Annual event, scheduled for Oct. 25, celebrates Middle Tennessee entrepreneurs for their impact on the greater Nashville area
Nashville, Tenn. (Sept 8, 2021) – The Nashville Entrepreneur Center’s NEXT Awards (NEC) has announced finalists for the 2021 NEXT Awards, an annual ceremony recognizing entrepreneurs who are transforming industries and strengthening the Middle Tennessee community. NEC has also announced tickets are now available for the event which will be hosted at Nashville’s Schermerhorn Symphony Center on Oct. 25 from 5:30 – 9:00 p.m. Attendees can purchase tickets–VIP or Balcony–and find more details at www.ec.co/next-awards.
2021 NEXT Awards winners will be announced the night of the event. Two winners in each category– Emerging companies with less than $1 million in annual revenue and Market Mover companies with $1 million or more in annual revenue–will be recognized in these categories: Products, Services and Retail; Healthcare; Real Estate, Hospitality and Construction; Music, Sports and Entertainment; and Technology. Finalists for this year’s awards are:
Emerging Companies |
Market Movers |
Healthcare:
Music, Sports, and Entertainment:
Products, Services and Retail:
Real Estate, Hospitality and Construction:
Technology:
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Healthcare:
Music, Sports, and Entertainment:
Products, Services and Retail:
Real Estate, Hospitality and Construction:
Technology:
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Additionally, the NEXT Awards will honor two innovative founders across all industries with the Emerging Entrepreneur of 2021 Award (less than $1M revenue) and Entrepreneur of 2021 Award (more than $1M revenue) and the 2021 Entrepreneur Hall of Fame inductees for their life-long contributions to Nashville’s entrepreneurial community. The evening is supported by its major sponsors Fourth Capital, EY and Lisle Parham Wealth Management. To learn more about Nashville Entrepreneur Center and its programs, click here.
About Nashville Entrepreneur Center
The Nashville Entrepreneur Center (NEC) is a non-profit 501(c)(3) founded in 2010 by business leaders who wanted to support the next generation of entrepreneurs and to celebrate the spirit and tenacity of the entrepreneurial community. The NEC serves as Nashville’s center for entrepreneurship, supporting visionaries—from every background, in any industry, and at all phases—by connecting them to critical resources and championing their desire to change the world. Learn more about the NEC by following @entrecenter on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and at www.EC.co.
