KEC Holiday Gift Guide: Looking Good & Feeling Good
The holidays are getting closer and closer, so if you still haven’t started on your shopping, you might want to! Luckily, the second edition of our Holiday Gift Guide is here! This guide is all about gifts that will have the gift receiver looking and feeling their best. If you haven’t seen our first edition […]
Knox Starts at Meadowsweet
Written by Tala Shatara | Video by Maranda Vandergriff & Tala Shatara Meadowsweet Massage + Wellness is downtown Knoxville’s main source of meditation, relaxation, and rejuvenation. Meadowsweet has been open for 5 years, and in that time Meadowsweet has been recognized as the Top Massage Studio 2016, the Best Holistic Health Center 2013 here in Knoxville, […]
KEC Holiday Gift Guide: Home Goods & Decor
With the holidays right around the corner, we thought we’d put together a series of gift guides for all the important people in your life. This first guide features home goods & decor from shops and artists in Knoxville area. We’re all for supporting our local businesses! Stay on the lookout for the next gift […]
How to Start a Business: KEC’s Top 5 Tips
How to Start a Business: Top 5 Tips For more tips like these and inspiration for business ideas, sign up for our weekly email newsletter! Thought about starting your own company, but don’t know where to begin? We’ve got you covered! Here are Knoxville Entrepreneur Center’s top 5 tips for starting a business: HAVE A ROAD […]
Entrepreneurs Figuring Out IT
Entrepreneurs figuring out IT Guest post from Tech Nav IT is an important consideration for any entrepreneur. Some portion, if not all, of the work will be done in the digital realm. While every entrepreneur is going to have different IT needs based on organization, there are some basic needs that everyone needs when […]
Knox Starts at Wild Love Bakehouse
Written by Tala Shatara | Video by Maranda Vandergriff & Tala Shatara Knoxville bakeries have cracked the code on what we all call “delicious,” and Wild Love Bakehouse is the perfect example. Wild Love Bakehouse has been open for about 2 years now and has seen success since day one. From coffee, flatbreads, scones, sandwiches, […]
Innov865 Week Recap
Innov865 Week 2017 is officially in the books! This week-long celebration featured local innovation and technology, summits for young professionals and makers, and a pitch competition with a cash prize of $10,000 (plus much, much more). KEC was proud to be a part of making this week happen and supporting the thriving entrepreneurial community in […]
The Works 2017: Meet Unveil and Buzzergate
The Works 2017 is coming to a close. This year’s cohort of 7 growth-stage companies has participated in a 12 week accelerator program. They’ve worked through intensive strategic planning and brand therapy with industry experts and an in-house marketing agency. At the beginning of the summer we interviewed each team about what they were looking forward to […]
The Maker City Summit 2017 Feature: Mark Schaefer
The Maker City Summit is extremely excited to announce that Mark is one of our keynote speakers. He will be discussing social media strategy. Schaefer has developed social media marketing strategies for some of the world’s best-known brands. See below for more details on his talk. MARK W. SCHAEFER | Schaefer Marketing Solutions Presents […]
Quips & Tips: FedEx CEO Fred Smith
[vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” overlay_strength=”0.3″][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ width=”1/1″ tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default”][vc_column_text]In the late afternoon on June 7th in Nashville’s Schermerhorn Symphony Center, Tennessee’s Governor, Bill Haslam, and FedEx founder and CEO, Fred Smith, sat together on a stage in front of a large crowd of entrepreneurs and innovators at the 36|86 Entrepreneurship […]
