How to Work a Networking Event When You Hate Networking
David Castro went to Coffee & Connections at the Nashville Entrepreneur Center in December. Four guys were already in the IceBrekr app before the event started. “When we got to...
Events
From Mailbox to Mentor: How Amy Good Found More Than an Address at the EC
Amy Good joined the Nashville Entrepreneur Center for a mailbox. Two years later, she’s an advisor, a Lunch & Learn facilitator, and last month, she brought her seven-year-old daughter Lindley...
“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...
5 Ways to Make Every Networking Conversation Count
If you have ever left a networking event wondering why you went in the first place, you are not alone. At our recent Lunch & Learn, business strategist and serial...
What Founders Need to Know About Valuation: 7 Capital Session Takeaways
At our latest Capital Session, we sat down with startup ecosystem builder Haley “Zap” Zapolski (The Lighthouse), valuation expert Wayne Brown (CLA), and healthcare innovation leader J. Tod Fetherling (HCA...
Nashville High Schoolers Are Starting Real Businesses. They Need Your Help.
Alexa Tercero started making jewelry during lunch hour at her Florida high school. Two years later, her business Faer for Everyone had generated $18,000 in revenue and landed her at...
How Founders Are Really Using AI
We recently hosted a packed Lunch & Learn about How to Work Smarter & Grow Faster with AI. We brought together entrepreneurs, marketers, operators, and tech leaders to talk candidly...
What Founders Really Need to Know About Raising Capital: Lessons from Capital 101
The Nashville Entrepreneur Center (NEC) kicked off its new Capital Event Series with Capital 101, a jam-packed primer on the funding landscape for early-stage founders. Led by Haley “Zap” Zapolski,...
Capital Funding as a Tool
Insights from the Capital Compass Panel Funding isn’t the milestone—it’s the escalator. The wrong capital creates constraints that can weigh down otherwise viable businesses. Startups have plenty of risk; don’t...