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2025 Music, Sports, Gaming, & Entertainment NEXT Awards Finalists

STARTUP FINALISTS Brandwood Global, Inc. Stephanie Weier & Todd Bulgarino BrandwoodGlobal.com Brandwood Global, Inc. is the company behind Brandingo, a proprietary technology that uses a “silent audio QR watermark” to...

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2025 Hospitality & Retail NEXT Awards Finalists

STARTUP FINALISTS Happenstance Distilling Co. Paige Parker HappenstanceWhiskey.com Happenstance Distilling Co. is a 100% women-owned and led whiskey company based in Nashville. In an industry where nearly 40% of whiskey...

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2025 Healthcare NEXT Awards Finalists

STARTUP FINALISTS Agentis Longevity Jimmy St Louis AgentisLongevity.com Agentis Longevity is a clinically focused provider of comprehensive longevity care — including advanced diagnostics, hormone optimization, and innovative anti-aging therapies....

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Celebrate Nashville’s Boldest Founders at the 2025 NEXT Awards

The TOAST That Changed Everything At 6:15 PM on a Wednesday in August, 37 founders stood in the soaring lobby of HCA headquarters. They’d fought their way here from hundreds...

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These 8 Nashville Founders Just Got The Money They Needed

Jessica Bobbitt sat at her desk and cried when she got the call. Good tears. Her Black Candle Company – Nashville’s first Black women-owned candlemaking lounge – had more...

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Nashville Entrepreneur Center Announces 2025 Entrepreneurs’ Hall of Fame Inductees

Three Icons Join the Ranks of Nashville’s Most Legendary Business Leaders NASHVILLE, TN – Nashville Entrepreneur Center today announced the 2025 Entrepreneurs’ Hall of Fame inductees: fashion designer Manuel Cuevas,...

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A Win Worth Celebrating: How Woody Baum’s Success Can Inspire You to Apply for the 2025 NEXT Awards

Every entrepreneur dreams of making an impact, but some turn that dream into a reality faster than anyone imagined. In 2024, Woody Baum, founder and CEO of Local Infusion, did...

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Nashville Entrepreneur Center Announces Record Participation in 2025 Spring Program Cohort

Nashville, TN (February 24, 2025) – Nashville Entrepreneur Center (NEC) is proud to announce a record-breaking level of interest and participation in its 2025 spring program cohort, demonstrating the growing...

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TakeOff Accelerator Welcomes 2025 Spring Cohort

We are thrilled to introduce the 2025 Spring Cohort of the TakeOff Accelerator—our premier program designed to help early-stage entrepreneurs navigate the journey from ideation to launch. This year’s cohort...

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