Mountain Bizworks
Charity Organization
Why pick this one
Mountain BizWorks supports Western North Carolina entrepreneurs with business education, coaching, and $194 million in reported small-business lending.
Best for
- Western North Carolina entrepreneurs starting a business
- Established businesses seeking ScaleUp WNC growth training
- Existing businesses seeking rapid working capital loans up to $20,000
- Under-resourced entrepreneurs seeking Catalyst Fund financing
- Entrepreneurs seeking business classes or one-on-one expert coaching
Look elsewhere if
- Personal financial needs unrelated to starting or growing a business
- Businesses outside Mountain BizWorks' Western North Carolina focus
Specialties
- business orientation sessions
- entrepreneurship courses
- business coaching
- ScaleUp WNC growth program
- small business loans
- High Gear working capital loans up to $20,000
- Catalyst Fund financing
What makes them different
- Reports $194 million in total loans and 5,133 loans made
- Offers free Orientation Sessions to help entrepreneurs identify their path
- Provides learning opportunities from startup through scaling, including ScaleUp WNC
- Funds businesses that may have difficulty securing traditional financing
- Offers local investment opportunities that create a lending pool for small businesses
- Response time
- Rapid working capital loans up to $20,000 for existing businesses
- Serves
- Asheville
Distilled from this business's own website.
Contact & Location
- Address
- 153 S Lexington Ave, Asheville, NC 28801-3607
- Phone
- 18282532834
- Website
- https://www.mountainbizworks.org
Services
- entrepreneurship education
- business coaching
- small business lending
- local investment opportunities
- business recovery support