Nashville Entrepreneur Center’s 2020 Board of Directors
NASHVILLE, Tenn., January 23, 2020 -- Today, the Nashville Entrepreneur Center (EC) announced that seven new members, including three ex-officio, have joined the board of directors.
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Build it local: MiTech Founder and CEO talks leveraging growth, building a hub and more
Unlike many Nashville natives, the increasing traffic and constant construction in the city doesn’t bother Bill McCleskey much. For one, he says, the traffic isn’t even all that bad. Perhaps more importantly, though, the growth is a sign of opportunity, both for his entrepreneurial pursuits and for his love of meeting and engaging with new people.
Possip is the First Black Woman-founded Company in Tennessee to Raise over $1 Million in Funding
Today we want to celebrate Possip’s founder and CEO Shani Dowell being the first black woman in Tennessee — and one of fewer than 60 black women in the United States — to raise more than $1 million in venture funding. Nationally, less than 2% of all venture funding goes to companies led by women, and .006% to companies led by black women.
The 2019 NEXT Awards + Entrepreneur’s Hall of Fame Celebrates Nashville’s Leading Entrepreneurs and Startups
The movers and shakers of Nashville’s business community gathered at Rocketown on November 6 for the 2019 NEXT Awards + Entrepreneur’s Hall of Fame, recognizing the innovators and visionaries making Nashville one of the best cities in the country to grow a business. At the SOLD OUT event, companies of all stages and markets were honored for their contributions to the economy of Middle Tennessee.
Navigate 012 : What’s NEXT (finale episode)
In our final episode this season, we briefly spoke with Jane H. Allen, our new CEO of the EC, about her entrepreneurial background and experience of Nashville. She told us about the power of this city as a place to not only build a business, but a family.
Project Healthcare 2019 meets in Nashville
The Nashville Entrepreneur Center’s Project Healthcare teams traveled back to Nashville last Thursday for their second immersive experience as part of the year-long program. While in town, these founders connected directly to healthcare experts from industry partners, including Healthstream, HCA, Brookdale, Aspire, Amerigroup, Amsurg, LifePoint, Tenncare and Carefluence.
Jane H. Allen Named CEO of Entrepreneur Center
NASHVILLE, TN (October 2, 2019) – Jane H. Allen, entrepreneur and founder of Counsel on Call and Hanner Clarke, will take over as the CEO of the Nashville Entrepreneur Center (EC). Her experience taking a business from the idea phase to a fully scaled, successful company will help the EC strengthen its role as a significant support system for the vibrant entrepreneurial ecosystem in Nashville.
Possip sweeps! at 36|86
Edtech startup Possip took home $60,000 at the LaunchTN 3686 Entrepreneur Festival pitch competition last week, beating out eight startups for both the $10,000 crowd favorite award and the $50,000 main competition prize.
Navigate 011: Entrepreneurship for All – LIVE from Nashville Startup Shindig
Our ecosystem's greatest resource is the people that call Nashville home, and minority chambers of commerce are among the front lines of making our city a more equitable place for those people to shine. Four minority chamber directors joined us at the EC for a live Navigate podcast recording at Nashville's Startup Shindig.