Mountain Community Capital Fund Information The Mountain Community Capital Fund is a new loan guarantee fund for small business loans to entrepreneurs in Asheville and Buncombe County. It is a collaboration between Carolina Small Business Development Fund, Mountain BizWorks, Self-Help Credit Union, The City of Asheville and Buncombe County. The Mountain Community Capital Fund is sponsored by The City of Asheville, Buncombe County, Self-Help Ventures Fund (“Self-Help”), Carolina Small Business, and Mountain BizWorks, the Mountain Community Capital Fund (MCCF) aiming to provide debt financing to small business enterprises within the City of Asheville and Buncombe County. This loan fund is especially intended for borrowers whose main weakness is lack of collateral. Entrepreneurs, especially entrepreneurs of color and borrowers with low-incomes, living within the City of Asheville or Buncombe County. This fund is intended for loans in the range of $5,000.00 to $70,000.00. Larger loan amounts may be considered. The program launched on Tuesday, August 27, 2019. The Mountain Community Capital Fund Apply for a Loan Borrowers will need to show that they have the ability to make debt payments, and provide proof of their business’ viability. Notice: Interested applicants should approach the lenders and fill out a standard small business application. Carolina Small Business Development Fund Self – Help Credit Union MCCF@CarolinaSmallBusiness.org Mountain BizWorks Mountain BizWorks MCCF@mountainbizworks.org Self Help Credit Union Carolina Small Business Development Center MCCF@self-help.org Partners Mountain Community Capital Fund is made possible by the following community partners: Carolina Small Business Development Fund Mountain BizWorks Self – Help Credit Union The City of Asheville Buncombe County Contact Information Rosanna Fox Mulcahy, Asheville Business Inclusion Manager 828-259-8050 Updated 11/13/2019 Related Services Cold weather emergency shelter When extreme cold weather is expected, the Asheville Homeless Coalition issues a Code Purple Alert. Participating homeless shelters voluntarily add space beyond their normal capacity to keep as many people as possible out of the cold. To find out when Code Purple is in effect, visit the Homeless Coalition’s Code [...] Find financial support for your Asheville business Learn about financial support that may be available for your business. Find or register a minority, women or disabled-owned business Resources for finding or registering a minority, women or disabled-owned business. More Related Services Mountain Community Capital Fund Information News Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME applications now open Posted on January 15, 2020January 22, 2020 by Polly McDaniel The City of Asheville’s Community and Economic Development Department is now accepting applications for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME, “Home Investment Partnerships Program program. The application process is online, and the link to the webinar for CDBG and HOME application is here. The deadline for applications is [...] Thomas Wolfe Auditorium celebrates 80th anniversary with public information session to view the conceptual design for a venue transformation project Posted on January 2, 2020 by Polly McDaniel Thomas Wolfe Auditorium set to celebrate 80 years of events this month On Jan. 8, Thomas Wolfe Auditorium will celebrate its 80th year anniversary of providing a civic home for music, arts, and entertainment in Asheville, beginning a year-long celebration of the venue’s history and plans for potential future development. In conjunction with this announcement, the City [...] Asheville 2019 in review: Electric buses, election format, red pandas and more Posted on December 26, 2019January 8, 2020 by Polly McDaniel With 2019 nearly in the books, it’s time to take stock of City of Asheville projects and developments from the past year. Here are 10 initiatives that your City government advanced in 2019. Read about the Asheville Police Department’s accomplishments for 2019 at this link. We’ll have 2020 initiatives to look [...] More Mountain Community Capital Fund Information News
Cold weather emergency shelter When extreme cold weather is expected, the Asheville Homeless Coalition issues a Code Purple Alert. Participating homeless shelters voluntarily add space beyond their normal capacity to keep as many people as possible out of the cold. To find out when Code Purple is in effect, visit the Homeless Coalition’s Code [...]
Find financial support for your Asheville business Learn about financial support that may be available for your business.
Find or register a minority, women or disabled-owned business Resources for finding or registering a minority, women or disabled-owned business.
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME applications now open Posted on January 15, 2020January 22, 2020 by Polly McDaniel The City of Asheville’s Community and Economic Development Department is now accepting applications for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME, “Home Investment Partnerships Program program. The application process is online, and the link to the webinar for CDBG and HOME application is here. The deadline for applications is [...]
Thomas Wolfe Auditorium celebrates 80th anniversary with public information session to view the conceptual design for a venue transformation project Posted on January 2, 2020 by Polly McDaniel Thomas Wolfe Auditorium set to celebrate 80 years of events this month On Jan. 8, Thomas Wolfe Auditorium will celebrate its 80th year anniversary of providing a civic home for music, arts, and entertainment in Asheville, beginning a year-long celebration of the venue’s history and plans for potential future development. In conjunction with this announcement, the City [...]
Asheville 2019 in review: Electric buses, election format, red pandas and more Posted on December 26, 2019January 8, 2020 by Polly McDaniel With 2019 nearly in the books, it’s time to take stock of City of Asheville projects and developments from the past year. Here are 10 initiatives that your City government advanced in 2019. Read about the Asheville Police Department’s accomplishments for 2019 at this link. We’ll have 2020 initiatives to look [...]