Financial Tools, featuring QuickBooks

Date: July 29, 2010
Time: 6:00pm – 9:00pm
Location: Oak Park Inn (Waynesville)
Cost: $85 members, $140 alumni, $170 for the public
Deadline for Registration: July 23, 2010
Instructor: Amy Riddick
Contact: daphne@mountainbizworks.org

Building on your Foundations – Financial Tools is a five session course which starts with the basics of bookkeeping and then launches into QuickBooks for more advanced financial management.

Session 1 starts with bookkeeping basics

Session 2 you set up your own company

Session 3 deals with customer issues (invoicing and receivables)

Session 4 deals with vendors issues (payables)

Session 5 teaches you how to generate financial statements and touches on payroll and inventory.

For more information, please visit http://www.mountainbizworks.org/.

* All SBA funded programs are extended to the public on a nondiscriminatory basis. Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities will be made of requested two weeks in advance. Contact the staff member listed with said event to request accommodations.

Information Session (Asheville)

Date: July 21, 2010
Time: 4:30pm – 5:30pm
Location: Mountain BizWorks (Asheville)
Cost: Free
Deadline for Registration:
Instructor:
Contact: erika@mountainbizworks.org

Information Sessions are the first place to start if you are interested in learning about services available at Mountain BizWorks. Pre-registration is required to attend a session.

Directions: We are located at the corner of Hilliard and S. Lexington – one block over from The Orange Peel.

About Mountain BizWorks: The mission of Mountain BizWorks is to build economic opportunities through business development and capital. Our vision is inspiring entrepreneurs who have viable business ideas and the discipline to follow through will be able to access the resources they need to create successful businesses. The entrepreneurs’ increased income and improved quality of life will build a more vibrant local economy in Western North Carolina. All who participate know Mountain BizWorks as a trusted gathering place and community to bridge the gap between entrepreneurs of varying incomes, geographies, and ethnicities. Mountain BizWorks is a leading small business development organization.

Community Agri-Business Alliance (CABA)

Date: July 21, 2010
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: Cooperative Extension Office (Columbus)
Cost: Free
Deadline for Registration: July 20, 2010
Instructor:
Contact: joann@mountainbizworks.org

The community Agri-Business Alliance (CABA) is a membership organization for the support and development of Mountain BizWorks Alumni in Polk County Office of Agricultural Economic Development.
The focus of this alliance has a special emphasis on agriculture, but the friends of agruiculture are also encouraged to participate.
For more information call: Jo Ann Miksa-Blackwell at 864.457.6843

Information Session

Date: July 26, 2010
Time: 12:00pm – 1:00pm
Location: Mountain BizWorks (Asheville)
Cost: Free
Deadline for Registration:
Instructor:
Contact: erika@mountainbizworks.org

Information Sessions are the first place to start if you are interested in learning about services available at Mountain BizWorks. Pre-registration is required to attend a session.

Directions: We are located at the corner of Hilliard and S. Lexington – one block over from The Orange Peel.

About Mountain BizWorks: The mission of Mountain BizWorks is to build economic opportunities through business development and capital. Our vision is inspiring entrepreneurs who have viable business ideas and the discipline to follow through will be able to access the resources they need to create successful businesses. The entrepreneurs’ increased income and improved quality of life will build a more vibrant local economy in Western North Carolina. All who participate know Mountain BizWorks as a trusted gathering place and community to bridge the gap between entrepreneurs of varying incomes, geographies, and ethnicities. Mountain BizWorks is a leading small business development organization.

Information Session

Date: July 27, 2010
Time: 12:00pm – 1:00pm
Location: Mountain BizWorks (Sylva)
Cost: Free
Deadline for Registration:
Instructor:
Contact: daphne@mountainbizworks.org

Information Sessions are the first place to start if you are interested in learning about and potentially signing up for classes and services with Mountain BizWorks. Pre-registration is requested to attend a session.

About Mountain BizWorks: The mission of Mountain BizWorks is to build economic opportunities through business development and capital. Our vision is inspiring entrepreneurs who have viable business ideas and the discipline to follow through will be able to access the resources they need to create successful businesses. The entrepreneurs’ increased income and improved quality of life will build a more vibrant local economy in Western North Carolina. All who participate know Mountain BizWorks as a trusted gathering place and community to bridge the gap between entrepreneurs of varying incomes, geographies, and ethnicities. Mountain BizWorks is a leading small business development organization.

SheBIZ Alliance

Date: July 28, 2010
Time: 12:00pm – 1:30pm
Location: Mountain BizWorks (Asheville)
Cost: $20 for MBW members and Sheville advertisers, $25 for others
Deadline for Registration: 7/21
Instructor: Celeste Ametrine
Contact: shebiz@sheville.org

What is it?
The SheBIZ Alliance is a women’s networking and referral alliance! The mission of the SheBIZ Alliance is to provide women a place to network and develop business leads in a non-competitive business environment over six months.

How does it work?
The SheBIZ Alliance will hold closed monthly meetings of no more than 20 women. In these meetings you will have a chance to present your business and in
turn the group members will work to generate business leads for you.

What’s required of me?
Each member must agree to get leads for another business. You should bring 20
business cards to your first meeting. Each member will be required to sign a
confidentiality agreement. We will provide lunch.

Who can join?
Any woman owned and operated small business can join.

Group 1: First Friday of every month
Group 2: Last Wednesday of every month

*Lunch served @ 11:30 a.m.

Asheville Artist Alliance

Date: July 28, 2010
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: Mountain BizWorks (Asheville)
Cost: Free
Deadline for Registration: 7/23
Instructor:
Contact: naomi@mountainbizworks.org

We invite you to join our steering committee to help create unique workshops and events to support local artists enhance their business skills. In this meeting, we will be working on the final touches for our August workshop.

The Asheville Artist Alliance mission is to provide assistance and opportunities to WNC artists for the development of business skills needed to succeed in their venue. The Asheville Artist Alliance is in its sixth year of producing Artist Seminar Series workshops and events, which are designed for WNC artists to provide assistance and opportunities to develop successful business skills.

Spanish Foundations

Date: July 31, 2010
Time: 9:00am – 12:00pm
Location: PILLAR Tax Servicess
Cost: Sliding scale
Deadline for Registration: July 30, 2010
Instructor: Norberto Chavez
Contact: adriana@mountainbizworks.org

Una vez que usted haya elegido confiar en usted mismo y en el negocio de sus sueños, nosotros le invitamos a que inicie el curso de Fundaciones. Este curso es esencial para la planificación de su negocio, con una duración de nueve semanas. Cuando usted participa en la clase de Fundaciones, también tiene la oportunidad de compartir con otros futuros comerciantes y explorar las necesidades que tendrá al iniciar su propio negocio. Al finalizar el curso, usted habrá convertido su idea a un plan de negocios por escrito que le ayudará a iniciar o crecer su sueño.

What are the advantages of Foundations: the Mountain BizWorks business training program for small business?
1. Comprehensive: The 24-hour course covers the key elements of a business plan, including:
• Business mission, goals and structure and management capacity
• Financial planning and resources
• Marketing (defining and targeting markets, product features and benefits, marketing strategy)
• Presentation
2. Stimulating, empowering and enjoyable: New and expanding small business owners ‘discover’ how to
apply their knowledge, skills and experiences to realizing their dream of economic independence.
• Actively involves participants in their own learning process
• Encourages creative thinking, discussion and problem-solving
• Develops life skills as well as business skills
• Generates immediately relevant learning in a safe, fun environment
3. Flexible: To be effective in a wide range of environments, the innovative content and methodology are
designed for:
• Dynamic delivery in informal classroom setting
• Low cost reproduction and supplies
• Accessibility/effectiveness with culturally and educationally diverse groups
• Learner-focused; participant controls what and how he/she learns
• Targets start-up or expanding business owners in every industry
4. Value-based AND results-oriented: The underlying principles are the same, regardless of the group:
respect, empowerment, trust. Inspired by these values, participants build their OWN business plans
based on their goals, experiences, management style and resources over nine weeks.

For more information, please visit http://www.mountainbizworks.org/.

* All SBA funded programs are extended to the public on a nondiscriminatory basis. Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities will be made of requested two weeks in advance. Contact the staff member listed with said event to request accommodations.

A Message from Diannah:

It’s official, Studio Thiry Three has been selected as candidate for $50k grant through the Pepsi Refresh Everything Project. You all know how Studio Thirty Three has been supporting community, using its resources and enriching plan to fund many non-profits. Now we need support!
 
Studio Thirty Three update:
In the running for a 50k grant being provided by Pepsi Corp! 
1350 candidate projects, top 10 get funded.
Like American Idol …top 10 is determined by votes.
I need all the votes I can get!  VOTE once a day through May 31st. 
The project is currently ranked 223 on my way to the top 10. 
Every day of voting makes a huge difference.
You can vote here:  http://www.refresheverything.com/creativefundingthroughart
 
I know you would love to help the non-profits and Studio 33 by Voting.  It  only takes a couple of minutes and is easy. If you would like me to remind you daily for voting, please reply by email to diannah.studio33@gmail.com with “yes remind” in the subject line.
 
You can learn more and also vote here: http://www.studio33jewelry.com/home.html

I hope you will actively participate in voting daily.  It will make a huge contribution! Thanks for your support

Date: February 24, 2010
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: Mountain BizWorks (Asheville)
Cost: $25
Deadline for Registration: 2/19/10
Instructor: Rachel Zink & Angelique Tassistro
Contact: naomi@mountainbizworks.org

The Total Package: Pulling Together Your Artist Packet and Where to Go from There

Wondering what sets you apart when it comes to potential clients, galleries, juries, and publications?

If so, you need to learn how to create, improve, or perfect all the pieces of your Artist Packet:

- Artist Statement
- Bio and Resume
- Images of Artwork
- Press Releases
- and more…

Come enjoy a fun evening of hands-on learning and leave prepared to apply to juried shows, festivals, and grants. In addition, you will learn to seek out the right gallery representation, feature articles about your work, and get great press coverage.

Bonus: Bring an image of your favorite work to jump start your Artist Packet!

Light finger food provided
ashevilleartistalliance.com
Networking begins @ 5:30 p.m.

Join us on Wednesday, January 27th for the next Meet the Geeks Networking IT Get Together, an evening of casual socializing with other IT professionals living and working in Western North Carolina. It’s the place to share knowledge, develop partnerships, and build our local IT industry. Hors d’oeuvres will be provided and there is a cash bar.

If you have questions about the event please e-mail info@meetthegeeks.net.

Next Meet the Geeks class: Intro To Rails For Developers Tuesday, February 09, 2010
Presented by Lance Ball, Founder, ShovelPunks, Inc. and Locomotivity, LLC
To reserve a seat in this class, please RSVP to classes@meetthegeeks.net

For more information, visit our website Events page.

Boasting extended hours, new menu selections and more space at a new location, Artisan Catering and Deli is opening on December 16 and will be celebrating a Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting on January 20 at 4:30 p.m. A staple in Asheville’s catering and deli industry since 2005 when owner and executive chef Mauricio Villa began the restaurant, Artisan is now at The Shoppes at Beaver Lake. The only upscale delicatessen in the Merrimon area to serve breakfast and offer a lunch menu from noon through dinner hours, Artisan is open Monday through Friday 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturdays 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. For more information visit the Asheville Chamber website or contact Artisan Catering & Deli at (828) 258-6101.

Artisan Catering & Deli

1020 Merrimon Avenue.
Suite 106
Asheville, NC 28804

Asheville Green Drinks Jan. 15, 2010 6 pm @ BoBo’s

The Asheville Green Opportunities Training Team (Asheville GO) is a green collar job training and placement program for disconnected youth and young adults.

The program combines service-learning projects, life skills training, classroom learning and case management to provide its members with the skills and experience they need to pursue careers that serve themselves, their community, and the planet.

On Friday Jan. 15 Asheville GO Members and staff will discuss the program and share with the audience some accomplishments from the 2009 program year.

For more information about weekly meetings and programs visit the Asheville Green Drinks website.

Clear Channel Asheville presents Business After Hours hosted by Hill Partners

Date: Jan. 7, 2010

Time: 5:30 Pm – 7 PM

Event Description: Please join us for the Asheville Chamber’s monthly Business After Hours hosted by Hill Partners, Inc. in Biltmore Village. Beer, wine and hors d’oeuvres will be served.

Directions: Located in Biltmore Village, Business After Hours will be held on the 2nd floor of the 10 Brook Street Building (Chico’s, Talbot’s, Coldwater Creek, etc. are on the 1st floor.) Complimentary parking is available underneath the building. Take the elevator to the 2nd floor.

For more information visit the Asheville Chamber of Commerce website.

A Training and Networking Opportunity for Food Entrepreneurs
Sponsored by the Division of Marketing

Brought to you by ASAP and the North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services

Date: Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Time: 8:30 a.m. – 4:15 p.m.

Location: Haynes 128, Enka Campus, A-B Tech, Asheville

Cost: $30, includes lunch, snacks and materials

Registration Deadline: January 3, 2010

Space is limited to 40 attendees. For more information and to register, contact: Annette Dunlap, Agribusiness Developer, NCDA&CS, Division of Marketing
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(919) 733.7887 x3111

What are the ADDY Awards?

Be a part of something huge. The best of the best. The ADDY® Awards are the world’s largest advertising competition, awarding creative excellence for more than 40 years. It’s a true honor to receive an award, regardless of the level. Each year some 60,000 entries are received. This competition recognizes advertising from all types of media, creative sizes, and entrants from anywhere in the world. It’s the only creative award program administered by the ad industry for the ad industry.

These entries begin at the local level; AAF Asheville will host its first competition in January 2010. Gold ADDY Award winners from our competition will proceed to District level; winners there go to national competition. There are both professional and student entries. This is our chance to shine; don’t miss this competition.

The ADDY Award committee needs you! Join the AAFA and create Asheville’s ADDY competition and party. Planning has already started and will continue over the summer and fall. Many, many volunteers are needed during January and February, when the annual competition and awards ceremony take place.

For more information about this program, including the ADDY rules and guidelines, entry form, and online registration visit the AAF Asheville website.

Important Dates to Remember:

• AAF-Asheville ADDY^® Awards Party: Saturday, February 20, 2010