Calendar of Events
Upcoming events and things to do in Asheville, NC. Below is a list of events for festivals, concerts, art exhibitions, group meetups and more.
Interested in adding an event to our calendar? Please click the green “Post Your Event” button below.
Wednesday, July
20, 2022
Virtual business networking meeting
Join our virtual team of business professionals with the goal of growing your business. We meet every Wednesday via Teams video conferencing at 8:30 for 90 minutes. No fees, just participation and consistency required. Make new connections and generate business in a professional environment
Thursday, July
21, 2022
Nominations accepted for the Blue Ridge Business Growth + Rising Star Awards
Seminar: Preparing Your Business for Success in a Disruptive Economy
Summer Scholar-in-Residence: Saintly Hors d’oeuvres
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- Develop new strategies to capitalize on 2022-23 opportunities for growth
- Smart strategies that will sustain your business in good times and bad times
- Learn new ways to attract and retain talent
- Tips for addressing supply chain issues
- Addressing inflation and increasing prices
- Learn and exchange ideas to support an action plan for your business.
Who should attend:
- Business Owners
- Managers
- HR Professionals
Arrive to the Wilderness Room at 5:00pm for hors d’oeuvres and refreshments. Starting at 5:30pm, Dr. MacSwain will lead a thirty-minute discussion on Christian understandings of the Communion of Saints and how the lives of holy people are a testament to God’s existence.
The Rev. Dr. Robert MacSwain
2022 Summer Scholar-in-Residence
Dr. Rob MacSwain is the Associate Professor of Theology at the seminary at The University of the South, in Sewanee, TN. For a number of years, Dr. MacSwain has been researching how the lives of holy people serve as evidence of God’s existence.
Dr. MacSwain is no stranger to North Carolina, having been ordained as a priest of the Church in the eastern part of the state in 2002. He holds masters degrees from Princeton Theological Seminary and The University of Edinburgh in Scotland. He completed his Ph.D. at The University of St. Andrews in Scotland in 2010. He has authored and edited several works including his book Solved by Sacrifice: Austin Farrer, Fideism, and the Evidence of Faith (2013). While in Flat Rock, he intends to relax in the mountains of Western North Carolina and he hopes to find time to continue working on his book to be titled The Saint is our Evidence.
Friday, July
22, 2022
Ag products: Marketing your Product and Marketing You
AM Power Hour
Kate Lambert with Uptown Farms in Missouri takes you through the important components of how to strategically market your agricultural products.
Discover how to differentiate your brand, differentiate your product, communicate your value and nurture your customers and prospects. Walk away with product and personal branding questions to answer and apply to your operation right away!
Enjoy a more productive day by meeting prospective customers at the start of your day. You may find a strong referral source, a new vendor, the perfect client, or simply get a foot in the door for connecting again later at another Chamber event. AM Power Hour is great if you are an early-bird or can’t make our after-hours networking events.
This AM Power Hour is Hosted and Presented by We Sell WNC.
Saturday, July
23, 2022
Ag products: Marketing your Product and Marketing You
Kate Lambert with Uptown Farms in Missouri takes you through the important components of how to strategically market your agricultural products.
Discover how to differentiate your brand, differentiate your product, communicate your value and nurture your customers and prospects. Walk away with product and personal branding questions to answer and apply to your operation right away!
Sunday, July
24, 2022
Ag products: Marketing your Product and Marketing You
Kate Lambert with Uptown Farms in Missouri takes you through the important components of how to strategically market your agricultural products.
Discover how to differentiate your brand, differentiate your product, communicate your value and nurture your customers and prospects. Walk away with product and personal branding questions to answer and apply to your operation right away!
Tuesday, July
26, 2022
Nominations accepted for the Blue Ridge Business Growth + Rising Star Awards
Webinar: Introduction to Government Contracting
Mega Business After Hours: membership appreciation event
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As a small business owner you are always trying to find that next customer. During this one hour webinar learn how government contracting may be your next choice. One of the first things is to identify, who is purchasing your goods or services. Is that…city, state, federal or another municipality? Learn about the application(s) process, how to find opportunities, understanding the NAICS codes, socially and economically disadvantaged set asides, how to market your company and much more. Sharon Harvey, US Small Business Administration and Angelica Driver, City of Asheville will present an overview of certifications available to help you answer that question.
Speaker(s): Sharon Harvey, Small Business Administration Angelica Driver, City of Asheville
Co-Sponsor(s): Small Business Administration, City of Asheville, Western Women’s Business Center
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Wednesday, July
27, 2022
Nominations accepted for the Blue Ridge Business Growth + Rising Star Awards
Summer Buzz Breakfast Series: Growth + Retaining A Diverse Workforce from Within
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- Joseph Jamison, Equity and Network Development Specialist, United Way of Asheville and Buncombe County
- Kevin Kimrey, Director of Economic and Workforce Development, AB Tech
- Keynon Lake, Founder, My Daddy Taught Me That
- Alex Mitchner, City of Asheville Youth Leadership Academy (CAYLA)-Workforce Programs Coordinator, City of Asheville
- My Daddy Taught Me That participant
- CAYLA participant
Join our virtual team of business professionals with the goal of growing your business. We meet every Wednesday via Teams video conferencing at 8:30 for 90 minutes. No fees, just participation and consistency required. Make new connections and generate business in a professional environment
Come out to celebrate the Ribbon Cutting of Stuller Power Solution’s new building off of Asheville Hwy.
Stuller Power Solutions is a family owned electrical contracting company and full service generator dealer in Hendersonville, who have been in business since 2000.
Lunch will be catered by Hubba Hubba, and dessert will be cared by Our Recipe Roots!
Thursday, July
28, 2022
Nominations accepted for the Blue Ridge Business Growth + Rising Star Awards
Summer Scholar-in-Residence: Saintly Hors d’oeuvres
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Arrive to the Wilderness Room at 5:00pm for hors d’oeuvres and refreshments. Starting at 5:30pm, Dr. MacSwain will lead a thirty-minute discussion on Christian understandings of the Communion of Saints and how the lives of holy people are a testament to God’s existence.
The Rev. Dr. Robert MacSwain
2022 Summer Scholar-in-Residence
Dr. Rob MacSwain is the Associate Professor of Theology at the seminary at The University of the South, in Sewanee, TN. For a number of years, Dr. MacSwain has been researching how the lives of holy people serve as evidence of God’s existence.
Dr. MacSwain is no stranger to North Carolina, having been ordained as a priest of the Church in the eastern part of the state in 2002. He holds masters degrees from Princeton Theological Seminary and The University of Edinburgh in Scotland. He completed his Ph.D. at The University of St. Andrews in Scotland in 2010. He has authored and edited several works including his book Solved by Sacrifice: Austin Farrer, Fideism, and the Evidence of Faith (2013). While in Flat Rock, he intends to relax in the mountains of Western North Carolina and he hopes to find time to continue working on his book to be titled The Saint is our Evidence.
Friday, July
29, 2022
Ribbon Cutting: Hendokickboxing + Krav Maga
Come out and join us as we celebrate the Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting for Hendokickboxing and Krav Maga in Hendersonville! Hendokickboxing will provide martial arts, self defense and yoga classes for all ages!
Tuesday, August
2, 2022
Nominations accepted for the Blue Ridge Business Growth + Rising Star Awards
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Wednesday, August
3, 2022
Nominations accepted for the Blue Ridge Business Growth + Rising Star Awards
Virtual business networking meeting
Support Small Business Growth in Your Area: Volunteer With SCORE!
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Join our virtual team of business professionals with the goal of growing your business. We meet every Wednesday via Teams video conferencing at 8:30 for 90 minutes. No fees, just participation and consistency required. Make new connections and generate business in a professional environment
SCORE is a resource partner of the US Small Business Administration. Our mission is to help people fulfill a dream to create a new business or grow an existing business. We are looking for people with diverse backgrounds and experiences to volunteer to be small business mentors and local community advocates.
Small businesses drive the nation’s economy. And, they have been hit hard the past few years. The 9 SCORE chapters in North Carolina are receiving many requests from folks wanting to start or grow businesses! These business owners need help. Would you be interested in joining SCORE?
Mentors provide valuable insight on many topics and give you an opportunity to share what you learned during your career. SCORE chapters members have men and women from every type of industry and position – bankers, accountants, marketing/sales, franchisees, Fortune 500 execs, and small business owners too.
SCORE volunteers do many things to help entrepreneurs. Here are some examples:
· Business Mentor – Directly advising and supporting small business owners and would-be entrepreneurs
· Subject Matter Expert – Supporting both mentors and business owners by providing information in your area(s) of experience and expertise
- Workshop Presenter – Delivering presentations to either in-person or online audiences on topics that will help them grow their businesses
All our volunteers help support and grow America’s Small Business community – the greatest generator of employment in the country!
If you would like to know more about volunteer opportunities with SCORE, please visit the www.score.org. Click on ‘Get Involved’, then the Volunteer button. Our more than 300 SCORE volunteers across North Carolina look forward to hearing from you!
Thursday, August
4, 2022
Nominations accepted for the Blue Ridge Business Growth + Rising Star Awards
Support Small Business Growth in Your Area: Volunteer With SCORE!
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SCORE is a resource partner of the US Small Business Administration. Our mission is to help people fulfill a dream to create a new business or grow an existing business. We are looking for people with diverse backgrounds and experiences to volunteer to be small business mentors and local community advocates.
Small businesses drive the nation’s economy. And, they have been hit hard the past few years. The 9 SCORE chapters in North Carolina are receiving many requests from folks wanting to start or grow businesses! These business owners need help. Would you be interested in joining SCORE?
Mentors provide valuable insight on many topics and give you an opportunity to share what you learned during your career. SCORE chapters members have men and women from every type of industry and position – bankers, accountants, marketing/sales, franchisees, Fortune 500 execs, and small business owners too.
SCORE volunteers do many things to help entrepreneurs. Here are some examples:
· Business Mentor – Directly advising and supporting small business owners and would-be entrepreneurs
· Subject Matter Expert – Supporting both mentors and business owners by providing information in your area(s) of experience and expertise
- Workshop Presenter – Delivering presentations to either in-person or online audiences on topics that will help them grow their businesses
All our volunteers help support and grow America’s Small Business community – the greatest generator of employment in the country!
If you would like to know more about volunteer opportunities with SCORE, please visit the www.score.org. Click on ‘Get Involved’, then the Volunteer button. Our more than 300 SCORE volunteers across North Carolina look forward to hearing from you!
Friday, August
5, 2022
Support Small Business Growth in Your Area: Volunteer With SCORE!
SCORE is a resource partner of the US Small Business Administration. Our mission is to help people fulfill a dream to create a new business or grow an existing business. We are looking for people with diverse backgrounds and experiences to volunteer to be small business mentors and local community advocates.
Small businesses drive the nation’s economy. And, they have been hit hard the past few years. The 9 SCORE chapters in North Carolina are receiving many requests from folks wanting to start or grow businesses! These business owners need help. Would you be interested in joining SCORE?
Mentors provide valuable insight on many topics and give you an opportunity to share what you learned during your career. SCORE chapters members have men and women from every type of industry and position – bankers, accountants, marketing/sales, franchisees, Fortune 500 execs, and small business owners too.
SCORE volunteers do many things to help entrepreneurs. Here are some examples:
· Business Mentor – Directly advising and supporting small business owners and would-be entrepreneurs
· Subject Matter Expert – Supporting both mentors and business owners by providing information in your area(s) of experience and expertise
- Workshop Presenter – Delivering presentations to either in-person or online audiences on topics that will help them grow their businesses
All our volunteers help support and grow America’s Small Business community – the greatest generator of employment in the country!
If you would like to know more about volunteer opportunities with SCORE, please visit the www.score.org. Click on ‘Get Involved’, then the Volunteer button. Our more than 300 SCORE volunteers across North Carolina look forward to hearing from you!
Monday, August
8, 2022
Support Small Business Growth in Your Area: Volunteer With SCORE!
SCORE is a resource partner of the US Small Business Administration. Our mission is to help people fulfill a dream to create a new business or grow an existing business. We are looking for people with diverse backgrounds and experiences to volunteer to be small business mentors and local community advocates.
Small businesses drive the nation’s economy. And, they have been hit hard the past few years. The 9 SCORE chapters in North Carolina are receiving many requests from folks wanting to start or grow businesses! These business owners need help. Would you be interested in joining SCORE?
Mentors provide valuable insight on many topics and give you an opportunity to share what you learned during your career. SCORE chapters members have men and women from every type of industry and position – bankers, accountants, marketing/sales, franchisees, Fortune 500 execs, and small business owners too.
SCORE volunteers do many things to help entrepreneurs. Here are some examples:
· Business Mentor – Directly advising and supporting small business owners and would-be entrepreneurs
· Subject Matter Expert – Supporting both mentors and business owners by providing information in your area(s) of experience and expertise
- Workshop Presenter – Delivering presentations to either in-person or online audiences on topics that will help them grow their businesses
All our volunteers help support and grow America’s Small Business community – the greatest generator of employment in the country!
If you would like to know more about volunteer opportunities with SCORE, please visit the www.score.org. Click on ‘Get Involved’, then the Volunteer button. Our more than 300 SCORE volunteers across North Carolina look forward to hearing from you!
Tuesday, August
9, 2022
Nominations accepted for the Blue Ridge Business Growth + Rising Star Awards
Support Small Business Growth in Your Area: Volunteer With SCORE!
QuickBooks Online: Understanding Customer Transactions
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SCORE is a resource partner of the US Small Business Administration. Our mission is to help people fulfill a dream to create a new business or grow an existing business. We are looking for people with diverse backgrounds and experiences to volunteer to be small business mentors and local community advocates.
Small businesses drive the nation’s economy. And, they have been hit hard the past few years. The 9 SCORE chapters in North Carolina are receiving many requests from folks wanting to start or grow businesses! These business owners need help. Would you be interested in joining SCORE?
Mentors provide valuable insight on many topics and give you an opportunity to share what you learned during your career. SCORE chapters members have men and women from every type of industry and position – bankers, accountants, marketing/sales, franchisees, Fortune 500 execs, and small business owners too.
SCORE volunteers do many things to help entrepreneurs. Here are some examples:
· Business Mentor – Directly advising and supporting small business owners and would-be entrepreneurs
· Subject Matter Expert – Supporting both mentors and business owners by providing information in your area(s) of experience and expertise
- Workshop Presenter – Delivering presentations to either in-person or online audiences on topics that will help them grow their businesses
All our volunteers help support and grow America’s Small Business community – the greatest generator of employment in the country!
If you would like to know more about volunteer opportunities with SCORE, please visit the www.score.org. Click on ‘Get Involved’, then the Volunteer button. Our more than 300 SCORE volunteers across North Carolina look forward to hearing from you!
Business owners! It’s time to take the fear out of your financials! Join QuickBooks Certified Pro Advisor, Candy Williams, as she helps you to understand bookkeeping concepts for your small business. This session will provide you with an overview of customer transactions–invoicing, receivables, and making deposits.
This training will utilize the online version of QuickBooks.
Speaker(s): Candy Williams
Co-Sponsor(s): The Western Women’s Business Center (WWBC)
Wednesday, August
10, 2022
Nominations accepted for the Blue Ridge Business Growth + Rising Star Awards
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