A few weeks ago, a talented cohort of Western North Carolina artists packed up their work and made the trip to American Craft Made Baltimore, the largest juried art fair…
Craft Your Commerce Takes WNC to the 49th American Craft Made Baltimore
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13 Businesses Join Mountain BizWorks’ ScaleUp WNC as Program Marks a Decade of Small Business Growth
Mountain BizWorks is pleased to welcome 13 high-potential small businesses selected for the 14th ScaleUp WNC Cohort. The program began with a kick-off event on March 13, showcasing companies across…
Mountain BizWorks Launches Business Buyer Accelerator to Support Successful Local Ownership Transitions
Mountain BizWorks is launching the Business Buyer Accelerator, an eight-week program designed to help qualified entrepreneurs purchase and take over existing local businesses. The pilot cohort begins April 23, 2026,…
13 WNC Outdoor Businesses Join Waypoint Resilience Cohort to Chart Path Forward After Hurricane Helene
Mountain BizWorks, in partnership with the WNC: Made by Mountains Partnership, the NC Outdoor Economy Office and the Outdoor Business Alliance of WNC, is excited to launch a second cohort…
Asheville City Council Approves $15.5M in Funding for Small Business Support Program
January 27, 2026, the Asheville City Council approved the Community Development Block Grant–Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) Small Business Support Program subrecipients, including Mountain BizWorks. This means $15.5 million in direct grant funding is on…
All Helene Business Recovery Funds Deployed
We have big news to share as the year comes to an end. Between loans already funded and the final few that have been approved for funding in the coming…
