Asheville Local Services and Professionals

Asheville Color & Imaging is a print and copy shop at 611 Tunnel Road, Suite E, in East Asheville, with an in-house graphic design team and full small-format and large-format printing. It prints business cards, postcards, flyers, brochures, posters, labels, letterheads, envelopes, invitations, newsletters and presentation folders, plus indoor and outdoor signage, and also handles finishing, mailing and direct-mail marketing. Bring a finished file, design it yourself, or work with its designers, and you'll get a proof to approve before anything prints. It's open Monday through Friday from 8:30 am to 5 pm, with pickup, delivery or shipping.

The Organic Mechanic is a family-owned auto repair shop at 568 Haywood Road in West Asheville, with a focus on eco-conscious practices. It handles preventive maintenance, oil changes, brake service and repair, transmission service and repair, and emergency repairs, and works to meet suggested EPA standards, including permeable pavement to keep oil out of runoff. Repairs come with a 24-month, 24,000-mile nationwide limited warranty on parts and labor. It's open Monday through Friday from 8 am to 5 pm, closed for lunch from noon to 1, and The Destination Guide named it the Best Eco-Friendly Business in Asheville.

Elevation Lofts is a boutique extended-stay hotel at 52 Broadway Street in downtown Asheville, in a historic building that has stood on Broadway since 1923. Fully furnished, apartment-style lofts sit on the third floor and upper mezzanine, with hardwood floors, gas fireplaces, custom walnut cabinetry, high ceilings with exposed rafters and art curated by Momentum Gallery. It's about a five-minute walk to downtown restaurants and shops.

Clement Law Firm, PLLC is a residential real estate law firm in downtown Asheville led by attorney Eva Clement. The firm handles title searches, property sales, property purchases and document review, and works to keep Asheville real estate transactions smooth from contract to closing. The office is in the large brick building at the corner of Coxe Avenue and Buxton Avenue in the South Slope, open Monday through Thursday and Friday mornings.

MB Haynes is an employee-owned, multi-trade construction and service company at 187 Deaverview Road in West Asheville, serving Western North Carolina since it opened as an electrical business in 1921. With more than 600 employees, it handles electrical, heating and cooling, plumbing, solar, controls, security systems, industrial piping and general construction for homes, businesses and institutions. It offers 24/7 emergency service.

Organic Planet Cleaning is a green house cleaning and commercial cleaning service based in West Asheville, owned by Laura, that uses environmentally friendly, non-toxic cleaning solutions. Crews handle vacation rental turnovers, office and commercial cleaning and new construction cleanup, using the company's own enzymatic cleaners and handcrafted natural products. Call or email for a free quote.

Kick It Events is a race and event management company based at 17 Sylvan Avenue in West Asheville, founded in 2014, that plans and times many of the area's 5Ks, 10Ks, half marathons, trail races and relays. Its race services cover course design, dual RFID chip timing, registration and marketing, live participant tracking, finish-line setup and custom swag like shirts, finisher medals and banners. The team also runs nonprofit fundraisers, corporate events and weddings, and many of its weekend races raise money for local causes. Upcoming races include the Boo Dash 5K and kids fun run at Asheville Tanger Outlets on Saturday, October 18, which supports the Asheville Police Foundation, and the Veterans Day 5K on November 8.

Lumen Concierge offers time-saving services to both locals and visitors to the Asheville area. Hand over your to-do list so you can spend more time doing the things that you love!

Ashes & Steel Studio is a hair salon and spa at 10 North Spruce Street in downtown Asheville. Stylists do precision cuts, blonding and color, balayage, specialty styling and updos, and Great Lengths and BELLAMI extensions, plus skincare. Haircuts start at $80, partial highlights and balayage at $130 and full highlights at $170 for level one stylists, and the salon is open Tuesday through Saturday.

Carolina Eye Care on Merrimon is an optometry practice at 825-B Merrimon Avenue in North Asheville, next to Walgreens and across from Ace Hardware. Dr. Lesley Brooks, who has practiced in North Asheville since 2007, offers comprehensive and children's eye exams, contact lens fittings, dry eye therapy, glaucoma management and LASIK and cataract follow-ups, plus frames and lenses. It's open weekdays from 9 to 5, with Saturdays by appointment.

Envision Eyecare is an optometry practice and eyewear shop at 125 East Chestnut Street, Suite 1, just north of downtown Asheville, founded in 2008 by Dr. Larry Golson. Dr. Golson and associate optometrists Dr. Timo Flores and Dr. Eric Bryant focus on eye exams and early diagnosis of eye disease, and the shop carries frames from KameManNen, MATTTEW and a collection handmade in France. It's open weekdays, with shorter hours on Friday.

Asheville Barber Company is a barbershop at 839 Merrimon Avenue in North Asheville, in the Walgreens plaza. Its barbers do traditional barber-style cuts, skin fades and hard parts, beard trims, and straight razor face shaves, and every client gets a complimentary beer with the service. Haircuts run $40 for short hair and $50 for long, with $5 more for a skin fade or hard part, and beard trims and straight razor shaves are $40 each. It's open Monday through Friday from 9 am to 7 pm and closed on weekends. The shop placed second in Best of WNC in 2023.

The Asheville Downtown Association, or ADA, is the nonprofit voice of downtown Asheville, working to keep it welcoming, safe and full of things to do. It advocates for downtown businesses and residents, supports public art and puts on free community events. Its big events include Downtown After 5, the summer concert series at Pack Square Park, and the Asheville Holiday Parade, which returns Saturday, November 21, 2026, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Echo Mountain Recording is a destination recording studio at 14 North French Broad Avenue in downtown Asheville, working with local and national recording artists. Sessions use vintage and modern microphones, amps, guitars and drum kits, with full digital and analog mixing, plus voiceover work including audiobooks. A membership program with three tiers gives artists, session players, bands and producers monthly savings on studio time, and the studio sells Phantom Power coffee roasted with Cooperative Coffee Roasters. Contact the studio to book session time.

Whether you need wedding, band, outdoor, or portraits, Stephan Pruitt Photography is your source for all professional photography here in the Asheville area!

Organic Growers School is a nonprofit in Asheville that has offered practical organic farming and gardening education across Southern Appalachia since 1993. Programs include Farm Dreams workshops for people thinking about starting a farm, the Journeyperson Program for farmers with three or more years of experience, forest farming training on woodland botanicals, and a free Organic Crop Management webinar series on soil health, weeds, pests and diseases. Fall 2026 programs included the webinar series in September and a Journeyperson info session on October 1.

Mountain BizWorks is a nonprofit small business lender and coach at 153 South Lexington Avenue in downtown Asheville, helping entrepreneurs across Western North Carolina start and grow. It offers free orientation sessions, peer business classes, one-on-one coaching with an expert, small business loans and a community investment fund, with $194 million in total loans across 5,133 loans. Growth programs include ScaleUp WNC and Catalyst for under-resourced entrepreneurs, and its annual Mountain Raise event celebrates local food and beverage makers.

Hatch Innovation Hub, run by the Hatch AVL Foundation, is the home for entrepreneurship in Western North Carolina, based at 45 S. French Broad Avenue in downtown Asheville. It brings together groups that support founders and offers affordable space, mentorship through the Hatch Mentoring Network, business-development programs from first idea to expansion, and help finding capital. Its Pitch Party events let local founders pitch to a live crowd, with Pitch Party Asheville on October 13, 2026, at 5:30 pm and Pitchgiving Asheville on November 17, 2026, at 6 pm, both free at the Hatch Event Space. Hatch and Venture Asheville say they helped founders raise $25 million and create 406 jobs over five years.

Black Wall Street AVL is a grassroots nonprofit business incubator in Asheville helping Black entrepreneurs access coaching, connections, opportunities and community support, founded by Dr. J. Hackett and established in 2021. Programs include the GATE tourism entrepreneurship program, 10,000 Connections, Black Wall Street Jr. for young entrepreneurs, and the REACH Hub for recovery, financial coaching and job training. Each year it hosts GRINDfest, a celebration of Black business and culture.