It’s Amira M, LLC is Sala Menaya’s fashion brand dedicated to unique, statement neckpieces. Continue reading for how she started, grew, and pivoted along the way. We’re grateful she shared her story with us this month. A WNC Move Sala Amira Menaya-Merritt is a native of Southern California and had never heard of Asheville, North…
Pop Bubble Tea, launched in 2022, is a collaboration between long-time friends and coworkers Ashley Garrison (partner in The Hop) and Eva Peterson. They were kind enough to share their story with us this month. A Sweet Idea at a Tough Time Like many – if not most – businesses, The Hop faced challenges during…
Haywood Strong Disaster Relief Fund is one of the initiatives created by the Haywood Business Support Task Force, a collaboration between the Haywood County Chamber of Commerce , The Mountain West Partnership, WCU and UNCA Small Business Technology Development Center (SBTDC), Mountain BizWorks, and Haywood Community College Small Business Center. This group formed soon after…
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…
Prepared by Mountain BizWorks Business Coach, Aisha Adams This work is licensed under a Creative Commons AttributionNonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License Aisha Adams is an influencer with a heart for community economic development who champions social change advocates, thought leaders, and courageous disruptors. She is the founder and CEO of the Aisha Adams Media Group…
Never has it been more critical for us to focus on mindset than now. Dealing with uncertainty is nothing new to entrepreneurs, but the unforeseeable can lead to failure if panic is the reaction. This is especially true if you are of the belief that no problem exists that can’t be solved by a spreadsheet. …
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