The U.S. Department of the Treasury on Wednesday issued its long-awaited and much anticipated capital program implementation guidance for Version 2.0 of the “State Small Business Credit Initiative” (SSBCI) program….

As part of a broader $1.52 billion proposal for using federal “American Rescue Plan Act” funding that Congress approved in March, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer has proposed something titled the…

By Kailyn Lamb, Marketing Content Writer and Editor, PYA Earlier this week, Knoxville Mayor Indya Kincannon announced the city’s proposal to use more than $35 million in funds from the…

By Kailyn Lamb, Marketing Content Writer and Editor, PYA Twenty-one businesses in Knoxville have received around $12.5 million in funding from the “Shuttered Venue Operators Grant” (SVOG) program, with seven…

Baylor University’s John F. Baugh Center for Entrepreneurship and Free Enterprise has opened applications for the 11th annual “Baylor New Venture Competition” (BNVC), a two-day business plan and elevator pitch…

By Marty Brown, President and Chief Executive Officer, PYA What if we achieved greatness but nobody knew it? I often contemplate that question when thinking about business growth in the…

Seven Tennessee energy start-ups, all from Cohort 3 of the “Innovation Crossroads” program operated by Oak Ridge National Laboratory, have graduated from the “Energy Mentor Network,” a rigorous mentorship program…

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced yesterday that the Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) will implement a series of programs, collectively called “Investing in America’s Communities,”…