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SUMMARY:Mountain Raise: the 2019 ScaleUp Showcase Event
DESCRIPTION:NOV 20TH AT HIGHLAND BREWING COMPANY\nCelebrate 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 businesses. \nFind full details and tickets at: mountainraise.org.
URL:https://wpengine.mountainbizworks.org/event/scaleup-wnc-2019-pitch-event/
LOCATION:Highland Brewing Event Center\, 12 Old Charlotte Hwy\, Asheville\, NC\, 28803\, United States
CATEGORIES:Class,Mountain BizWorks Event,ScaleUp
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SUMMARY:Cooperatives 102 Workshop - Asheville
DESCRIPTION: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 have to transform communities and build better businesses. \n$12/ person \nPlease RSVP below
URL:https://wpengine.mountainbizworks.org/event/cooperatives-102-workshop-asheville/
LOCATION:Mountain BizWorks Asheville Office\, 153 S Lexington Avenue\, Asheville\, NC\, 28801\, United States
CATEGORIES:Class,Expanding Ownership,Mountain BizWorks Event
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SUMMARY:No Pearl Without Grit: A Benefit for Mountain BizWorks
DESCRIPTION:Join Asheville Affiliates and Mountain BizWorks for an evening celebrating Western North Carolina’s entrepreneurs. After 30 years of helping small businesses start\, grow\, and thrive\, it’s time to celebrate! \nEnjoy live music from The Cheeksters\, enter to win some amazing local raffle prizes\, and party with a purpose in the heart of revitalized east-west Asheville. Food and drinks will be available from sponsors like Roots Hummus\, Mellow Mushroom\, The Hop\, Buchi Kombucha\, Devil’s Foot Beverage Company\, and more. \nTickets are $25 in advance and $30 at the door. \nGet yours today for exclusive early bird pricing and raffle ticket bundles!\n \nBuy Tickets
URL:https://wpengine.mountainbizworks.org/event/no-pearl-without-grit-a-benefit-for-mountain-bizworks/
LOCATION:Ambrose West\, 312 Haywood Rd\, Asheville\, NC\, 28806\, United States
CATEGORIES:Class,Mountain BizWorks Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20181212T173000
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SUMMARY:High Country Year-End Celebration & ScaleUp Info Session
DESCRIPTION: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. \nIn addition to connecting with other entrepreneurs\, Mountain BizWorks staff and coaches\, and partners\, the event will feature some special presentations: \n\nA presentation from a live local investment crowdfunding offering (a graduate of the first Invested course)\nInformation on the upcoming ScaleUp 2019 program\nA preview of other Mountain BizWorks and High Country plans for 2019\n\nRSVP below.
URL:https://wpengine.mountainbizworks.org/event/high-country-year-end-celebration-scaleup-info-session/
LOCATION:Hatchet Coffee\, 200 Den Mac Drive\, Boone\, 28607\, United States
CATEGORIES:Mountain BizWorks Event,Orientation Session,ScaleUp
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SUMMARY:2018 Start. Grow. Thrive. Conference
DESCRIPTION:150 area entrepreneurs including scaling companies\, innovative startups\, and representatives from funders with over $100m of capital under management. \nJoin 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 opportunity of entrepreneurship and business ownership.  \nThis year’s event aims to again draw over 150 existing and aspiring entrepreneurs and has an action-packed agenda featuring real world insights from local startups and scaling entrepreneurs\, strategy deep dives\, a special financial acumen multiplayer game\, and ample networking with peers\, capital and other resources. We’re very grateful for our host partner\, A-B Tech Small Business Center\, who are providing their terrific new A-B Tech Mission Health Conference Center for the event. \nGet Registered\nThe conference is free (registration is required) thanks to generous support from our partners and sponsors including Mountain BizWorks\, A-B Tech Small Business Center\, NC Small Business Center Network\, SBTDC\, Carolina Small Business Development Fund\, Self-Help Credit Union\, Spark Tank\, and Venture Asheville. \nCome connect\, learn\, and advance WNC’s entrepreneur-driven economy. Registration is available via A-B Tech Small Business Center at the link below: \nRegistration via A-B Tech »\n \nThanks to our Sponsors\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nInterested in joining our team of sponsors? Contact Rebekah Wallace at moriah@mountainbizworks.org for details. \nAgenda at a Glance\n\n\n\n8:00 am\nCheck-in\n\n\n8:30 am\nWelcome\n\n\n8:40 – 9:40 am\nThe Startup Journey: Lessons and Insights from Emerging Entrepreneurs\nFeaturing Asheville Tea Company\, Global Language System\, Mountain to Sea\, Rayburn Farms\, and TwisTek\n\n\n9:40 – 9:55 am\nNetwork & Recharge Break\nFeaturing a Test Drive Tent\n\n\n9:55 – 10:55 am\nNavigating Growth: How to Harness and Manage Your Next Big Opportunity \nFeaturing Lightheart Gear\, Mountain Electronics\, No Evil Foods\, and UpStaff\n\n\n11:00 – 12:00 pm\nEntrepreneurial Spaces: Hear the Latest from Area Incubators\, Accelerators\, and Coworking Centers\nFeaturing A-B Tech Small Business Incubator\, Blue Ridge Food Ventures\, Center for Craft\, Hatch\, Hola Carolina\, The Collider\, and Velocity\n\n\n12:00 – 1:00 pm\nLunch\nWith Legislative Updates and remarks from Venture Asheville\n\n\n1:10 – 4:30 pm\nSpecial Afternoon Track: ZODIAK Small Business Financial Acumen Game\nPresented by Paradigm Learning and Mountain BizWorks\n\n\n1:10 – 2:40 pm\nBreakout Sessions I – Select One \nA. Startup Strategy Deep Dive\nB. Scale Up & Exit Strategy Deep Dive\n\n\n2:40 – 3:00 pm\nNetwork & Recharge Break\nFeaturing a Test Drive Tent\n\n\n3:00 – 4:30 pm\nBreakout Sessions II – Select One \nA. Grow Your Business by Growing Your Brand\nB. Access To Capital for Entrepreneurs\n\n\n4:00 – 5:30 pm\nNetworking Reception\nFeaturing networking with peers\, music\, and craft drinks and snacks\n\n\n\nRegistration via A-B Tech »\n \n 
URL:https://wpengine.mountainbizworks.org/event/2018-start-grow-thrive-conference/
LOCATION:A-B Tech/ Mission Health Conference Center\, 16 Fernihurst Dr.\, Asheville\, NC\, 28801\, United States
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SUMMARY:WNC's First Equity Crowdfunding Pitch Event
DESCRIPTION: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.  \nThe event will highlight one local company kicking off their equity crowdfunding campaign and two previews of upcoming listings in a fun and lively evening at The Center for Craft in downtown Asheville.   \nCome to hear a compelling pitch\, enjoy crafted refreshments\, and be part of the beginning of an impactful new way to support your local economy. 
URL:https://wpengine.mountainbizworks.org/event/equity-crowdfunding-pitch-event/
LOCATION:Center for Craft – Ideation Lab\, 67 Broadway St.\, Asheville\, NC\, 28801\, United States
CATEGORIES:Class,Mountain BizWorks Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20180321T180000
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SUMMARY:MO Summit Reception
DESCRIPTION: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. \nJoin MO summit for a public kickoff reception from 6pm-8pm on 3/21. Gain a larger perspective of the state of the positive impact high growth sector with a talk featuring Co-Founder of SunCommon and former executive at Ben & Jerry’s Duane Peterson. Enjoy bites from local food and beverage companies moving the needle on ethical sourcing and business practices\, while mingling with local\, regional\, and national partners aiming to use business to create a better tomorrow. \nAdvance tickets are $25 and tickets at the door are $30. \nContinue to the event site for full details and to register.
URL:https://wpengine.mountainbizworks.org/event/mo-summit-reception/
LOCATION:NC
CATEGORIES:Class,Mountain BizWorks Event
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SUMMARY:Start. Grow. Thrive. Conference
DESCRIPTION: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 they can benefit small businesses; and a legal workshop on what type of incorporation to choose for a new business. \nTo read the full press release click here. \nTo register through our partner Blue Ridge Community College: click here to continue to the registration page 
URL:https://wpengine.mountainbizworks.org/event/start-grow-thrive-conference/
LOCATION:NC
CATEGORIES:Class,Mountain BizWorks Event
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