Sam Davidson

Nashville Entrepreneur Center Impact Grants sweeten recruitment pot

Jul 01, 2025 at 08:44 am by miltcapps

NASHVILLE Entrepreneur Center has extended the deadline for application to its Fall 2025 accelerator programs until end of day July 11, and will sweeten the pot for three comp.... Read More

VNC's May 2025 Venture Calendar

Apr 29, 2025 at 05:00 pm by miltcapps

•West | •Central | •Eastern | •Other Below, events in May 2025. (See June '25 and beyond here.) May 1 • Dealmakers Middle Market M&A Conference by Smart Business, at Nashv.... Read More

Nashville + the World eye Music-Entertainment innovation + impact

Mar 05, 2025 at 04:15 pm by miltcapps

NASHVILLE investors, top executives, performers, technologists and entrepreneurs are not alone in celebrating this city's Music legacy. Neither are they alone in wondering how.... Read More

LaunchTN Regional Seed Fund eyes startup investments in 82 of 95 TN counties

Jan 23, 2025 at 11:18 am by miltcapps

Investment requests from TN regions other than Nashville have priority Impact of preferences for 82 counties' startups to be assessed by early April Nashville opportunity bul.... Read More

CEO: Nashville EC to 'expand impact, empower more entrepreneurs'

Dec 19, 2024 at 10:35 am by miltcapps

NASHVILLE ENTREPRENEUR CENTER CEO Sam Davidson declared this morning the NEC is "poised to expand our impact and empower even more entrepreneurs to achieve success." In.... Read More

NEXT Awards 2024 Winners chosen by Nashville Entrepreneur Center

Oct 22, 2024 at 07:00 am by miltcapps

Nashville Entrepreneur Center (NEC) has announced details on its 2024 NEXT Awards finalists and Hall of Fame inductions, scheduled for Schermerhorn Symphony Center. S.... Read More

CEOs of Titans, Nashville SC likely fans of Music City entrepreneurship

Jun 27, 2024 at 03:44 pm by miltcapps

THE CEOs of the Tennessee Titans and Nashville Soccer Club -- respectively Burke Nihill and Ian Ayre -- are both on-record as viewing Music City as a great place to do.... Read More

Metro Mayor, VU Chancellor seek traction for Nashville Innovation Alliance

Jun 21, 2024 at 08:24 am by miltcapps

Daniel Diermeier Freddie O'Connell VOWING TO SERVE the public interest through collaborative efforts, the Nashville Innovation Alliance has been launched to.... Read More

Project Fintech accelerator Round 2 advances amid 'measured optimism'

Apr 29, 2024 at 05:00 pm by miltcapps

Accelerator 2.0 broadens focus to embrace all-inclusive fintech New EIR is veteran of long-hold, big-exit Tennessee fintech pioneer Tennessee attributes create unique opportu.... Read More

CEO Davidson updates Nashville Entrepreneur Center priorities, possibilities

Mar 20, 2024 at 04:45 pm by miltcapps

EIGHT MONTHS after accepting the tiller of Nashville Entrepreneur Center from predecessor Jane Allen, EC CEO Sam Davidson is weighing 2024 priorities related to revenue growth.... Read More

Venture Notes - February 7, 2024

Feb 07, 2024 at 09:36 am by miltcapps

Minding the Gap: Re:Generate funds grants for Black, Hispanic founders

Dec 20, 2023 at 01:55 pm by miltcapps

VOLUNTEERS rallying under the "Re:Generate" banner and closely allied with the Nashville Entrepreneur Center (NEC) are redoubling their efforts to recruit timely philanthropic.... Read More

Mayor O'Connell, Nashville Chamber close gap, uplift AI, spotlight BNA chief

Oct 24, 2023 at 01:59 pm by miltcapps

Hon. Freddie O'Connell NASHVILLE MAYOR Freddie O'Connell announced he has joined with the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce and Partnership 2030 in a relationship th.... Read More

Nashville Entrepreneur Center reveals 2023 NEXT Awards honorees

Oct 23, 2023 at 09:00 pm by miltcapps

NASHVILLE ENTREPRENEUR CENTER (EC) earlier this evening recognized winners of its 2023 NEXT Awards competition during ceremonies before an estimated crowd of 750 at Schermerho.... Read More

Nashville Mayor O'Connell taps campaign treasurer Isaac Addae as Metro's business engagement, entrepreneurship lead

Oct 06, 2023 at 01:16 pm by miltcapps

NASHVILLE Mayor Freddie O'Connell today announced his appointment of Isaac Yao Addae PhD to manage Small and Minority Business Engagement matters within the new Administration.... Read More

Nashville Mayoral candidates' views on Nashville entrepreneurial ecosystem

Aug 07, 2023 at 12:13 pm by miltcapps

AMID WHITE-HOT campaigning to succeed incumbent Mayor John Cooper via Sept. 14 run-off voting for mayor of Metropolitan Nashville Davidson County, candidates Freddie O'Connell.... Read More

Nashville EC CEO Allen soon to be succeeded by Batch Gifts' Davidson

Jun 28, 2023 at 04:00 pm by miltcapps

press release submitted by Nashville Entrepreneur Center. The Nashville Entrepreneur Center (NEC) board of directors announced June 28 its appointment of Sam Davidson.... Read More

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