by Jeff Kaplan | Dec 9, 2014 | Resources: Accelerators
The world’s first nature-based business accelerator, Accelerating Appalachia scales high-impact innovative, seed-stage businesses aligned with place, people and prosperity. Focus areas include sustainable food, farming, forests, fiber/textiles, clean energy, green...
by Jeff Kaplan | Dec 9, 2014 | Resources: Help with Ideas
Small Business and Technology Development Center (SBTDC) – Asheville provides management counseling and educational services to small and mid-sized businesses. Most services are free of charge and all are confidential. The SBTDC has helped North Carolina businesses...
by Jeff Kaplan | Dec 9, 2014 | Happenings
The world’s first nature-based accelerator is now accepting applications for its second class of startups. Building on the success of businesses like Riverbend Malt House, Carolina Ground, and BelloLea that graduated from its first 12-week accelerator program,...
by Jeff Kaplan | Dec 8, 2014 | Talent
When Alibaba.com hires you to consult with its senior management on Bitcoin, you’re pretty much an elite expert on Internet payment systems. That’s but one hat Chris Cashwell wears as a software engineer, advisor, and now founder of soon-to-launch Renty, an online...
by Jeff Kaplan | Dec 8, 2014 | Happenings
Adapting to 21st century trends is crucial for business. Ball’s Machine and Manufacturing took that lesson to heart. The former equipment and machinery repair company established in 1976 has reinvented itself as Solarnomics, reconfiguring its in-house expertise and...
by Jeff Kaplan | Dec 5, 2014 | Resources: Help with Ideas
Mountain BizWorks offers highly customized peer-to-peer business coaching by an extensive network of local, successful business owners. MBW’s coaching helps entrepreneurs overcome obstacles, grow strategically, and create...
