Stories of Technology, Innovation, & Entrepreneurship in the Southeast

Minnesota’s Medical Alley Association has announced that it launched an accelerator for early stage healthcare start-ups. Named the “Medical Alley Starts,” it is described as a focused initiative and suite of…

By Tom Ballard, Chief Alliance Officer, PYA Brandon Bruce is one of those individuals who is full of ideas and, when he sees a need or gap, he’s generally ready…

There’s change afoot at Chattanooga’s Skuid. Founder Ken McElrath announced in a blogpost that he was turning over the reins of the company to Ryan Niemann who will become Chief…

We were contacted last week by Amy Wood, Program Manager at Pepperdine University’s Peate Institute for Entrepreneurship with a request to make start-ups in our coverage area aware of the institution’s…

Applications close in less than a week for the 2021 edition of “What’s the Big Idea?” The format, revamped from past years due to COVID-19, was described in this recent teknovation.biz…

Western Kentucky University’s Small Business Accelerator is an ever-expanding resource for the Bowling Green community. As small businesses continue to occupy space in the building, there has often been a…

Ironically, the year that teknovation.biz was launched, Sarah Bellos founded Stony Creek Colors Inc., a company focused on providing in-demand indigo plant-based color. Indigo has become a buzzword in the denim community,…

By Kailyn Lamb, Marketing Content Writer and Editor, PYA Three finalists have been selected for PYA’s first “Tom Ballard Innovation Award.” The final placement of the winners will be announced…