Small Business News

12 October 2017

Start Grow Thrive during Global Entrepreneurship Week

12 October 2017, Comments: 0

Announcing the Start. Grow. Thrive. Conference A Global Entrepreneurship Week event in WNC (Flat Rock, NC): During one week each November, thousands of events […]


26 September 2017

A Yummi New Addition to Burnsville’s Restaurant Scene

26 September 2017, Comments: 0

America Mauricio’s dream of owning a restaurant comes to fruition with Yummi’s opening (Burnsville, NC): As a young girl, America Mauricio’s friends were playing […]


26 May 2017

Jodi Rhoden is Saving the World One Enterprise at A Time

26 May 2017, Comments: 0

Jodi Rhoden is a burst of energy spreading small business advice and innovation wherever she goes.  She’s been involved with Mountain BizWorks in one […]


26 May 2017

Mic Drop in Hendo

26 May 2017, Comments: 0

Paul and Sarah Klassen have a Hit with Hendough Confession. I am not a donut person. I mean, it is sugar and yeast so […]


3 January 2017

Thirty high-potential WNC existing small businesses to aim for growth through the 2017 ScaleUp WNC program

3 January 2017, Comments: 0

The deadline to apply to the competitive program is January 29 (Asheville, NC):  It is a well-known fact that small businesses have led new […]


25 May 2016

16 Companies Selected for ScaleUp WNC Cohort 4

25 May 2016, Comments: 0

Cohort 4 kicks off on June 10th as our largest ScaleUp WNC group yet, with 16 businesses participating—all of which have strong potential for growth and job creation. Already, the companies in this new cohort provide more than 100 jobs, collectively, across five WNC counties!


29 February 2016

Announcing ScaleUp WNC Cohort 3

29 February 2016, Comments: 0

We’re thrilled to announce the 15 small businesses with strong potential for growth and job creation that will participate in the third cohort of […]