SMTEC accelerator's Marcum retires, LaunchTN Rural plans nears debut

Oct 20, 2015 at 11:45 am by miltcapps

DAN MARCUM plans to retire Dec. 31 from his post as founding executive director of Tullahoma-based Southern Middle Tennessee Entrepreneur Centers (SMTEC), the ongoing role of.... Read More

Tennessee rural economy is focus of new econ-development Fund

Oct 15, 2015 at 11:15 am by miltcapps

Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam and Economic and Community Development Commissioner Randy Boyd announced today [via this press release] the state is investing $8 million in a new R.... Read More

LaunchTN announces 2015-2016 Class of The TENN

Oct 06, 2015 at 03:15 am by miltcapps

VNC Update 21 Jan. 2016 - The 2016 final event for The TENN will be April 21, 2016 at City Winery.-Ed. From the original release: Launch Tennessee [Tennessee Technology Develo.... Read More

LifeScience Tennessee Venture Forum taps four startups

Sep 28, 2015 at 11:15 am by miltcapps

LIFESCIENCE Tennessee announced Sept. 23, 2015, that four companies have been selected to present at the fourth-annual Venture Forum held at Life Science Tennessee's Annual Co.... Read More

Commentary: Crises in Migration, Europe and the Americas

Sep 22, 2015 at 09:15 am by miltcapps

THE CRISES of refugees in or in transit to Europe, and undocumented immigrants in the United States, are huge international news stories, but most news coverage has left out c.... Read More

VentureNotes: McWhorter, Ingram, Bredesen touch on venture investment

Sep 15, 2015 at 05:00 pm by miltcapps

Stuart McWhorter STUART MCWHORTER, CEO of Nashville Entrepreneur Center, told Venture Nashville he didn't realize til he succeeded Michael Burcham as CEO of the Nashv.... Read More

iCitizen gets Sen. Corker visit; iCitizen app nears V2.0 launch

Sep 15, 2015 at 04:45 pm by miltcapps

Updated 14 October 2015: On Oct. 13, iCitizen reported completion of a $3MM raise. Trying to confirm whether Vin Weber in filing is the former congressman. -Ed. iCITIZEN, the.... Read More

Nashville's hotel-meetings Groups360 platform attracts $5MM

Sep 03, 2015 at 02:47 pm by miltcapps

Updated 29 Dec. 2016: The Tennessean reported Groups360 has now raised $7MM total and employs 30 (half in Nashville).-Ed. GROUPS360, a data-driven matchmaker between meeting p.... Read More

Vanderbilt University seeks to become a hub for music research in the heart of Music City

Sep 03, 2015 at 09:01 am by miltcapps

VU release Sept. 3, 2015 (Other VNC Music coverage here.) A cross-disciplinary team that includes five different schools or colleges at Vanderbilt was recently awarded.... Read More

Former Gov. Haslam communications director forms Poe Consulting

Aug 25, 2015 at 04:33 pm by miltcapps

Update: 22 Sept. 2015: Poe's position as CD has been filled by Haslam Press Secretary David Smith, the Governor announced today.-Ed. ALEXIA POE, communications director the pa.... Read More

Axial Healthcare sees Series B, tech buys, deeper-risk role within 24 months

Aug 25, 2015 at 04:30 pm by miltcapps

Updated 19 March 2019 - Donahue is moving to executive chairman and Carter Paine coming in from NaviHealth as CEO, NashvillePost reported. 24 Oct 2016 - Axial Form D says rais.... Read More

Tullahoma: JusticeXL accelerator announces inaugural cohort

Aug 25, 2015 at 01:45 pm by miltcapps

Update 2 Nov. 2015: Eight startups will present during JusticeXL Demo Day Nov. 18, 2015, Noon to 5pm. Our original Aug. 25, 2015 story below has been annotated with chang.... Read More

Early exit: Welsh Carson-backed naviHealth said sold to Cardinal Health

Aug 24, 2015 at 03:15 pm by miltcapps

Updated 11 a.m. 25 Aug. 2015: A Cardinal spokesperson confirmed this morning it is moving to buy 71% of naviHealth for $290MM cash, with Welsh Carson retaining a stake. Cardin.... Read More

Memphis-based StartCo, EPICenter run 2015 squad of accelerators

Aug 19, 2015 at 01:45 pm by miltcapps

Five Memphis-based accelerators have an aggregate 19 startups in 2015. They are: EPICenter Logistics Innovation Accelerator (EPICenter; 2015 Sponsor: FedEx) Burro&nbs.... Read More

Governor, ECD Commissioner announce rural development task force

Aug 17, 2015 at 03:30 pm by miltcapps

Update: Aug. 19, 2015 10:08am - A source confirmed Memphis Bioworks Foundation will lead efforts to identify investable agri-tech companies, inline with the Haslam-Boyd push..... Read More

RSVP: At Emma Bistro, Digital Nashville targets online consumer behavior

Aug 17, 2015 at 03:01 pm by miltcapps

DIGITAL NASHVILLE's mixer tomorrow evening at Emma Bistro offers networking and a presentation on improving the odds visitors will act as you need them to, when they hit your.... Read More

Strategist Kate O'Neill exits Nashville for New York City

Aug 17, 2015 at 01:00 pm by miltcapps

Note: We seldom do farewells for the living, but we must note Nashvillians who will both speak their minds, and listen.-Ed. KATE O'NEILL, the Nashville-based strategist who ta.... Read More

Event 2016: Influential SIIA plans Nashville<br>focus on Software companies' growth

Aug 17, 2015 at 04:00 am by miltcapps

Updated 18 Dec. 2015: Final date for this event is now March 16, 2016. Related event coverage here. Previous update 15 Sept. 2015: SIIA report says financial gains by small an.... Read More

Aug. 11, 2015: Knoxville's MediaWorks announces presenters

Aug 11, 2015 at 01:01 pm by miltcapps

              The 2015 MediaWorks Summer Cohort present Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2015. Start-time and.... Read More

Belmont bootstrapping advocate Jeff Cornwall unveils family business

Aug 10, 2015 at 04:45 pm by miltcapps

JEFF CORNWALL, the Belmont University entrepreneurship professor who far more often favors bootstrapping over taking outside capital, now has a family-owned business he's quie.... Read More

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