This North Carolina-based start-up might have just the product that meal planners need as they return to the in-person work environment. Grocery Shopii has created a tool that allows shoppers…

Can a university-based accelerator make a difference? Absolutely, as shown by this article chronicling the quarter of a century of impact that the “Edward L. Kaplan ’71 New Venture Challenge”…

By Tom Ballard, Chief Alliance Officer, PYA “Your job as a leader is to replace yourself,” says Tobi Ferguson, the new President and Chief Executive Officer of Magnum Venus Products…

By Tom Ballard, Chief Alliance Officer, PYA “We realized our vision of what Girl Boss Offices could be was too limited,” Erika Biddix tells us in explaining the first few…

By Tom Ballard, Chief Alliance Officer, PYA Jenn Adams comes by her involvement in the life science sector naturally. “My dad worked for Baxter Travenol Laboratories, so we moved around…

(EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the final article in a two-part series that is also part of an ongoing spotlight on some of the Knoxville-Oak Ridge region’s entrepreneurial heroes. This article…

Six student start-up businesses at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville have been awarded cash prizes in the Spring 2021 edition of the “Graves Business Plan Competition.” Hosted by the Anderson…

The Biz Foundry in Cookeville is throwing a celebratory bash on May 14 to commemorate the 50th episode of its “Powered by Her” podcast series, and everyone is invited. The…