The Nashville Entrepreneur Center is honored to host the 2023 NEXT Awards to celebrate each of you – entrepreneurs in Middle Tennessee who are transforming industries and making our world better. As part of the show, we will be awarding companies in six industry categories in each of the following stages: Startup – Companies with up to $1M in revenue Market Mover – Companies…

About this event Join us on Thursday, June 30 at the Nashville Entrepreneur Center for Panel & Pitch: Consumer Goods Edition. First, we’ll grab lunch and hear from this innovative panel of leaders: Darek Bell with Corsair Distillery, Johanna Blankush with Dollar General, and Judith Bright of Judith Bright Jewelry. Then we’ll have a pitch…

About this event Register for this workshop to learn about commercialization resources available specifically to Tennesseans. Registration is free. Lunch will be provided. As the statewide entrepreneurial support organization, LaunchTN seeks to promote entrepreneurial activity across the state of Tennessee. In partnership with local universities and ecosystem partners, LaunchTN provides resources to aid the commercialization of…

A LaunchTN Portfolio Company: Hytch Rewards is a cash incentive management platform employers use to recognize and reward employees for some of the cost of their fuel and valued time in a daily commute. Users gain access to cash incentives in sponsored areas and plant trees as they drive. Hytch helps employers expand their available…

Help us celebrate the graduates of PreFlight, our program for pre-revenue and early stage entrepreneurs, as they pitch their businesses! About this event Join us as we celebrate the entrepreneurs graduating from our first PreFlight session of 2022! On the evening of May 18th, entrepreneurs from the class will pitch their business concepts to a…

Come out and meet local entrepreneurs, creatives and community leaders for great conversation and drinks and food! About this event Join us at the Wedge building to celebrate the start of the fifth annual Nashville Entrepreneur Week! Come out and meet workshop leaders, entrepreneurs, and community leaders for great conversation and free drinks and food. Special thank…

Join Wefunder and co-hosts, Launch Tennessee and the Nashville Entrepreneur Center, to learn about – and invest in – Nashville start-ups. Start-ups actively raising capital will pitch their businesses live at the event and attendees will be able to invest and/or support them by promoting their pitch website. Drinks and light snacks will be provided and the…

Nashville Black Chamber, Mitech Partners and NEC present ENTREPRENEURS MATTER in a Fireside Chat format with guest: MIGNON FRANCOIS. About this event The Nashville Black Chamber, Mitech Partners and NEC present: ENTREPRENEURS MATTER in a Fireside Chat format with guest MIGNON FRANCOIS. This is a perfect in-person event for entrepreneurs, business owners or aspring entrepreneurs…

Launch Tennessee sporadically publishes essays written by entrepreneurs, investors, and supporters of the startup ecosystem here in Tennessee and across the southeast region, sharing thoughtful and unique observations and perspectives on the business landscape and the challenges they’re encountering. Guest Post By: Brynn Plummer, VP, Inclusion and Community Relations at the Nashville Entrepreneur Center. This…