You have no doubt at least given some thought to the question, “Do we need offices anymore?” After all, many closed for at least a few months in the early…

Add another large corporation to the list of those creating venture funds. Chicago-based United Airlines announced last week that it has launched United Airlines Ventures that will back companies with…

Two Memphis-based organizations – Zeroto510 and Epicenter – have joined forces to launch “The Innovation Lab,” a virtual pre-acceleration program with a curriculum designed to guide people with idea stage…

By Tom Ballard, Chief Alliance Officer, PYA “I’m so excited to be back in Tennessee,” says Lindsey Cox, the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of The Company Lab (CO.LAB), a…

Four businesses owned by students at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UTK), were awarded a total of $30,000 in seed funds in the spring edition of the “Boyd Venture Challenge.” Arid…

This falls into the intriguing, maybe even cool category. Three years after planning began, Boxyard RTP, a more than 18,000 square foot development built from repurposed shipping containers, is opening…

By Tom Ballard, Chief Alliance Officer, PYA The focus was on electric vehicles and the environment as the Tennessee Advanced Energy Business Council (TAEBC) held its latest virtual event yesterday…

By Tom Ballard, Chief Alliance Officer, PYA Is Knoxville now the area that has the most start-up accelerators with an energy focus? It just might be. If not, it is…