• THE WORKS 2025 Kickoff Happy Hour

    Maple Room 414 S Gay St, Knoxville, TN, United States

    A 1.5-hour informal networking session with THE WORKS founders, mentors, and community members.

  • Knoxville Chamber Shrimp Boil 2025

    Lighthouse Knoxville, 6800 Baum Drive

    his business climate program will feature great food and the opportunity for business community representatives to meet with local elected officials and others from across the state of Tennessee who have been invited to attend. Two ticket options are available: individual tickets at standing cocktail tables, or table purchases for a sit-down experience. Reserved tables...

  • Brandcamp for THE WORKS Accelerator in Knoxville

    Knoxville Entrepreneur Center, 17 Market Square

    Brandcamp leads local Knoxville companies through a series of class sessions and activities in order to help business owners and founders understand the process of brand planning, including market research, the development of a brand platform, customer discovery and the exploration of the customer journey, persona-based messaging and channel planning. The objective of this program...

  • The Women & Shora Foundation – Crown Pitch

    2119 E Magnolia Ave

     Join The Women and Shora Foundation at the 2025 Crown Pitch Competition — where excitement, inspiration, and celebration collide! ✨ 🗓️ When: Juneteenth – June 19, 2025 💵 Prize: A total of $10,000 up for grabs! 💸 We’re celebrating Black excellence and entrepreneurship as business owners pitch their ideas for a chance to win BIG!...

  • Orange Hat Tech Summit

    10246 Hardin Valley Road Knoxville, TN 37932

    Hosted by Solomon IT, a Knoxville-based IT Managed Service Provider with 15+ years in business and over 80 clients in the region, this summit will bring together business owners, IT pros, and technology partners for a relaxed afternoon of networking, product demos, a live keynote panel, and a cold beer or two. We hope to see...

  • Chattanooga Fab Institute 2025

    Join us for the 7th Annual Chattanooga FAB Institute July 9 - 11, 2025, in Chattanooga, TN, proudly presented by the Public Education Foundation and Hamilton County Schools, in collaboration with Volkswagen Group of America. Actively engage in a transformative professional development experience for K-12 educators, centered around innovative digital fabrication technologies in our state-of-the-art Volkswagen eLabs. Don't...

  • 2025 Nuclear Opportunities Workshop (NOW)

    Knoxville Convention Center

    NOW is ETEC's Nuclear Opportunities Workshop, Tennessee’s premier nuclear industry conference focused on all things nuclear: fission, fusion, isotopes, environmental management, AI in nuclear, workforce and more. For the past seven years it has been a place to learn about industry developments, business opportunities, and advancements in research and technologies. Attendees can network and engage with experts from...

  • Knoxville | Tech Architecture: AI for Enterprise

    CGI Offices, 900 South Gay Street, Suite 1000, Knoxville

    Join Knoxville-area tech architecture professionals to connect and explore the challenges and opportunities of AI integration.

  • THE WORKS Accelerator Demo Day

    The Square Room, 4 Market Square, Knoxville

    Founders pitch to a packed house of investors, mentors, and peers. Location: The Square Room Date: August 20th, 2025 4PM: Doors open 4:30PM: Opening Remarks from Mayor Kincannon - and company pitches 6-7PM: Happy Hour RSVP LINK:https://www.tickettailor.com/events/knoxvilleentrepreneurcenter/1790523

  • 2025 Spark Cleantech Accelerator Cohort Welcome Reception

    Seminar Room of the Joint Institute for Advanced Materials on the UT Research Park at Cherokee Farm

    Join the Spark Innovation Center and the Knoxville Chamber of Commerce as we welcome the newest Spark Cleantech Accelerator and Innovation Crossroads cohorts to our entrepreneurial ecosystem!