Accelerating Appalachia

Appalachia is a world HUB
for sustainable businesses
Food, energy, agriculture, climate and community resilience,
so establishing the world’s first nature-based accelerator
to support these innovators was the natural next step.
Accelerating Appalachia is responding
to success and growing demand

Who We Are

Accelerating Appalachia is the first of its kind nature-based business accelerator, connecting innovative businesses, investors and mentors aligned with people, place and prosperity. We attract and scale high-impact, seed-stage businesses in the following sectors: Farming, Food, Clean Energy, Forest products (natural building) and non-timber forest products (ginseng, mushrooms, fruit & nut trees), Fiber/ Textiles, Craft Brewing/ Distilling, Botanicals/Wellness, Outdoor Industry, and other innovative triple bottom-line businesses with special consideration for innovators and entrepreneurs from marginalized populations.

Communities
More than 60 jobs created, over 200 new sustainable farm acres and 20 new farmers added over 2.5 years.
Entrepreneurs
Accelerator graduates have leveraged over $2 million in investment
Women
75% of the accelerator applicants were woman-owned or co-owned.

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April 4, 2016/by dayna

Appalachia is a world HUB
for sustainable businesses