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Welcome to the full calendar of events including business courses, classes, workshops, conferences and special events that we facilitate year-round in support of the entrepreneurial community of our region. Get a full overview of everything we offer at our next free orientation session. Also sign up to get updates in your inbox!
This one day conference will include topics such as success stories and tips from local successful entrepreneurs on starting and scaling businesses in WNC; access to capital connections with banks, investors and small business lenders; snapshots on the state of entrepreneurship from communities across the region; an overview of NC’s new crowdfunding laws and how
On 3/21-3/23 Asheville will be hosting the first ever MO Summit, which will be a gathering of leading positive impact companies from Asheville and across the nation including Buchi, French Broad Chocolate, Torani, Cotopaxi, and Traditional Medicinals. Join MO summit for a public kickoff reception from 6pm-8pm on 3/21. Gain a larger perspective of the
In the wake of the successful Invested crowdfunding course and with new NC legislation enabling non-accredited investors to purchase equity stakes in companies, Mountain BizWorks invites you to join for WNC's first equity community crowdfunding pitch event. The event will highlight one local company kicking off their equity crowdfunding campaign and two previews of upcoming listings
150 area entrepreneurs including scaling companies, innovative startups, and representatives from funders with over $100m of capital under management. Join us for the second annual Start. Grow. Thrive. Conference to advance and celebrate entrepreneurship across Western North Carolina. This is WNC's feature event for Global Entrepreneurship Week in which hundreds of communities internationally elevate the
Come join us at the new Hatchet Coffee Roastery in Boone and celebrate a great 2018 for local business and entrepreneurship in the High Country. In addition to connecting with other entrepreneurs, Mountain BizWorks staff and coaches, and partners, the event will feature some special presentations: A presentation from a live local investment crowdfunding offering
Join Asheville Affiliates and Mountain BizWorks for an evening celebrating Western North Carolina's entrepreneurs.
Join Molly Hemstreet of The Industrial Commons as she leads an exploration into the variety of ways businesses can democratize ownership. Whether you’re interested in starting a cooperative business, joining a coop, or transitioning your business into a cooperative workplace, this is a great place to start. Gain an understanding of the power that cooperatives
NOV 20TH AT HIGHLAND BREWING COMPANY Celebrate the 28 ScaleUp WNC Graduates in the inaugural Mountain Raise Live Offering event. Join us for the Showcase portion to demo the local products, participate in an Investment Crowd Funding Offering where everyone in the room is an investor, and enjoy a delicious meal catered by local ScaleUp
Celebrate Another Year of Small Business Success with Mountain BizWorks
Join us for a special evening celebrating 4 years of the Mountain BizWorks High Country Regional Office.
Join us for our annual year-end celebration on Tuesday, December 15 from 5 PM to 6:30 PM. If 2020 has taught us anything, it's how to be resilient. Although small businesses have struggled over the past year, one silver lining has been our region's ability to come together and support one another. With this event, we want
Celebrate the the 2021 graduates of ScaleUp WNC and Invested program during the Mountain Raise Live Offering event. Join us for the showcase portion to demo local products, then listen in during the Investment and Crowd Funding live pitches as company owners share investment opportunities that anyone in the room can get a stake in.
About this workshop: A farmer-to-farmer workshop and roundtable digging into the financial realities of raising and selling perennial crops, with presentations from two fast-growing local farms operating in very different parts of the marketplace. What you’ll learn: From ornamentals and berries to fruit trees and medicinal herbs, perennial crops are an attractive way for
Get a full picture of what Mountain BizWorks can offer, from foundational tools, finance expertise and learning to scale. RSVP using dates below.
Wed, April 23
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