Mountain BizWorks News

8 April 2019

Foothills Launch entrepreneur events and pop-up office are coming to Cleveland County in April and May

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The collaboration between Mountain BizWorks and IPDC is expanding access to vital ending and peer learning resources for area small businesses (Cleveland County, NC): […]


22 February 2019

Announcing the 30 Companies for 2019 ScaleUp WNC

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Fast growing companies from Franklin to Asheville to Spruce Pine have been selected for this highly competitive program (Asheville, NC):  After a highly competitive […]


3 December 2018

Mountain BizWorks & IPDC Expand Entrepreneurial Services, Announce Rutherfordton Pop-Up Office

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The effort, made possible by a USDA grant, will provide tailored small business lending and peer learning programs. Forest City, November 29, 2018 – […]


13 November 2018

Now Open: Applications for 2019 ScaleUp Program are due January 27

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The deadline to apply to the competitive program is January 27 (Asheville, NC):  It is a well-known fact that small businesses are a major […]


1 November 2018

Capital Bank funds help propel Mountain BizWorks Growing Outdoors Initiative

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ASHEVILLE, NC, Nov. 1, 2018 – Capital Bank announced today that Mountain BizWorks has received a $400,000 investment to support small businesses lending in […]


11 October 2018

Regional Partnership Expanding WNC’s Outdoor Industry Receives $940K in Funding from Appalachian Regional Commission’s POWER Program

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Funding to advance businesses, jobs, and innovation within the region’s growing outdoor industry from workforce training to a new fund for rural outdoor entrepreneurs […]


4 October 2018

New Funding Announced to Support Craft Artists, Businesses and Students

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UNC Asheville Awarded Nearly $2 Million Grant from the Windgate Foundation for STEAM Initiatives and Center for Craft Partnership We are very pleased to […]


27 September 2018

Mountain BizWorks and Hatch receive NC IDEA Ecosystem grant to advance growth-oriented businesses across rural WNC

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Funding to expand Mountain BizWorks’ ScaleUp WNC program across the region in collaboration with Hatch Asheville,  September 27, 2018 – A collaborative initiative between […]


29 August 2018

Client Success Story: Wehrloom Honey

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Aron and Jessica Wehr are the husband and wife duo behind Wehrloom Honey, a cutting-edge meadery, honey, and craft gift retailer in Robbinsville, NC. […]


22 August 2018

Mountain BizWorks Clients Continue to Make Significant Impacts in Western North Carolina

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555 jobs created and an additional 809 jobs retained in 2018 The data collected in this year’s Mountain BizWorks Local Business Impact Survey demonstrates […]