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“We Just Won $25,000”: What Happened When 10 Founders Pitched for Impact Grants

Almost 500 people showed up to GEODIS Park on December 3 for Nashville Entrepreneur Day. The Premier Club where Impact Grant pitches happened was standing room only. Three rows of...

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From Pre-Revenue to Banking Partners: How Aries Built Momentum Post-Program

Speed matters in fintech. But in fraud prevention, trust matters more. Lon Varns and Aries Fraud Solutions faced both challenges when they joined the Nashville Entrepreneur Center’s Project FinTech cohort....

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Fleets Lose Billions in Uncollected Fees. This Founder Built the System to Recover It.

Trucking companies are hemorrhaging money. Not because they’re bad operators. Because they’re drowning in manual processes and missing data. Every day, detention happens. Layovers happen. Fuel surcharges apply. These are...

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Mark Deutschmann Built Neighborhoods Before Anyone Wanted Them

In 1993, Mark Deutschmann went door to door with flyers in Belmont. “I’ve already sold 40 homes, and yours could be next.” He had a hunch about Nashville neighborhoods nobody...

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At 90, Rosetta Miller-Perry Is Still Building Nashville

Rosetta Miller-Perry stood on stage at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center on October 20 and made an announcement. She’s building an apartment complex on Jefferson Street. Not for low-income residents—that’s her...

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What Nashville’s Top Entrepreneurs Said After Winning NEXT Awards

Seven hundred business leaders filled the Schermerhorn Symphony Center on October 20 for the 2025 NEXT Awards. Nineteen founders walked offstage with trophies. We pulled them backstage to ask what...

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When Leaders Lead With Heart

Guest Author: Coco Rogers | Founder, CoRo Consulting Twendé means “let’s go” in Swahili, but not go alone. It’s a collective call to move forward together, grounded in courage, connection,...

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When Fundraising Gets Real: Lessons from a $3M Healthcare Raise

Amy Green and Brandon Ziemann just closed $3 million in Series A funding for Mamaya Health from LFE Capital and Spitha Capital. But their fundraising journey wasn’t about perfect pitch...

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EC Kicks Off Fall 2025 Accelerators with 95 Companies, 100+ Founders Across 5 Programs

Something remarkable just happened at the Nashville Entrepreneur Center. We selected 95 companies and 100+ founders for our Fall 2025 programs from hundreds of applications. These aren’t your typical early-stage...

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