Asheville Entrepreneurship Week

• Morning Networking Event hosted by Aisha Adams at Black Wall Street
  • https://www.eventbrite.com/e/inclusive-networking-with-equity-over-everything-tickets-996394832767
  • Equity Over Everything is hosting this event for professionals, entrepreneurs, and community members dedicated to building an inclusive network.
  • Inclusive Networking—a morning gathering that fosters meaningful connections and collaborations over delicious breakfast bites.
  • Where: BWS Event Space – 8 River Arts Place, Asheville, North Carolina
  • When: September 10, 2024 | 8 AM to 10 AM
  • Because networking should be inclusive and empowering. This event offers a unique opportunity to connect, share ideas, and build relationships in a welcoming environment. Don’t miss out on being part of a community that values diversity and equity!
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• Myth and Facts of Angel Investing
  • 12pm-1pm, featuring VentureSouth
  • Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/myths-and-facts-about-angel-investing-tickets-1003903691967?aff=oddtdtcreator
  • In this “Myths and Facts of Angel Investing” workshop, we will discuss how angel investing works, and correct some of the misconceptions about what early stage investing involves. We hope you can join us over lunch at Hatch to learn more.
  • Location: Hatch Event Space, 45 S French Broad Ave
• Financial Resources Panel
  • W/Jennifer King, Sr. SBA Business Development Officer at First Community Bank; Tara Brown, Director of Community Engagement for Western NC at Self-Help Credit Union; Yaselin Gonzalez, Senior Small Business Lender at Mountain BizWorks.
  • 4PM – LOCATION: Mad Genius Studios
  • https://www.madgeniusstudios.com/events/2024/9/9/asheville-entrepreneur-week-september-9-13
• Hatch Pitch Party
  • 6PM
  • Hatch Event Space, 45 S French Broad Ave
  • https://hatchinnovationhub.org/event/pitch-party-asheville-sept-2024/
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• Venture Asheville’s Corporate Innovation Speaker Series
  • Featuring Jordan LaFlure (The Onion) and John Lowe (Jeni’s Ice Cream Former CEO)
    
  • https://web.ashevillechamber.org/events/2024-Corporate-Innovation-Seminar-8829/details
• Workforce Resources Panel
  • Faith Bischoff, NextGen Goodwill Ambassador; Derrick Edwards, RegionA
  • 4PM – LOCATION: Mad Genius Studios
  • https://www.madgeniusstudios.com/events/2024/9/9/asheville-entrepreneur-week-september-9-13
• Celebrating Asheville Entrepreneurship Week
  • Thur 9/12 5:30
  • Social team
  • Burial Beer Rooftop/Visuals

• Tapping Into the Hidden Workforce: Leveraging Fractional Talent for Growth
  • Fri 9/13 10am
    Josh Silverstone & Angela Smith
    Hatch Coworking
• Products, Products, Products! Panel
  • Ginger Frank of Poppy’s Popcorn and Heather Bauer of DJ’s Pickles.
  • 4PM – LOCATION: Devil’s Foot Beverage, 131 Sweeten Creek Road.
  • https://www.madgeniusstudios.com/events/2024/9/9/asheville-entrepreneur-week-september-9-13

The Lion’s Den High School Pitch Competition, hosted by the Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership at Mars Hill University

• Saturday, September 14
• 10:30 AM-2:30 PM
• Local high schoolers pitch business plans to a panel of judges made up of entrepreneurs
• Cash prizes for winning teams and their high schools
• NEW this year: community feedback segment, just like at a pitch party! Come support these budding entrepreneurs.
• More information: https://www.mhu.edu/academics-majors-and-minors-business-administration-entrepreneurial-leadership-case-competition/

• Understanding the AVL Economy, with Clark Duncan and Jeffrey Kaplan
  • 9:00-10:00 AM 
  • Harrah’s Cherokee Center Asheville (Civic Center), 87 Haywood Street, Asheville
  • We will be in the Banquet Room. (When you walk in, go upstairs and to the left)
  • Join us for a conversation about the regional economy, featuring the Executive Director of the Economic Development Coalition Clark Duncan and Director of Venture Asheville, Jeffrey Kaplan. Understand the data and trends that shape our region’s industries and jobs today and tomorrow. 
  • Cohosted by the Asheville Digital Nomads, the Economic Development Coalition for Asheville-Buncombe County, and Venture Asheville
  • Register Here https://www.meetup.com/avl-digital-nomads/events/295050910/

• A-B Tech Small Business Center 
  • Best Practices for Craft Beverage Entrepreneurs: Inspection and Compliance (Online) 
  • Craft beverage operations, by law, are classified as food production facilities. Breweries and beverage processors are required to comply with State and Federal regulations outlined in Title 21 CFR Part 117. Join the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services and Quest Food Consulting as we navigate the current regulatory environment and offer solutions to not only successful inspections, but also Good Brewing and Manufacturing Practices, standard operating procedures, food safety planning, and making consistent, high-quality beverages. This seminar will provide you with the tools and resources needed to:
    • Guide you through inspection requirements
    • Adopt or improve your food safety and quality system
    • Determine your current state of compliance
    • Identify opportunities for improvement
    • Lower turnover, improve production efficiency, reduce waste
    • Control contamination, decrease customer complaints
  •  Please register at: https://www.ncsbc.net/workshop.aspx?ekey=590430149 

• How to Thrive in a Recession(When You Are Self Employed)
  • 2:00 – 3:30 p.m., Presenter: Hannah Cole, Virtual via Zoom
  • Register here
  • There’s been talk of a looming recession, and seemingly much to fear: inflation, interest rates, bank failures. But do you need to panic? In short: no. Join Hannah Cole for an empowering class on shoring up your personal finances to stay protected during an economic downturn, and to learn ways that you can position your business for surviving and even thriving in a recession. 

• Tech Talks with Ric Pratte Founder of Asheville Digital Nomads
  • 6:00-8:00PM
  • Hosted by Eli The Computer Guy at the Hatch Innovation Hub (45 South French Broad Ave)
  • https://www.meetup.com/silicon-dojo-free-technology-education/events/294227810/
  • Do you want to understand the modern world of technology and business? Do you want to know how Asheville fits into the tech ecosystem? Do you want to find a place in this new world of AI, Robots and Smart Toasters?
  • Our Fireside chat series brings in local technology entrepreneurs, founders, professionals, and the people that support us to discuss what it takes to try to be successful. These are conversations about what is happening TODAY, and are the thoughts of the people that are working in the trenches trying to make their organizations successful.
  • Ric Pratte is a co founder of Asheville Digital Nomads the largest Meetup in Asheville by far. They cater to new arrivals, folks who work from home, and a very techie crowd. They have grown massively in a short amount of time and are now becoming a 501c3.

• Venture Asheville’s Corporate Entrepreneurship Speaker Series
  • 8:30-10:00AM
  • Featuring a keynote, book release, and book signing with Brad Stulberg
  • Ticketed event, hosted by Presenting Sponsor UNCA
  • Brad Stulberg researches, writes, and coaches on health, well-being, and sustainable excellence. He is the bestselling author of The Practice of Groundedness and co-author of Peak Performance. Stulberg regularly contributes to the New York Times, and his work has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, The New Yorker, Sports Illustrated, Outside Magazine, Forbes, and other outlets. He also serves as the co-host of The Growth Equation podcast and is on faculty at the University of Michigan’s Graduate School of Public Health. In his coaching practice, he works with executives, entrepreneurs, physicians, and athletes on their mental skills and overall well-being. 
  • Ticket purchase comes with light breakfast and a copy of Brad’s new book, Master of Change
  • TICKET LINK

• Asheville Digital Nomads Happy Hour
  • 5:30PM
  • Archetype South Slope Rooftop at 39 Banks Ave
  • Connecting remote workers to the local business community is central to the AVL Digital Nomads mission. Venture Asheville is again organizing Asheville Entrepreneur Week from 9/11 through 9/15. Our social celebration will be part of the week’s activities. Nobody socializes in Asheville quite like us!
  • We’ll be in South Slope, close to other festivities for the week. For this event, join us at Archetype Brewery on their rooftop, Bleu Sky Bar. Who doesn’t love a good view of Mt. Pisgah with a cold beverage? Head on up to the top floor—as always, we’ll have our signature name tags to help ease introductions.
  • Archetype South Slope has a delicious menu—ordering is available from Bleu Sky Bar.
  • Register Here https://www.meetup.com/avl-digital-nomads/events/295051234/

•  2:00 PM
  •  YogaSix “Restore” class, a fantastic recovery and re-energizing sequence.
  • It will be accessible to the novice or the experienced Yogi. The classis free and exclusive to all AEW sponsors and attendees. The studio can hold ~28 students, availability “first come, first serve”.
  • Here is the link for sign ups