“I always say I was New Orleans raised but Nashville made,” said Mignon Francois, Founder and CEO of The Cupcake Collection and one of our EC board members.“This business couldn’t have been done anywhere else. Nashville is where businesses are born. I went to New Orleans to see if my business had legs and I’ve learned that it has legs to walk around the entire country.”
On February 27, ten teams from Project Healthcare gathered at Sarah Cannon Corporate Office to network with industry experts and pitch their businesses at Project Healthcare Startup Showcase, a milestone that marks a little over halfway through the program.
Black History Month is a wonderful opportunity to remember great movements in history, reveling in wonderful strides despite many challenges, and celebrating the vital role of African Americans in US History. At the EC, we have realized that an extraordinary way to celebrate this month is by highlighting some African American businesses that are putting on special events for Black History Month or celebrate Black History and African American culture year-round.
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.
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.