Stories of Technology, Innovation, & Entrepreneurship in the Southeast

By Tom Ballard, Chief Alliance Officer, PYA One might say that Tom Bancroft has the best of both worlds. He started and teaches animation at one of the best collegiate…

Spark Plaza, the Northeast Tennessee region’s first and longest running co-working facility, has announced a new partnership with FoundersForge. Under the arrangement announced last week, Spark Plaza will officially house…

The Knoxville Chamber has announced a one-hour conversation with three local businesswomen next week. The “Women in Business” virtual session is set for 10 a.m. March 31 and will feature:…

In announcing Lunchpool as winner in the “Emerging Tech” category of the inaugural “Synapse Innovation Awards,” the presenter described the start-up as “born in Tampa Bay and grown in Knoxville.”…

Start-up founders have until Friday to apply for the spring “RAISE Forum,” a pitch showcase that includes investors from around the Southeast. Seven start-ups will be chosen to pitch to…

(EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the final article in a three-part series spotlighting a Knoxville entrepreneurial pioneer who is still focused on making life better for people nearly 60 years after…

We spotlighted Johnson City’s Edwin Williams nearly four years ago when he was launching a start-up named Perserbid. That idea did not gain the traction that he needed, but today he…

Chattanooga has one of the most well-known and frequently spotlighted innovation districts in the country. Now comes word that eight organizations in Austin, TX, one of the nation’s entrepreneurial boomtowns,…