A recent guest columnist for Crunchbase News highlights five actions for start-up founders to consider, particularly during these uncertain economic times.

Topping the Southeast news is an announcement by one of the largest health systems in Georgia that it has launched a $100 million venture fund to shape the future of healthcare by creating better care and market value.

The Biz Foundry's Jess Lewis experienced the challenge when she decided to sell her gyms, and the organization's Marketing Director and Program Coordinator shares her thoughts after the fact.

The couple from Peru are former bankers who are developing an unconventional, modular, and highly efficient wind energy system to generate on-site electricity for homes, communities, and commercial and industrial businesses.

The Founder of Boston Government Services reflects on his journey since launching the Oak Ridge-based engineering, technology, and cybersecurity firm in July 2007. In December, he announced the sale of BGS to Bernhard Capital Partners.

Applications open June 1 for those wanting to pitch at Knoxville's "Startup Day" in September, and panelists added to KTech's "Tech Panel: Artificial Intelligence," also to be held June 1.

The three-month program helps participants develop and fine-tune their business ideas, determining next steps through real-time feedback from people in the community.

The plans call for more than 10 new joint research projects through 2025, more Ph.D. fellowship and internship positions at Volkswagen, dedicated guest lectures with Volkswagen senior experts, and additional student engagement programs starting in October.