By Gradi Ellis at Nashville Entrepreneur Center Here’s how to tap into PreFlight at NEC and launch your business idea. Hurry — scholarships close May 3 Think about it: If you’re in Nashville, where can you get access to an in-person, step-by-step course that offers everything you need to know about starting and running your […]
Startup Week Showcases Chattanooga’s Rapid Entrepreneurial Growth
When Chattanooga Startup Week launched three years ago, the hope was that startup founders, community supporters, investors and other tech followers would take notice. Three years in, the event just wrapped up its most successful run to date, with more than 170 events packed into a full schedule. Startup Week focuses on multiple avenues […]
LaunchTN Announces Plans for Statewide University Pitch Competition
Nashville, Tenn., January 25, 2016 – Launch Tennessee (LaunchTN) announced today plans to launch a Statewide University Venture Challenge. LaunchTN plans to partner with existing university competitions, offering financial and programmatic support, as well as the opportunity to compete against other university winners. To complement existing university challenges across Tennessee, LaunchTN will partner with interested […]
Investing in the future: Nashville Entrepreneur Center
Even with a change in leadership, it’s business as usual at the Nashville Entrepreneur Center. Stuart McWhorter assumed the role of president and CEO from founder Michael Burcham on April 9. He had previously served as Chairman of Clayton Associates, a venture capital firm based in Brentwood, Tennessee. McWhorter’s experience and deep roots in the […]
theCO: Co-Operative effort
Most entrepreneurs don’t need a lot of room early on. Garages, dorm rooms … the idea factory often is, in fact, quite small. But if someone in the Jackson, TN, area has a big idea that needs plenty of elbow room, theCO stands ready to help. “We’ve got a 10,000-square-foot facility here, and it’s split […]
Start Co. Triple Threat
When is an accelerator not just an accelerator? When it’s Start Co. The magic is the “three in one” approach that brings a large, international, and diverse group of founders to Memphis to launch new ventures. Offering funding, mentorship, intense programming, capital networks, and much more, Start Co. helps startup teams get big result says […]
SMTEC: A Grand Design
It doesn’t matter where the idea comes from; it only matters how you apply it and how it works in the overall environment. That’s the guiding principle behind Southern Middle Tennessee Entrepreneur Centers (SMTEC). Under the leadership of Executive Director Dan Marcum, SMTEC helps entrepreneurs by providing educational programs, mentoring opportunities, and access to capital […]
Knoxville Entrepreneur Center: Building on big ideas
When Knoxville Entrepreneur Center talks big about the area as an innovative power, people tend to listen. From the world-class talent at UT Knoxville and Oak Ridge National Labs and Y-12 in nearby Oak Ridge, to a community that’s managed to put on a World’s Fair not so long ago and spawned and continues to […]
CO.LAB: Revolving door
Chattanooga sees itself as a welcoming house for entrepreneurs to live in, and acting as its “front door” has served The Company Lab very well. “We help aspiring startups figure out what to do in terms of what their next available steps are,” says Mike Bradshaw, executive director. “We do that in a lot of […]
Biz Foundry: Leveling the Playing Field
In an area of Tennessee where economic development has often centered on large-scale enterprises, LaunchTN’s Biz Foundry accelerator is focusing on the little guy. And Jeff Brown wouldn’t have it any other way. As executive director and president, Brown brings both entrepreneurial savvy and a lifetime of Cumberland County residency to Biz Foundry. He’ll quickly […]