The Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce’s third annual Nashpreneurs Conference joins small business leaders, entrepreneurs, and creatives for an interactive two-day Innovate Now themed virtual conference.  -Hear from local industry leaders on how to implement innovative approaches to strengthen and grow your company in this new economic climate. -Engage with other businesses in the...

Brad Ward, Professor of Business Administration at Milligan University and author of a recently published book titled The Motivated Worker: A Manager’s Guide to Improving Job Satisfaction, will speak on the topic of motivating today’s workers. There will also be a virtual option for this event. For more information, please visit FoundersForge.

SOUL is elevating the arts, culture, knowledge, and wellness of Black businesses through unity in commerce, education, and social entertainment. SOUL at theCO is an event for and by Black business owners to provide the opportunity to network and learn from each other. Join us for this first event Tuesday, June 22nd at 6:00pm --we’ll...

The market is 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on June 12th and takes place in The Biz Foundry’s parking lot on N. Cedar Ave. in Cookeville. The market is exclusively for businesses and individuals who create the products they are selling. If it wasn’t created here, it won’t be available for purchase at the market!...

Benjamin Bowman is a journalist who reported from Congress, The Supreme Court and The White House during the 2012 presidential elections. As a TV reporter, Ben covered stories from the Midwest, the South and the East Coast on topics including: General Motors' auto recalls Flint, Michigan's Water Crisis Human Interest and more   After leaving...

After a long year of social distancing, we're bringing the community back together for a fun social event AND we're helping Summit for Soldiers raise awareness about the mental health crisis facing U.S. veterans. Join us from 5 to 7PM on June 15th and get a free drink ticket at the door. The first rounds...

The TN Marketing & Attraction Course is a one-and-a-half-day, hands-on course that will review the basics of developing and implementing a high-impact marketing and attraction plan. While this course emphasizes business attraction, new business development, existing business and community development are included as a part of a comprehensive approach. Follow this link for more information.

C-level executive and team coach Debra Sunderland leads this interactive session on leadership during a pandemic. More information here.  

The National AgTech Forum is a collaborative event series offered by AgLaunch, AgStart, and NCBiotech. June's event will be moderated by Tom Womack, Deputy Commissioner at the Tennessee Department of Agriculture, who will hold a discussion around connected regions driving farmer innovation and the way Tennessee is thinking about building an innovation ecosystem that is regional and connected with other...

What: In-person Happy Hour + Virtual Workshop Where: The Upstairs at Maple Hall + Remo Platform When: June 16th, 6 - 7pm + June 17th, 9 - 11am   We want to help women not only reconnect with, bond with, and uplift each other but also work together to recognize the superpowers we all possess....

Bradley partners with the Arts & Business Council of Greater Nashville and its Volunteer Lawyers & Professionals for the Arts (VLPA) program to provide free legal services to Black-owned small businesses and nonprofits. For more information, please click here.

MuckerLab is a different kind of accelerator. No three-month boot camps. No demo days. Just heads down company-building for one year — or however long it takes. MuckerLab partners with just 10-15 companies each year, working one-on-one with founders on a weekly basis providing hands-on, tactical support. We believe that keeping a selective, targeted portfolio aligns better with...