A bi-weekly column exploring the intersection of entrepreneurship and community by Sam Davidson My grandfather, the first entrepreneur I knew, spent his time tending to rose gardens on the campus […]

Nashville Entrepreneur Center

13.06.2024

Better Together: From in the weeds to a birds eye view, and back again - Entrepreneur Center

A bi-weekly column exploring the intersection of entrepreneurship and community by Sam Davidson I’ve seen downtown countless times, not just from my daily commute to and from the EC. Our city […]

Nashville Entrepreneur Center

13.06.2024

Spotlight on PRIDE: Celebrating LGBTQ+ Founders in our Community - Entrepreneur Center

In honor of Pride Month, we’re amplifying a few queer-owned businesses in our community doing some amazing things! Check out some of their businesses in the links below to show […]

Nashville Entrepreneur Center

29.05.2024

Better Together: How the economic sausage gets made - Entrepreneur Center

A bi-weekly column exploring the intersection of entrepreneurship and community by Sam Davidson Last week I traveled with over 100 friends to Phoenix, Arizona for the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce’s […]

Nashville Entrepreneur Center

15.05.2024

Better Together: Back to the lab again - Entrepreneur Center

A bi-weekly column exploring the intersection of entrepreneurship and community by Sam Davidson Lately I’ve been asking a lot of people the same question: What is innovation? Answers vary but usually […]

Nashville Entrepreneur Center

14.05.2024

Manage Cash As a Solo Entrepreneur With Just 5 Tools - Entrepreneur Center

By Chris Brown (EC Member and Advisor) You only need five tools to be your own Chief Financial Officer. Forget LLCs, CRMs, and CPAs. With these five simple tools, […]

Nashville Entrepreneur Center

01.05.2024

Get Ready for the 2024 NEXT Awards & Entrepreneurs’ Hall of Fame - Entrepreneur Center

This October, Nashville’s entrepreneurial community is set to shine at the much-anticipated 2024 NEXT Awards & Entrepreneurs’ Hall of Fame, generously presented by Amazon. Mark your calendars for October 21st […]

Nashville Entrepreneur Center

25.04.2024

Better Together: I don’t know what I don’t know - Entrepreneur Center

A bi-weekly column exploring the intersection of entrepreneurship and community by Sam Davidson Reasons for business failures abound, but one of the biggest (or at least the most documented) is lack […]

Nashville Entrepreneur Center

04.04.2024

Better Together: Connections are worthless; community is priceless - Entrepreneur Center

A bi-weekly column exploring the intersection of entrepreneurship and community by Sam Davidson I’ve gotten more LinkedIn requests in the last nine months (since I started in my current role) than […]

Nashville Entrepreneur Center

03.04.2024

10 Leadership Tips From Joe, Retired CEO of Tractor Supply - Entrepreneur Center

Joe says, “When you rub the shoulders of large CEOs of organizations, you can benchmark yourself.” As retired CEO of Tractor Supply, Joe is quite the benchmark himself! He changed […]

Nashville Entrepreneur Center

23.03.2024

Better Together: What do you do with a room full of entrepreneurs? - Entrepreneur Center

A bi-weekly column exploring the intersection of entrepreneurship and community by Sam Davidson Three weeks in to this big, bold, beautiful new year and we’ve filled several rooms with entrepreneurs […]

Nashville Entrepreneur Center

23.03.2024

Better Together: What are we even doing here? - Entrepreneur Center

A bi-weekly column exploring the intersection of entrepreneurship and community by Sam Davidson No matter the size or stage of your idea, Peter Drucker’s adage that “If you can’t measure it, […]

Nashville Entrepreneur Center

23.03.2024

Better Together: Community at the core - Entrepreneur Center

A bi-weekly column exploring the intersection of entrepreneurship and community by Sam Davidson No matter what your new year holds, I bet none of your resolutions are the following: Humans […]

Nashville Entrepreneur Center

23.03.2024

Better Together: Exactly who we’re looking for - Entrepreneur Center

A bi-weekly column exploring the intersection of entrepreneurship and community by Sam Davidson Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: A life coach, an animator, a navy vet, a […]

Nashville Entrepreneur Center

23.03.2024

Better Together: Nashville's Women Entrepreneurs Shattering Glass Ceilings - Entrepreneur Center

A bi-weekly column exploring the intersection of entrepreneurship and community by Sam Davidson In the heart of Nashville and across the United States, women are not just participating in the entrepreneurial […]

Nashville Entrepreneur Center

23.03.2024

Better Together: Checking in on mental health - Entrepreneur Center

A bi-weekly column exploring the intersection of entrepreneurship and community by Sam Davidson When I wrote about mental health and entrepreneurship a few months ago (linked here), the responses garnered […]

Nashville Entrepreneur Center

21.03.2024

10 Women You Should Know (if you don’t already). - Entrepreneur Center

In honor of Women’s History Month, we’re continuing to share remarkable women in our ecosystem who embody our ethos. Each of these women have made a big impact in their […]

Nashville Entrepreneur Center

07.03.2024

Winners Announced: Local Founders Compete For a Spot On Entrepreneur Venture’s Elevator Pitch - Entrepreneur Center

As part of a nation-wide tour to find promising business concepts, Entrepreneur Ventures partnered with the EC to host The Consumer Challenge, a pitch competition for consumer-focused startups. Four local […]

Nashville Entrepreneur Center

22.02.2024

Better Together: If at first you don’t succeed - GREAT! - Entrepreneur Center

CEO Sam Davidson writes about failure in entrepreneurship.

Nashville Entrepreneur Center

30.01.2024

FinTech Founders Find Connections in Chattanooga and Memphis - Entrepreneur Center

The EC’s Project FinTech Program Manager, Maryn Papazian, partnered with TheCoLab in Chattanooga and Epicenter in Memphis to pull off theses two engaging and successful virtual events: FINTECH INNOVATION SESSIONS - CHATTANOOGA & FINTECH INNOVATION SESSIONS - MEMPHIS. Check out the recap of both events!

Nashville Entrepreneur Center

11.01.2024

Founder Feature: Justin Guerette, Founder of TrueLetter - Entrepreneur Center

The journey of a founder often entails perseverance, resourcefulness, and a relentless pursuit of the right connections. After a persistent search via Y Combinator, cold DMs and LinkedIn searches, Justin […]

Nashville Entrepreneur Center

10.01.2024

It’s 2024 and WE KNOW you want MORE (Content)! - Entrepreneur Center

With all the buzz around the EC, our team deemed it necessary to hire a full-time content creator to cultivate a more consistent social media presence for us. That’s where […]

Nashville Entrepreneur Center

21.10.2023

Twende Wraps Up the 2023 Cohort - Entrepreneur Center

Customer Connection Pitch Day 10/10/23 Twelve businesses pitched at the Twende Customer Connection Pitch Day to close out the 2023 Twende cohort. Participants found this event to be successful in […]

Nashville Entrepreneur Center

20.09.2023

First Look at the Inaugural Project FinTech - Entrepreneur Center

With all that has transpired this year in banking and tech, the inaugural cohort for Project FinTech could not have been more relevant or timely. Opportunity in the FinTech industry […]

Nashville Entrepreneur Center

20.09.2023

Entrepreneurs and Principles: Celebrating Clayton McWhorter’s Legacy - Entrepreneur Center

Once a year we celebrate the generosity of a group of people who make the EC’s mission possible. The McWhorter Circle, named in honor of Clayton McWhorter, the EC’s founding […]

Nashville Entrepreneur Center

15.09.2023

To Change the Game, First You Have to Know the Rules: Project FinTech Regulatory & Legal Session - Entrepreneur Center

Hosted by Naina Jain, Wade Peery, & Kevin Tran Class is in session for the Project FinTech Accelerator. The inaugural cohort kicked off in August and has been diving into […]

Nashville Entrepreneur Center

24.08.2023

Theta Neurotech Wins 2023 Panel & Pitch: Tech Edition - Entrepreneur Center

Panel & Pitch is one of the EC’s most favored events and our recent event focused all on tech. After receiving 30 applications, our selection committee narrowed it down to […]

Nashville Entrepreneur Center

13.07.2023

Metro Nashville Council District 19 Candidate Meet & Greet Event - Entrepreneur Center

On Monday July 10, the Nashville Entrepreneur Center hosted a meet-and-greet featuring the three candidates vying for a Council Person spot in Metro Nashville’s District 19. The district includes Downtown, […]

Nashville Entrepreneur Center

11.07.2023

Our Experience as Interns of Project Healthcare - Entrepreneur Center

By Sarah Collier and Alex Casey If you happen to be a Project Healthcare alumni, a part of the present or future cohort, or a Friend of Project Healthcare, you […]

Nashville Entrepreneur Center

14.04.2023

My Take on ViVE as a Med Student and Aspiring Entrepreneur - Entrepreneur Center

By: Lauren Hatcher Nashville’s Healthcare Ecosystem At the Nashville Entrepreneur Center, we like to say that Nashville is more than just Music City. At its heart, Nashville is all about […]

Nashville Entrepreneur Center

14.04.2023

ViVE 2023 Revitalized Nashville's Collaborative Healthcare Ecosystem and the Project Healthcare Program - Entrepreneur Center

By: Eric Thrailkill After a successful first year conference in Miami Beach in early March of 2022, I had a hunch the organizers of ViVE would announce the second annual […]

Nashville Entrepreneur Center

04.04.2023

Project Healthcare at ViVE! What a Week! - Entrepreneur Center

Approximately 8,000 individuals invaded Nashville from March 26-29 for ViVE – an event sponsored by HLTH and CHiME. The event places a spotlight on the “business of healthcare” and includes […]

Nashville Entrepreneur Center

02.03.2023

Tennessee’s FinTech Industry is Undergoing Significant Growth - Entrepreneur Center

Authored by Project FinTech Team What is FinTech? If we borrow the definition from the experts at EY, a financial technology company or “FinTech” is an “organization combining innovative business […]

Nashville Entrepreneur Center

09.02.2023

Five Generations of Black Entrepreneurship in Publishing, Banking & Education - Entrepreneur Center

By Brittany N. Cole A publishing corporation, one of the first Black-owned banks in the US, and one of four HBCUs in Nashville, TN all draw their roots from one […]

Nashville Entrepreneur Center

26.01.2023

2023 Project Healthcare First Look Event - Entrepreneur Center

The Venture Studio Model Venture studios look at entrepreneurs with a certain set of characteristics: 1) people who have built things before – they know how to engage the investor […]

Nashville Entrepreneur Center

14.01.2023

Re:Generate Fund - Entrepreneur Center

What is the Re:Generate Fund? Re:Generate, in partnership with Nashville Entrepreneur Center, provides non-dilutive grants to Black and LatinX founders participating in the Twende program. This fund aims to fill the […]

Nashville Entrepreneur Center

02.12.2022

Iconic Serial Entrepreneur, Steve Case, Visits Nashville - Again! - Entrepreneur Center

The Nashville Entrepreneur Center, along with our community partners WKU, NTC and Fisk, proudly welcomed back serial entrepreneur and best selling author, Steve Case, and his Revolution team to Nashville […]

Nashville Entrepreneur Center

30.11.2022

Circle Back S2:E7: Larry Odom - The History and Success of Tennessee Pride Sausage - Entrepreneur Center

Circle Back is a podcast produced by the Nashville Entrepreneur Center where we listen to success stories from big ideas to big success. On this episode of Circle Back, […]

Nashville Entrepreneur Center

30.11.2022

Twende: Rethinking Entrepreneurship S1:E6: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at the Heart of Nashville’s Entrepreneurial Ecosystem with Brittany N. Cole and Brynn Plummer - Entrepreneur Center

Twende: Rethinking Entrepreneurship is a production of the EC, and it’s all about engaging in open and honest conversations with incredible Black and LatinX business experts, investors, and founders. […]

Nashville Entrepreneur Center

30.11.2022

Circle Back: S2:E6: Marty Renkis - A Vision Beyond the Clouds - Entrepreneur Center

Circle Back is a podcast produced by the Nashville Entrepreneur Center where we listen to success stories from big ideas to big success. On this episode of Circle Back, […]

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Better Together: Grow Where You’re Planted - Entrepreneur Center

Better Together: From in the weeds to a birds eye view, and back again - Entrepreneur Center

Spotlight on PRIDE: Celebrating LGBTQ+ Founders in our Community - Entrepreneur Center

Better Together: How the economic sausage gets made - Entrepreneur Center

Better Together: Back to the lab again - Entrepreneur Center

Manage Cash As a Solo Entrepreneur With Just 5 Tools - Entrepreneur Center

Get Ready for the 2024 NEXT Awards & Entrepreneurs’ Hall of Fame - Entrepreneur Center

Better Together: I don’t know what I don’t know - Entrepreneur Center

Better Together: Connections are worthless; community is priceless - Entrepreneur Center

10 Leadership Tips From Joe, Retired CEO of Tractor Supply - Entrepreneur Center

Better Together: What do you do with a room full of entrepreneurs? - Entrepreneur Center

Better Together: What are we even doing here? - Entrepreneur Center

Better Together: Community at the core - Entrepreneur Center

Better Together: Exactly who we’re looking for - Entrepreneur Center

Better Together: Nashville's Women Entrepreneurs Shattering Glass Ceilings - Entrepreneur Center

Better Together: Checking in on mental health - Entrepreneur Center

10 Women You Should Know (if you don’t already). - Entrepreneur Center

Winners Announced: Local Founders Compete For a Spot On Entrepreneur Venture’s Elevator Pitch - Entrepreneur Center

Better Together: If at first you don’t succeed - GREAT! - Entrepreneur Center

FinTech Founders Find Connections in Chattanooga and Memphis - Entrepreneur Center

Founder Feature: Justin Guerette, Founder of TrueLetter - Entrepreneur Center

It’s 2024 and WE KNOW you want MORE (Content)! - Entrepreneur Center

Twende Wraps Up the 2023 Cohort - Entrepreneur Center

First Look at the Inaugural Project FinTech - Entrepreneur Center

Entrepreneurs and Principles: Celebrating Clayton McWhorter’s Legacy - Entrepreneur Center

To Change the Game, First You Have to Know the Rules: Project FinTech Regulatory & Legal Session - Entrepreneur Center

Theta Neurotech Wins 2023 Panel & Pitch: Tech Edition - Entrepreneur Center

Metro Nashville Council District 19 Candidate Meet & Greet Event - Entrepreneur Center

Our Experience as Interns of Project Healthcare - Entrepreneur Center

My Take on ViVE as a Med Student and Aspiring Entrepreneur - Entrepreneur Center

ViVE 2023 Revitalized Nashville's Collaborative Healthcare Ecosystem and the Project Healthcare Program - Entrepreneur Center

Project Healthcare at ViVE! What a Week! - Entrepreneur Center

Tennessee’s FinTech Industry is Undergoing Significant Growth - Entrepreneur Center

Five Generations of Black Entrepreneurship in Publishing, Banking & Education - Entrepreneur Center

2023 Project Healthcare First Look Event - Entrepreneur Center

Re:Generate Fund - Entrepreneur Center

Iconic Serial Entrepreneur, Steve Case, Visits Nashville - Again! - Entrepreneur Center

Circle Back S2:E7: Larry Odom - The History and Success of Tennessee Pride Sausage - Entrepreneur Center

Twende: Rethinking Entrepreneurship S1:E6: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at the Heart of Nashville’s Entrepreneurial Ecosystem with Brittany N. Cole and Brynn Plummer - Entrepreneur Center

Circle Back: S2:E6: Marty Renkis - A Vision Beyond the Clouds - Entrepreneur Center

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