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Amazon as Presenting Sponsor for 2022 Annual NEXT Awards

Now backed by Amazon, the annual NEXT Awards celebrates Middle Tennessee entrepreneurs for their impact and introduces a new class of entrepreneur Hall of Famers Nashville, Tenn. (April 14, 2022)...

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Lucius Burch III, A People-first Investor that Took 17 Companies to the New York Stock Exchange

What do KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken), Wendy’s and HCA (Healthcare Corporation of America) all have in common? The answer is Lucious Burch, Nashville’s original major player in the venture...

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Winners Awarded a Combined $25K at Dell’s Pitch Event

On Tuesday, April 5, 2022, Dell hosted the 2nd pitch competition as part of a 9-month pitch event tour that will lead up to a finale where more than $500k...

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Applause, Celebrating a Year of Entrepreneurial Growth & Revealing the 2021 Annual Report

On Tuesday, March 29, 2022, EC staff, Board of Directors, EC McWhorter Circle Members, Partners, Advisors, Entrepreneurs and more gathered to celebrate a year of entrepreneurial growth, revealing the...

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Project Healthcare Alumni, Greenlight Medical, Bought by Houston-based Symplr

Congratulations to one of Project Healthcare’s most successful alumni, Austin Dirks! As the founder and CEO of GreenLight Medical, he’s agreed to sell his business to a Houston-based company,...

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Navigating and Transforming The World of Venture Capital for Minorities with Monique Villa

“The data exists” to show that investing in BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) founders pays off, says Monique Villa, co-founder of Build In SE and early-stage investor at...

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Project Music & Entertainment Alumni, Make Music Count, Featured on TNT’s Game Plan

Project Music & Entertainment alumni, Marcus Blackwell, was featured on TNT’s Game Plan. The show is hosted by NBA star and entrepreneur, Shaquille O’Neal (Shaq), where he shares stories of ...

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Bringing Empathy to Entrepreneurship with Sherry Deutschmann

Sherry Deutschmann was raised in North Carolina with a strict upbringing, but chose Nashville as home to develop her career. Now she’s a serial entrepreneur, the founder...

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Project Music & Entertainment Networking Event

On Friday, February 25, members of the music & entertainment communities in and around Nashville, but also around the country, met at the Nashville Entrepreneurship Center to celebrate the class...

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