Smoky Mountain Dance Center is proud to be a member! Mountain BizWorks is a great starting point for rookie entrepreneurs lookings to launch a new business, as well as an excellent resource center for experience entrepreneurs with hopes for improvement or expansion.

Nicole Polzella - Smoky Mountain Dance Center

Elements of Wellness
Category: Health - Acupuncture
Hannah Kim
4 Woodfin Avenue
Asheville, NC 28804
Phone: (828)255-8285
Fax:
Email: hannahskim@yahoo.com
Website: http://

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Williams Entertainment Group, Inc.
Category: Entertainment - Music Performers
Kat Williams
P.O. Box 867
Asheville, NC 28802
Phone: (866)809-9030
Fax:
Email: kat@williamsentertainmentgroup.com
Website: http://www.williamsentertainmentgroup.com

Performances by regionally acclaimed singer Kat Williams. Talent management agency for local performers.

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Visit our online directory for a complete listing of alumni-owned and operated businesses!

:: ShowBiz 2008 ::
          a benefit for Mountain BizWorks, September 18 
          [click here for details]

 

:: Mountain BizWorks has moved its Asheville office. 
The new address is... 153 South Lexington Avenue, Asheville NC 28801

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WHO ARE WE?

For two decades, Mountain BizWorks has provided training, coaching, and lending services to start-up and existing businesses in the twelve western-most counties of North Carolina. We focus on access for all types of entrepreneurs including low-income individuals and minorities who sometimes face barriers to business ownership. Mountain BizWorks' programs and services help entrepreneurs to demystify and overcome the difficulties associated with starting or expanding a business. ::Learn More::

In 2007, Mountain BizWorks was able to provide its services to over 740 entrepreneurs, of which 71% were low-income, 64% were women, and 22% were racial or ethnic minorities. Those individuals created 135 businesses and expanded 230 businesses. In turn, those businesses created 520 jobs and sustained 372 jobs. We also made 67 loans totaling almost $900,000 and leveraging $1.3 Million.

WHAT DO WE DO?

~ We guide entrepreneurs through the process of creating or enhancing their business plans. ::Learn More::

~ Our clients can receive one-on-one business coaching to help them overcome all the obstacles of creating or expanding thier businesses. ::Learn More::

~ We can loan up to $50,000 to entrepreneurs who need captial to open or expand their businesses. ::Learn More::

HOW CAN YOU SUPPORT OUR WORK?

We depend on philanthropy to help us create the American Dream for our clients. With your contribution, Western North Carolina's entrepreneurs will become successful business owners. ::Learn More::

~ Donate money now by going to JustGive.org, a non-profit organization that connects people with the charities and causes they care about.

~ Contact Stephen Jones, our Development Director, to learn how your donation will make a difference.

~ With a minimum $1,000 Investment Note, you can earn up to 3% interest while helping to capitalize small business businesses in your community. ::Learn More::

Alumni Spotlights

Casa dei Bambini: House of the Child is a bilingual village school with two communities – the toddler community is for ages 18-36 months and the preschool area is for 3-6 years. The center’s philosophy is that of a bilingual, family centered, and early childhood evidence-based practices approach. The school embraces hands-on experiential learning practices from many early childhood philosophies including Montessori, Reggio Emilia, and Waldorf (Steiner). The program includes a dual language immersion approach where half of the day is spent speaking Spanish and the other half speaking English. This facilitates the acquisition of a second language for both English and Spanish speaking children.

Since opening in September 2005, the school has grown to a staff of eight full-time employees with 60 students and a waiting list. The program runs year-round and the hours are Monday-Friday from 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., with extended care until 5:30 p.m. For more information on Casa dei Bambini: House of the Child, visit their website www.houseofthechild.org or call 828-254-CASA.