When truly learning about what a target market is as it relates to your business, it makes sense to use an actual target with a bullseye in the middle as a good visual representation. Hitting anywhere on the target (especially if you’re just learning) is always an exciting feeling, but that moment when you…
Category: Small Business News
Client Success Story: RockGeist Rises to the Challenge

When RockGeist first reached out to Mountain BizWorks, they were a small business with six employees, a small workshop, with a goal to make custom gear for long distance endurance biking, also known as bikepacking. It’s a pretty niche market, but one with significant potential. Greg Hardy, Rockgeist’s founder, decided to focus his efforts on…
Press Release: Cleveland County Small Business Recovery Fund providing a grant program to help small businesses
Mountain BizWorks in partnership with the Cleveland County United Way is set to Administer a $325K Emergency Grant Fund; Application Period Opens October 23, with Awards Announced in Mid-November The $325,000 Cleveland County Small Business Recovery Fund was established for local small businesses and nonprofit organizations impacted by the COVID-19 public health crisis. The online…
Providing Access to the Paycheck Protection Program
Mountain BizWorks, Dogwood Health Trust Partner to Provide Access to Paycheck Protection Program for Nonprofits, Rural, Minority and Women-Owned Small Businesses in Western North Carolina Asheville, NC (April 9, 2020) — Mountain BizWorks, working with Dogwood Health Trust, announced today a targeted effort to provide increased access to the highly anticipated Small Business Administration (SBA)…
Important Announcement for Mountain BizWorks Borrowers
In response to the COVID-19 outbreak and its impacts, we’re deferring April payments for existing Mountain BizWorks loan clients….
Small Business Administration Offers Disaster Assistance Loans
The U.S. Small Business Administration announced plans to offer low-interest disaster relief loans to small businesses suffering substantial economic injury as a result of COVID-19….
