By Shannon Smith, Teknovation Assistant Editor, PYA Jessica Robinson loves all things fashion. “I actually fell in love with fashion in high school,” she said. “In 11th grade, I was nominated for best…

By Shannon Smith, Teknovation Assistant Editor, PYA Sybil Bailey is a native Knoxvillian. She’s married. She has cats. She’s happy. And she’s most proud of her reputation. “I think the older I get…

By Shannon Smith, Teknovation Assistant Editor, PYA If there’s one thing Alexis Alsup knows very well, it’s how to help birth a baby. “Over 23 births thus far,” Alsup said. Twenty-five if…

The Knoxville Entrepreneur Center (KEC) has announced the sixth cohort of its “100Knoxville” program, and this group of five founders is sponsored by Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The five-week sprint,…

(EDITOR’S NOTE: This is another article on a participant in Cohort 4 of “100Knoxville,” an initiative from the Knoxville Entrepreneur Center. The program aims to help Black-owned businesses grow by…

The Knoxville Entrepreneur Center (KEC) has announced participants in the next cohort of its “100Knoxville” program. Five founders have been matched with mentors for a five-week sprint that kicks off…

(EDITOR’S NOTE: This is another article spotlighting a participant in the “100Knoxville” program, an initiative that aims to help Black-owned businesses grow by $10,000,000 in five years.)  By Kailyn Lamb,…

In what sounds similar but longer than the “100Knoxville” program, the Jackson Ward Collective, a network of Richmond-area Black business owners, is launching a new accelerator program aimed at boosting…