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AdvantageWest Board of Directors meets on August 19.
8/16/2010
Meetings are open to the public.
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Asheville Citizen-Times article on the Aug 14 Asheville Wine & Food Festival featuring Blue Ridge Food Ventures Marketplace
8/9/2010

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WNC Magazine: Preview of Asheville Wine & Food Festival
8/3/2010
The Aug. 14 event will feature the Blue Ridge Food Ventures Marketplace pavilion.
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Aug 14: Blue Ridge Food Ventures artisan foods part of Asheville Wine & Food Festival
7/26/2010
Tickets still available: Sample foods from Blue Ridge Food Ventures producers and WNC restaurants, with tastings from 35 wineries, distributors and stores.
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Business funding forum for small biz coming to WNC
7/22/2010
Free event is Aug. 25 at McDowell Tech in Marion, presented by Congressman Heath Shuler.
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NC gets top ranking by CNBC
7/15/2010
CNBC ranks North Carolina as the 4th best in its "America's Top States for Business"
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Congressman Heath Shuler hosts free events for small businesses
7/2/2010
"Ask the Experts" features AdvantageWest and other organizations that provide counseling and financial assistance to current/prospective business owners. Two sessions: July 12 at Blue Ridge Community College; July 13 at Haywood Community College.
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AdvantageWest Board of Directors Meets June 17 at 2pm
6/5/2010
Meetings take place at the AdvantageWest offices and are open to the public.
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Asheville Citizen-Times: Hagan backs exemptions for small food producers
6/5/2010
Sen. Kay Hagan works to protect small farmers and food producers, such as those at Blue Ridge Food Ventures, from added costs that could come from the government's new food safety law.
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7th Annual Carolina Connect Conference Coming May 13
5/7/2010
The Carolina Connect conference focuses on innovation, entrepreneurship and intrapreneurship. Connect with top business leaders, entrepreneurs and investors at this much anticipated event.
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Nominate a deserving entrepreneur and innovative company or business today!
4/19/2010
AdvantageWest and BREC are now accepting nominations for innovative entrepreneurs and companies. *Deadline is April 30*
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15 Years of Serving WNC: AdvantageWest's 2009 Annual Report
4/14/2010
The 2009 AdvantageWest Annual Report is now online.
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Announcement: AdvantageWest Board of Directors Meets April 15 at 2pm
4/13/2010
Due to construction on the roads around the AdvantageWest offices, the bimonthly meeting will take place at the DoubleTree Biltmore, located at 115 Hendersonville Rd. in Asheville, in room Burghley B.
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From AOL's Food Pages: North Carolina - X Marks the Spot
3/18/2010
Self-described "food-centric mountain irregular" Mark Rosenstein moved temporarily to the Great Smoky Mountains at age 19 to work at a restaurant. Thirty-eight years later, he's still there -- and it's easy to understand why...
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Mountain Xpress: Small Bites
3/17/2010
Thanks to Blue Ridge Food Ventures there's an ever–increasing selection of locally made food items in Western North Carolina.
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Upcoming workshops for specialty foods entrepreneurs
3/12/2010
Register now for these popular offerings.
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Asheville Travel Blog: Food Bloggers Compete in Asheville Cook-off
6/26/2009
Blue Ridge Food Ventures helps to supply local products for a cook-off among food bloggers and local chefs.
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Hendersonville Times-News: Farms open their fields to the public
6/16/2009
Blue Ridge Food Venture partner, McConnell Farms, is among the 38 family farms on the Family Farm Tour June 27 and 28.
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Mountain Xpress: Building a new business
6/10/2009
Delicias Latinas, a Blue Ridge Food Ventures client, caters to hungry construction workers.
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Business opportunities for farmers grow at regional kitchen incubator
2/5/2009
Blue Ridge Food Ventures receives grants to expand outreach programs for farmers, implement a wintertime CSA program, and incrase space and services for entrepreneurs.
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Uli Mana Raw Cacao: Organic, Vegan, Terrific!
1/13/2009
Blue Ridge Food Ventures client UliMana is a "Top Pick of the Week" in The Nibble, a specialty foods magazine.
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Spice of Life
10/1/2008
MaryLou Surgi featured in Western North Carolina's Spice of Life
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Get a Taste of Success at Food Ventures Marketplace
9/9/2008
The specialties of more than 30 of the region's finest food entreprenuers are on the menu
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Recipe to Market
5/1/2008
Skills for Food Entreprenuers
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Blue Ridge Food Ventures
Directions

Driving directions from I-40 west bound or east bound: Take Exit 44. At the traffic light at the end of the exit ramp, turn right (south on 19/23). Go to the fourth traffic light and turn left on Sand Hill Road. Go to the second entrance on the left and turn into the campus. The Haynes Conference Center will be on your right and Blue Ridge Food Ventures in the Incubator Building on your left.
Blue Ridge Food Ventures
Testimonial

AdvantageWest and Blue Ridge Food Ventures enabled me to turn my idea for a business into a reality. You Rock!
Leslie Suber
Owner
Sadie’s Caribbean Fish Cakes
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Using Blue Ridge Food Ventures, I was able to move quickly to get my award-winning product from testing to full production in just a year.
Ricardo Fernandez
Owner
Chef Ricardo's Authentic Appalachian Tomato Sauces

Contact Info

Mary Lou Surgi , Executive Director
Blue Ridge Food Ventures
1461 Sand Hill Road
Candler, NC 28715

ph. 828-348-0128
fx. 828-348-0486
Email Mary Lou Surgi

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