Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs and small businesses are the engines of job creation in the United States and are an essential component of economic growth.  Entrepreneurs create new businesses, and new businesses in turn create jobs, intensify competition and often increase productivity through technological innovation. Communities that foster entrepreneurship and small business development have stronger economies and are more resilient. Haywood County works to provide the optimal climate for entrepreneurial ventures to succeed.


To discover additional information, make connections with other entrepreneurs in Haywood County, and learn about upcoming seminars visit the Haywood County Chamber of Commerce.

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If you are thinking about starting a business or expanding an existing business in Haywood County, visit the Haywood Community College Small Business Center. The Small Business Center offers a wealth of programs, services, and resources to assist with all phases of your small business journey.

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Issues & Eggs


Monthly breakfast meetings featuring a wide range of discussion topics and speakers relevant to community life in Haywood County. Speakers range from the CEO of Haywood Regional Medical Center to those from the NC Department of Commerce and a meet and greet of all local political candidates. The Business of the Month award is announced at each Issues & Eggs session.


Date: First Wednesday of the Month, from 8:00-9:30AM
Where: Lake Junaluska: The Terrace Hotel


Visit the Haywood Chamber of Commerce website to sign up and for more events.

Growing Your Business Network: Small Business Lunch & Learn Series


Are you a new business owner or have an idea for a small business? If so, then this lunch and learn series is the perfect opportunity to step away from the office and learn a new topic every week during your lunch hour. Leave inspired and renewed each week with new tools and resources to help you make progress in transforming or launching your small business.


Date: Every Wednesdays, from 12:00-1:00 PM
Where: Online
Fee: No Cost


Visit HCC's Small Business Center to sign up and other events. This event is in partnership with the Sequoyah Fund.