The Kid Who Skipped Graduation Now Gives Out Scholarships
Paul Whitten was in makeup school on graduation day. Not because his grades were bad—they were fine, not great, but fine. The problem was attendance. He’d skipped so much school...
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2024 Local Founders to Watch
Twenty Entrepreneurs Driving Business Solutions and Nashville’s Economy Nashville, Tenn. (January 11, 2024) – Nashville Entrepreneur Center (NEC), a nonprofit helping to drive Nashville’s economy by increasing the likelihood of...
InFlight Program 2021-22 Business Cohort
New cohort builds on last year’s success, will have access to critical resources to grow and scale their businesses Nashville, Tenn. (November 18, 2021) – The Nashville Entrepreneur Center...
Most Expansive, Mature Cohorts for 2020-21 Programming
Nashville, Tenn. (June 16, 2021) – The Nashville Entrepreneur Center (NEC), a nonprofit dedicated to supporting entrepreneurs and business leaders, today announced its new InFlight, Twende, and TwenFlight cohorts, the...
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.