Mountain BizWorks Information

Mountain BizWorks envisions a thriving Western North Carolina in which small business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs have access to the resources needed to make their dreams a reality. We work to ensure our clients’ success by offering highly customized, peer-to-peer business coaching from an extensive network of local, successful business owners. Our innovative blend of lending and learning helps entrepreneurs overcome obstacles, grow strategically, and create jobs. All lending decisions are made locally, and all our staff members are based here. We invest in areas that traditional banks can’t and emphasize serving communities that have often been underserved or overlooked. Over 80 percent of our clients are low-income, women, minority, or rural-based entrepreneurs. Since 1989, we've lent out more than $30 million to small business owners in Western North Carolina. We've trained and coached over 1,500 aspiring entrepreneurs and helped create 12,000 jobs. Mountain BizWorks is a U.S. Treasury certified non-profit community development financial institution (CDFI).