Minority Enterprise Development Week of WNC
P.O. Box 1744
Asheville, NC 28802
ph: (828) 251-6025
alt: (828) 253-5251
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Each year, the MED Week Committee of WNC honors entrepreneurship in the region with the presentation of the following at the Annual Awards Luncheon:
WNC Minority Business Person of Year
An ethnic minority business owner from Madison, Buncombe, Henderson, Transylvania, Macon, Clay, Cherokee, Graham, Swain, Haywood or Jackson county is chosen based on their success as an entrepreneur and their involvement in the community.
Minority Business Category Awards
Nominees for Minority Business Person of the Year are also considered for recognition as an outstanding business in the following categories:
Retail
Restaurant
Manufacturing
Service
Construction
Wholesale
Lender of Year - Regional & National
Banks and other lending institutions serving WNC are selected based on their support of minority businesses through lending initatives, financial support of community events related to minority economic development, number of loans made and total dollars loaned to minority entrepreneurs and percentage of total loans made to minorities.
Diane Caldwell, TRYME Enterprises
Sherian Clayton, Children’s World Center
Charla Crowe, Cherokee by Design
Maximina Lopez-Luis, La Mexicana
Katrina Maney, Maney’s Clean-up Crew
Minority Enterprise Development Week of WNC
P.O. Box 1744
Asheville, NC 28802
ph: (828) 251-6025
alt: (828) 253-5251
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