Asheville's newest startup event, Pitch for Pitchers, launched last week to a packed house at Hi-Wire Brewing. Five entrepreneurs gave 1-minute pitches, each followed by 2 minutes of rapid-fired Q&A with the energized audience. The winning pitch, worth $50 and a...

This week Popular Mechanics announced the 14 Best Startup Cities in America. Asheville ranked #2, scoring high for its thriving brewery startups, the Accelerating Appalachia accelerator, Venture Asheville and the Asheville Angels. The iconic magazine on popular...

Interested in raising money from investors for your startup? Or making investments into emerging new opportunities? Understanding the term sheets that govern investments is crucial. Join us for the seminar Understanding Investment Term Sheets on Wednesday, January 28...

Have an idea you've been itching to bounce off your fellow entrepreneurs? Asheville's newest startup event, Pitch for Pitchers, kicks off on Wednesday, January 14, from 5:30pm until... at Hi-Wire Brewing (197 Hilliard Avenue). As many as 10 entrepreneurs will make...

The Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce wants to know how you--local entrepreneurs and business leaders--rank Buncombe County in terms of business friendliness by taking a brief 5-8 minute survey. Results will be used to provide policymakers and researchers with...

Asheville Area Chamber's 9th Annual Job Fair Wednesday, 1/7, 11am-4pm Davis Event Center at WNC Ag Center 1301 Fanning Bridge Road, Fletcher, NC Boost your career at the region’s largest annual job fair on Jan. 7. The Asheville Chamber's Annual Job Fair offers a...

Excerpt: Perhaps best known as a craft beer and independent restaurant mecca, and as a haven for musicians and artists of all genres, Asheville, North Carolina, frequently makes appearances on lifestyle-oriented “Top 10” or “Best of” lists. Local leaders in Asheville...

Save the Date! TEDxAsheville: Expose will be Saturday, January 17, 4-8pm at the Altamont Theater, 18 Church St. in Asheville. Featured this year will be the incredible work of Asheville's creators, movers, doers, and active participants. The event will explore...

Radio personality Dari Mullins recently invited Venture Asheville's Josh Dorfman on Modern Mentors to discuss the entrepreneurship landscape in Asheville. Listen to Part 1 now, and tune in at noon next Wednesday, 12/24, on AM 1350, Asheville's Independent Radio, to...

Plum Print co-founder Meg Ragland made her two-minute radio pitch on the Dream Big America Show last Friday, competing against two other startups across the U.S. Listeners and fans have until 5 pm on Dec. 17 to vote for their favorite, and the startup with the most...

Phytonix is combining the genetic engineering of bacteria with photosynthesis, the plant-based conversion process, to create an inexpensive, inexhaustible source for biofuels. Its patented technology turns “microorganisms into tiny factories that churn out...

Through the use of leading-edge technologies and close collaboration among members of the recently established Carolina Textile District, WNC's textiles industry is making a comeback. Utilizing a hi-tech knitting machine similar to a 3D printer, Appalatch is the first...