountain BizWorks Welcomes 15 Companies Poised for Growth into 12th ScaleUp WNC Cohort

After a highly competitive round of applications, Mountain BizWorks is pleased to announce the 15 Western North Carolina-based companies selected for the 12th cohort of the ScaleUp program, which began with a kick-off event on March 28. The companies showcase the diversity of our region’s economy, including businesses from fitness, outdoor, food, and creative sectors….

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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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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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