(EDITOR’S NOTE: We contacted several of the angel and venture investors in the region to get their thoughts on how the COVID-19 pandemic is impacting their activities and their portfolio companies. We have published four thus far: Ken Woody, President and Partner at Innova Memphis {click here}; Tony Lettich, Managing

The Sky City Entrepreneur Center in Maryville is hosting a mostly Q & A event at 3 p.m. today as part of its effort to better support the local entrepreneurial ecosystem in Blount County and beyond. Regina Jennings of Pinnacle Bank; Chris Trump of Egerton, McAfee, Armistead & Davis; and

Just hours after the Chattanooga City Council approved a $500,000 emergency fund to help businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce hosted a Zoom event yesterday afternoon to update individuals in the “Gig City” on several types of assistance available to businesses and other organizations

About 90 people participated in a University of Tennessee (UT)-hosted webinar on Tuesday afternoon that was focused on creating and distributing critical Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) and medical devices during the COVID-19 pandemic Organized by the Center for Industrial Services, the 75-minute event was a continuation of activities the UT-managed

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has launched a centralized online platform named the “Expanding Innovation Hub” to make the patent process more accessible to diverse inventors. The Hub is comprised of three components:  (1) the “Demystifying the Patent System” toolkit, designed to help inventors understand the process for obtaining a

(EDITOR’S NOTE: We contacted several of the angel and venture investors in the region to get their thoughts on how the COVID-19 pandemic is impacting their activities and their portfolio companies. Ken Woody, President and Partner at Innova Memphis {click here}; Tony Lettich, Managing Director of The Angel Roundtable {click here};

Looking for some cooking tips? If so, Bailey Foster may have just what you are seeking ahead of the dinner hor. The Founder of Real Good Kitchen (see our most recent article here) has announced a new initiative – “RGK Cooking School (Home Edition)” that debuts at 5:30 p.m. EDT

The second iteration of the “Maker Meet-in” series from the Knoxville Maker Community is set for tomorrow from 10 to 11 a.m. It will feature Dale Mackey, Owner of Dale’s Fried Pies and Central Collective and creator of the Good Sport Box. If you’re interested in joining, it’s on Zoom

Three of the 11 entrepreneurs the latest cohort of the Nashville Entrepreneur Center’s “Project Music” initiative are from Tennessee – two based in Music City and one from Chattanooga. Now in its sixth year, the program brings music, technology, and business leaders together to accelerate the development of industry-changing start-ups.

Down the road in Atlanta, hypepotamus reports that the Founders of venture capital firm Overline are pushing ahead with their inaugural effort. Michael Cohn and Sean O’Brien have celebrated the first close on their $25 million early stage fund, raising $17.5 million from Mailchimp, an anchor investor, and other well-known names like Cox Enterprises, Hallett Capital,