Written by Rebekah Collinsworth, Marketing Director at Accountfully There’s a lot that goes into running a business. For even the most realistic of entrepreneurs and business owners, it ultimately ends up being more work than they ever imagined it would be at the outset. And unfortunately, because many of them try really hard to do a […]
LaunchTN Offers 16 Summer Internships With Startups
Nashville, Tenn., (Sept. 28, 2017) – Launch Tennessee (LaunchTN) has reformatted its annual internship program to offer 16 full-time, 14-week paid positions with Tennessee-based startups and Entrepreneur Centers. Interns will receive hands-on startup experience and will learn entrepreneurship from some of the state’s most successful entrepreneurs, along with a stipend. LaunchTN’s Specialist Program, launched in […]
Atlanta-Based Tech and Startup Publication Hypepotamus Expands to Tennessee
Written by Muriel Vega, Associate Editor at Hypepotamus Hypepotamus, the leading startup- and technology-focused news publication in the Southeast, started as a community resource. Born in the basement of a historic building in the heart of Midtown Atlanta, next to top university Georgia Tech, Hypepotamus was created to fill the gap in coverage for […]
Why Nashville, Why Now
Written by Heath Butler, Managing Partner of Gestalt Growth Advisors Being an entrepreneur is not for the faint of heart. You put your financial future on the line for a venture that – let’s be honest – is more likely to fail than succeed. Overnight, you become the new kid on the block, the small […]
Tech Education Program Grows Tomorrow’s Entrepreneurs
Written by Felicia Ingram, Communications Intern at theCO High school: not the typical time to work two part-time jobs or start up a business—but certainly the time to think about the future. West Tennessee Dev Catalyst students Peyton Anderson and Bradley Holloway have set sail to accomplish such feats and even more. Jackson Entrepreneur Center, […]
LaunchTN Announces Discover Entrepreneurship Grants Funding Opportunity
Nashville, Tenn., (August 28, 2017) – Launch Tennessee (LaunchTN) opened the application period today for the Discover Entrepreneurship Grant, a funding initiative that supports entrepreneurial programming for rural and underserved communities. Applicants may apply for funding, licenses or partners to implement training programs for both youth and adult participants. Schools may apply for a curriculum license […]
5 Real Reasons to Become an Entrepreneur
Written by Kelsey Duncan, CEO of The Sorority Guide We often hear about how invigorating it is to be free and rid of a 40-hour work week behind a desk in a monotonous office; free of the corporate world and the overbearing bosses. After all, this is the type of work that entrepreneurs avoid at all […]
LaunchTN Announces Promotions, Role Changes Among Staff
Launch Tennessee staffers Jill Van Beke and Lindsey Cox move into newly defined roles, Brittany Burgess and Jami Creel receive promotions. NASHVILLE (July 27, 2017) – Launch Tennessee announced a refresh to its organizational chart which includes Jill Van Beke taking on a new role as Chief Program Officer. Van Beke has been with Launch […]
5 Reasons Tennessee is a Startup-Friendly State
Here at Launch Tennessee, we are honored to contribute to the energy around the entrepreneurial movement in the state, which has been growing exponentially each year. Given that Launch Tennessee just celebrated its fifth anniversary, I thought now would be a good time to talk about how far the state and organization have come. Though […]
ARC’s POWER Grant
This week we were thrilled to learn that Launch Tennessee was selected to receive a $500,000 grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC). We have had a five year partnership with ARC and piloted many new entrepreneurial programs which have led to job creation, capital investment and workforce development in the 52 county Tennessee footprint […]