This document summarizes AdvantageWest, a program that launched in 2007 to support entrepreneurship across 10 certified communities in western North Carolina. It outlines the certification process for communities, which includes completing an ecosystem assessment, developing an action plan and scorecard, and establishing task teams. The certification promotes best practices and provides ongoing support through coaching. In 2015, AdvantageWest closed and its services were taken over by Creative Economic Development Consulting, a new organization continuing the work of certifying and assisting entrepreneurial communities.