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TNECD Governor's Conference
2024-10-17 - 2024-10-18 | Knoxville Convention Center
More information to come.

Endeavor Summit
2024-10-03 08:00 - 16:30 (America/New_York) | Bridgewater Place, 205 Bridgewater Road, Knoxville

121 Tech Hub Grand Opening
2024-10-02 17:00 - 19:00 | TN

"Raising Capital in Knoxville: A Look Behind the Curtain"
2024-10-02 14:00 - 16:00 | Institute for Advanced Materiuals and Manufacturing, 2641 Osprey Vista Way, Knoxville

Knoxville Chamber's "Morning Momentum"
2024-10-02 09:00 - 10:00 | On Broadway Event Center, 4683 Old Broadway, Knoxville

Knoxville Startup Day 2024
2024-10-01 13:00 - 17:00 | The Mill & Mine, 227 West Depot Avenue, Knoxville

Knoxville Chamber Premier Partner Showcase: Spark Cleantech Accelerator Companies
2024-09-30 17:00 - 18:30 | Institute for Advanced Materiuals and Manufacturing, 2641 Osprey Vista Way, Knoxville

Startup Mountain Summit
2024-09-30 08:00 - 2024-10-01 17:00 | ETSU Martin Center for the Arts
With Industry Leaders as Your Guide, You Will Discover New Tools, New Connections, and Inspiration That Will Grow Your Startup for Years to Come.
Are you launching the next great startup? Do you have a business that’s growing but should be thriving? The Startup Mountain Summit has been designed by startup founders to help you achieve rapid growth in your ventures through impactful information on how to launch, grow, and fund your ventures.
The Summit is 1/2 Startup Conference and 1/2 Retreat for Your Startup. Spend your days absorbing all you can and then enjoy the beautiful mountains in the afternoon. Grab a beer at a local brewery or dinner with founders from across the Southeast.

Register & find more information here: https://startupmountainsummit.com/

The Maker City Summit
2024-09-27 17:30 - 2024-09-29 17:00 | TN

"The WORKS" Demo Day
2024-09-04 15:30 - 18:00 | The Square Room, 4 Market Square, Knoxville

Morning Momentum
2024-09-04 09:00 - 10:00 | TN
Morning Momentum occurs every first Wednesday at 9 AM at the On Broadway event center. It is designed to help small businesses and entrepreneurs overcome growth-related challenges by presenting their issues to seasoned business leaders for immediate feedback. As an attendee, you will hear two business owners share details about the barriers hindering their business’s growth. You will then have the opportunity to leverage your expertise by sharing actionable insights to help presenters overcome obstacles.

Morning momentum fosters mentor relationships, spurs innovation, and propels companies.

Brandcamp
2024-08-05 09:00 - 12:00 | Knoxville Entrepreneur Center, 17 Market Square
Knoxville Entrepreneur Center will open up applications for our Brandcamp Program – a one-day Day Camp hosted in-person each summer, led by marketing and branding experts.
Brandcamp leads local Knoxville companies through a series of class sessions and activities 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 is to provide business owners and founders with a deep understanding of the importance of brand planning and to equip them with the necessary tools and skills to develop a brand plan that will help set their companies up for success.

ETEC Nuclear Energy Workshop (NOW) Day 2
2024-07-31 07:00 - 16:00 | Hilton Knoxville Airport
NOW is a nuclear industry conference focused on both fission and fusion subjects for professionals and suppliers. It is a place to learn about industry developments, business opportunities, and advancements in research and technologies. Attendees can network and engage with experts from Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and its contractors, as well as a diverse array of small and large private-industry companies showcasing demonstration projects and technological capabilities. This includes interaction with students, interns, and post-docs. Plus, there are opportunities for companies and organizations to promote their services during the 2-day event held at the Hilton Knoxville Airport.
Make plans to join us in the Oak Ridge Corridor for this
growing, engaging, and informative conference.

Starting Your Business 101 - applications due!
2024-07-30 17:00 - 17:30 | TN
“Starting Your Business 101” lasts five weeks, meeting one evening a week for three hours at the Knoxville Entrepreneur Center. Facilitators include educators and active entrepreneurs, and guest speakers include specialists and professionals from leading marketing, branding, legal, and finance firms and agencies, as well as local entrepreneurs.
Spring 2024 Cohort Dates:
Week 1: August 7, 2024 | 5:30 – 8:30 PM
Week 2: August 14, 2024 | 5:30 – 8:30 PM
Week 3: August 21, 2024 | 5:30 – 8:30 PM
Week 4: August 28, 2024 | 5:30 – 8:30 PM
Week 5: September 11, 2024 | 5:30 – 8:30 PM
Apply for the cohort at this link. It will be open for applicants until July 30.

ETEC Nuclear Opportunities Workshop (NOW)
2024-07-30 07:00 - 16:00 | Hilton Knoxville Airport

Knoxville Entrepreneur Open House
2024-07-22 17:30 - 19:30 | Knoxville Entrepreneur Center,
The team at KEC will talk about their upcoming classes, programs, and Knoxville ecosystem resources. If you are new to Knoxville and looking to get connected to the KEC community, this is the event for you! There will be networking opportunities!
Register for the event at this link.

100Knoxville: Selling Like An Olympian
2024-07-16 12:00 - 13:30 | Knoxville Entrepreneur Center, 17 Market Square
Hosted by 100Knoxville and the Knoxville Entrepreneur Center, sales expert Tavis Bailey will be leading the discussion on finding, nurturing, and closing sales. This lunch and learn event will be hosted at Knoxville Entrepreneur Center, and is part of a quarterly workshop series hosted by 100Knoxville.
Specific Sales topics will include:

Sales vs. Marketing
Creating, finding, and illustrating Value
Driving new business
How to Close Business
Building and Managing Sales Funnels

Boost Your Business Seminar
2024-07-16 08:30 - 15:00 | Crowne Plaza Knoxville – 401 W Summit Hill Dr SW, Knoxville, TN 37902
Don’t miss the chance to attend the Boost Your Business Seminar, a free and exclusive event for entrepreneurs like you!
This is a rare opportunity to learn from the best in the industry how to take your business to the next level. Whether you want to grow, maintain, or manage your business, you will get valuable insights and tips from professional online business experts. And you don’t have to pay anything to attend this seminar! Learn about Search Engine Optimization (SEO), reputation management and the latest in site design.
The event is totally FREE and will take place on Tuesday, July 16th at the Crowne Plaza in Downtown Knoxville. There will be two sessions: 9:00 am and 12:00 pm. The event is hosted by Cumulus Media. You will get to enjoy breakfast in the morning session and lunch in the afternoon session.
For your convenience, breakfast will be available beginning at 8:30 am and lunch will be available beginning at 11:30 am.

But wait, there’s more! You will also have a chance to win fantastic door prizes and there will also be a grand prize of advertising packages worth $5,000 given away at each seminar.
And that’s not all, you will also get access to special incentives if you sign up for our programs. This is an incredible opportunity to boost your business and network with other successful entrepreneurs.
To RSVP, complete the registration form below.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScfzTQyQHUzzo8wmTlHQL01n0Vd_YFj4DUo3PQRBc02BpVSxw/viewform
If you have any questions, please call 865-588-6511 or email BoostKnoxville@cumulus.com.

Boost Your Business Seminar
Date and Times
Tuesday, July 16, 2024
Two Sessions Available
9:00AM -AND- 12:00PM
Crowne Plaza Knoxville – 401 W Summit Hill Dr SW, Knoxville, TN 37902

Truist Workshop at KEC
2024-07-11 11:30 - 13:00 | Knoxville Entrepreneur Center, 17 Market Square
Learn about Borrowing for Small Businesses from TRUIST financial experts during a Lunch & Learn at Knoxville Entrepreneur Center.
In this course, you’ll learn why businesses borrow, where to turn for funding, and how the lending process works to get you to a smoother, smarter, and often more successful outcome. We’ll also provide valuable take-away resources to help you and your business.

KEC 'In the Room' with Gera Grinberg
2024-06-27 08:00 - 10:00 | Knoxville Entrepreneur Center, 17 Market Square
June’s topic is: “Intellectual Property”
Copyrights, trademarks, patents, the USPTO, foreign IP filings, registration protection, filing “counterfeit protection documents” with customs (border control) – and generally what matters and what doesn’t.

Knoxville Chamber: Annual Business Opportunities Breakfast
2024-06-26 07:30 - 11:00 | 500 Howard Baker Jr. Ave.
Enjoy a full-menu breakfast at the City of Knoxville’s 15th Annual Business Opportunities Breakfast meet-and-greet. Talk with City department managers, as well as representatives from KAT, KCDC, KUB, PBA, MKAA and ASM Global and get the lowdown on upcoming bid opportunities.

Founders’ Forum: Market Square Ventures conversation
2024-06-20 15:30 - 17:00 | Smoky Mountain Brewery (11308 Parkside Drive, Knoxville, TN 37934)
Mark your calendar for the Innovation Crossroads Founders’ Forum featuring John Bruck of Market Square Ventures!
Founders’ Forums are monthly informal events gathering entrepreneurs throughout the ecosystem to hear talks, lessons learned, and participate in Q&A with program alumni, community members, and experienced startups founders. A networking happy hour will follow.
Feel free to invite friends and/or colleagues who might be interested in networking with the Knoxville hard-tech entrepreneurial ecosystem.
What: Innovation Crossroads Founders’ Forum + Networking Happy Hour
When: Thursday, June 20, 3:30 – 5:30 p.m. (Eastern Time)
Where: Smoky Mountain Brewery (11308 Parkside Drive, Knoxville, TN 37934), Private Room
Guest speaker:
John Bruck, Co-Founder + General Partner, Market Square Ventures
About Market Square Ventures:
Market Square Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Knoxville with a focus on early stage (pre-seed, seed) startups in Tennessee, the Southeast, and Appalachia.
Learn more about the recent launch of Market Square Ventures from Teknovation.biz https://www.teknovation.biz/market-square-ventures-launches-new-venture-capital-firm-in-knoxville/.

Founders Forge Pitch Competition
2024-06-17 18:00 - 20:00 | 510 Bert Street Johnson City, TN 37601
Head out to TVA Credit Union Ballpark, home of the Johnson City Doughboys, for FoundersForge’s 7th annual Startup Pitch Competition. Come see the region’s top startups pitch their ideas for a chance to win 10k in cash prizes for their business. Bring your family and friends to cheer on our local entrepreneurship community and see the future of our region. Admission is FREE but RSVP is required! FREE food & drinks will also be provided.

AgLaunch Final Pitches
2024-06-13 17:00 - 19:00 | Techstars Office, 465 South Gay Street, Knoxville

"The WORKS" Accelerator Kickoff
2024-06-12 14:00 - 17:00 | Knoxville Entrepreneur Center, 17 Market Square
