Stories of Technology, Innovation, & Entrepreneurship in the Southeast

Whether it's donating bikes to community members, training teens to be bike mechanics, or hosting bike rides for people of all ages, Two Bikes wants everyone to have access to the benefits of bicycling.

Home sales, prices, and inventory are up in the Knoxville metro area, but fewer people are able to afford what's out there.

Here’s your weekly roundup of business news from throughout the Knoxville region.

The bad news is right now it’s just an idea. But it’s an idea UT Knoxville student Mariah Laux is ready to grow, and she’s already got her first round of funding. 

The organization will continue to draw on the existing body of programming, while also hoping to build in additional workshops and classes, like a program titled “E(xpert) Commerce” for those who want to expand their presence on sites like Shopify and eBay.

To learn more about the six companies, the public is invited to a late afternoon pitch event on July 13.

The HG&A Associates team will transition its audit, tax, and client accounting and advisory services clients to PYA.

Formerly known as Bitsy Advisor, this Knoxville company now offers a much broader set of software that serves the needs of financial advisors by automating many of the time-consuming and labor intensive processes.