City of Asheville-Office of Economic Development

Asheville

The Asheville Business Inclusion (“ABI”) Office seeks to develop and grow small businesses in the Asheville Relevant Market Region (ARMR), and to remediate the effects of discrimination against minority and women-owned firms that have adversely affected their ability to participate in City contracts. Asheville Business Inclusion Office Vision: A community in which all people, regardless of race, ethnicity, and gender, have the same opportunity for wealth creation.