• Marketing Plans Made Simple  Virtual

    Virtual Online — Zoom

    This workshop will walk you step-by-step through the essentials of creating a clear, actionable marketing plan designed specifically for your creative business.

  • Orientation Session  Virtual

    Virtual Online — Zoom

    Join us for an information session to discover what resources are available at Mountain BizWorks that will help you start, grow, and thrive in your business. Hosted by our Learning Programs Manager, Holly Rivers, this session is a great opportunity to learn more about Mountain BizWorks’ small business lending and learning programs.

    FULL – Foundations Business Planning Course  Virtual

    Virtual Online — Zoom

    Our Foundations business planning course helps guide ideas from concept to reality in a participatory, supportive learning environment. Join a cohort of aspiring and existing entrepreneurs to gain an aerial perspective of your vision and the comprehensive business skills necessary to help bring your visions into reality. Participants will gain a clear aerial perspective of

  • Financial Series  Virtual

    Virtual Online — Zoom

    What is covered: Financial Tools - Financial Tools will introduce you to the tools to understand the basics of business finance so you can make informed decisions on how to organize and manage your business finances. Topics discussed are record keeping; bookkeeping; accounting; creating, understanding and using financial statements and reports. Accounting Software - this class

    Craft Your Commerce Book Club | Taxes for Humans by Hannah Cole  Free

    Center for Craft - Michael Sherrill Loft Asheville

    Join author Hannah Cole for a two-part discussion of her new book, Taxes for Humans. As both a tax expert and an artist, Hannah excels at demystifying taxes for anyone, but especially for creative people. If you've ever found yourself wanting a simple, kind, and practical explanation of how to handle your taxes as a

    Free
  • Orientation Session  Virtual

    Virtual Online — Zoom

    Join us for an information session to discover what resources are available at Mountain BizWorks that will help you start, grow, and thrive in your business. Hosted by our Learning Programs Coordinator, Amanda Ross, this session is a great opportunity to learn more about Mountain BizWorks’ small business lending and learning programs.

    FULL – Marketing & Branding Essentials Course  Virtual

    Virtual Online — Zoom

    Ready to Market Your Business? Start Here! You’ve got a product or service you’re excited to share with the world—but how do you get the word out? With so many marketing options available, it can feel overwhelming to create a strategy that’s both effective and affordable. Join us for a 6-week course that will help

    FULL – Foundations Business Planning Course  Virtual

    Virtual Online — Zoom

    Our Foundations business planning course helps guide ideas from concept to reality in a participatory, supportive learning environment. Join a cohort of aspiring and existing entrepreneurs to gain an aerial perspective of your vision and the comprehensive business skills necessary to help bring your visions into reality. Participants will gain a clear aerial perspective of

    Money Mondays: Monthly Financial Check-Ins for Creative Entrepreneurs  Virtual

    Virtual Online — Zoom

    Stay grounded, organized, and financially on track with Money Mondays, a monthly group session designed to help you meet your financial goals with clarity and confidence. Led by experienced bookkeeper and accountant Deanna Lynch, these sessions offer expert instruction, practical tools, and space for open discussion and peer support. Whether you’re refining your budget, untangling

    $100
  • Orientation Session  Virtual

    Virtual Online — Zoom

    Join us for an information session to discover what resources are available at Mountain BizWorks that will help you start, grow, and thrive in your business. Hosted by our Learning Programs Coordinator, Amanda Ross, this session is a great opportunity to learn more about Mountain BizWorks’ small business lending and learning programs.

  • Financial Series  Virtual

    Virtual Online — Zoom

    What is covered: Financial Tools - Financial Tools will introduce you to the tools to understand the basics of business finance so you can make informed decisions on how to organize and manage your business finances. Topics discussed are record keeping; bookkeeping; accounting; creating, understanding and using financial statements and reports. Accounting Software - this class

    Foundations Business Planning Course  Virtual

    Virtual Online — Zoom

    Our Foundations business planning course helps guide ideas from concept to reality in a participatory, supportive learning environment. Join a cohort of aspiring and existing entrepreneurs to gain an aerial perspective of your vision and the comprehensive business skills necessary to help bring your visions into reality. Participants will gain a clear aerial perspective of

    The 2025 Solar Deadline: How to Lock in Your Savings  Virtual

    Virtual Online — Zoom

    If you’ve been thinking about adding solar to your business or nonprofit, now is a great time to act. Federal incentives that could cover 30% or more of your project cost will be harder to claim after 2025. Join us on November 5th for a webinar with Scott Zintz of Sugar Hollow Solar and Eric

    Free
  • Scaling Up Food and Beverage Manufacturing Businesses  Virtual

    Virtual Online — Zoom

    This event is part of the Asheville Local Lab series to advance the food and beverage manufacturing industry in WNC, from our partners at Mechanism (formerly the Urban Manufacturing Alliance). Scaling Up is a one hour industry focus group open to owners and employees of food and beverage manufacturers and value-added food or beverage companies.

    Free

    Orientation Session  Virtual

    Virtual Online — Zoom

    Join us for an information session to discover what resources are available at Mountain BizWorks that will help you start, grow, and thrive in your business. Hosted by our Learning Programs Coordinator, Amanda Ross, this session is a great opportunity to learn more about Mountain BizWorks’ small business lending and learning programs.