The Nashville Entrepreneur Center‘s “Pitch for Good” series is returning with the “Black Founders Edition” set for 12 noon CDT on April 29. Applications are being accepted through 11:59 p.m. CDT on April 22. Click here for eligibility criteria and the application.
John Hopkins, Chief Executive Officer for the Knoxville-headquartered Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation (IACMI), has earned a spot on Smart Manufacturing magazine’s “25 Leaders Transforming Manufacturing” list. The Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) credited Hopkins and his fellow honorees with revolutionizing the pace and scope of technological adoption of smart manufacturing
Queen City Angels (QCA) and Cintrifuse are joining forces to offer a free online course titled “Angel Investing 101.” Lasting one hour and offered on two different days, the course is an overview of angel investing presented by Steve and Sue Baggott, QCA investor members and trainers. They will be
The Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) of the National Institute of Standards and Technology is working with the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) to support projects partnering universities and MEP centers to encourage adoption of advanced technologies by small- and medium-sized manufacturers. APLU is working with Innovation Associates and
By Tom Ballard, Chief Alliance Officer, PYA One of the recommendations that start-up advisors tell entrepreneurs is to make sure you keep your investors, potential investors, and other stakeholders fully advised of your progress, and the team at Winter Innovations LLC is a good model to follow. In a recent
By Kailyn Lamb, Marketing Content Writer and Editor, PYA As Stephen Covey once said, “Begin with the end in mind.” Although Covey used this as one of his habits in the book “The Seven Habits of Highly Productive People,” Chad Sorrell said it could just as easily apply to the
The Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development announced on Friday that “GOVCON,” its annual conference, will return this year albeit with some changes. The event will be one day – August 5 – at the Renaissance Nashville Hotel, restricted to 500 attendees, and requiring masks. More details will be
Tennessee does not have a city ranked in the top 10 of SmartAsset’s 2021 list of the municipalities where millennials are moving, but the state itself ranks in the top 10. Cary, NC is the highest ranked city closest to the Volunteer State, and Nashville comes in at #21. Click
Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) has issued a new report titled “Life Sciences Emerging Market Index: Poised for a Paradigm Shift,” and Nashville makes the list in one category. It’s the only one of Tennessee’s metro areas to be listed and is listed under the category of “Potential.” The authors of
Valor Ventures, an Atlanta seed stage investment firm, closed its second, $21 million fund focused on inclusive investing in the Southeast. According to this article in Atlanta Inno, Valor Ventures has invested in seven companies with its check sizes ranging from $500,000 to $1 million. About 80 percent of the firm’s
