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May 29, 2019 | Tom Ballard

Nashville start-up is first program panel announced for upcoming “36|86 Entrepreneurship Festival”

The first panel announced for Launch Tennessee’s upcoming “36|86 Entrepreneurship Festival” is a Nashville-based start-up. Founded in 2014, SmileDirectClub is a pioneer in teledentistry, representing 95 percent of the direct-to-consumer, doctor-directed clear aligner industry. The company plans to grow its global workforce by 30 percent this year and has pledged to hire more than 2,000 new employees in Tennessee by 2024.

The “36|86 Entrepreneurship Festival” is set for August 28 and 29 at several venues in Downtown Nashville. For more information and a registration link, click here.


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