The U.S. Department of the Treasury announced yesterday that five states have received approval for their plans submitted under the new round of the “State Small Business Credit Initiative” (SSBCI)…

This week’s “News & Notes” feature includes a graduation for the Sky City Entrepreneur Center in Maryville, developments for two members of the “Innovation Crossroads” family, and plans from the…

In exactly two weeks, Knoxvillians will have the opportunity for back-to-back nights celebrating the region’s growing entrepreneurial ecosystem – those who started here and those who have come here to…

As part of its “National Small Business Week” that starts May 2, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) will be making a number of stops in nearby states in conjunction…

We wrote in a weekly “News & Notes” brief item that the Nashville Post had reported that Vodium Co-Founders Mary Mellor and Camille Padilla have secured a seven-figure seed round raise for…

The global head of Johnson & Johnson Innovation, better known as Jlabs, will headline the first in-person conference in six years for members of Alabama’s bioscience industry. Scheduled for next…

(EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the final article in a two-part series sharing the experiences that Knoxville’s Jordan Mollenhour has encountered as an entrepreneur, the lessons that he has learned, and…

Six start-up companies launched by students at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UTK) were awarded a total of $20,000 in funding during the 18th edition of the “Graves Business Plan Competition.”…