Chris McAdoo’s Pechakucha Talk: KEC’s Purpose and PEOPLE
Chris McAdoo takes the Pechakucha stage! Chris McAdoo, Chief Experience Officer for KEC, takes the stage for an impassioned seven minutes to dig deep into the heart of what makes Knoxville Entrepreneur Center so special, and our Maker City community so innovative and powerful. Hint…it’s the people out there doing the work. Originally recorded during […]
Growth & Grit 2024
Growth & Grit | Celebrating East TN’s Inc. 5000 Listed Companies Relix Variety Theatre | Tuesday, November 19th, 2024 Event Program Location: The Relix Venue, 1208 N Central St, Knoxville, TN 37917 5:00 PM Event Opens 5:30 PM Opening Remarks & Introduction of Companies 5:45 PM Keynote Speaker: Harry Boston 6:00 PM Round table Discussion […]
Raising + Rising 2024
Join Us At Raising + Rising 2024! As a special part of Innov865 Week, Raising & Rising will showcase seven entrepreneurs and their businesses to a room full of investors, industry leaders, and local Knoxville companies. The Knoxville Entrepreneur Center is excited to host the seven companies in this year’s showcase. Raising & Rising is […]
Brandcamp 2024 Recap
Brandcamp Recap Written by Brandcamp Intern, Ben Vickers We held a multi-session branding clinic at KEC early this August. With the guidance of our Chief Experience Officer Chris McAdoo, new business owners of the Knoxville area joined forces to create and refine their companies’ branding strategy. As Chris stated to the entrepreneurs several times throughout […]
Marketing Clinic Recap
May Marketing Clinic Recap Earlier this May we held a Three-Session Marketing Clinic at KEC. These sessions were led by industry experts, Jess Curtis, founder of J-Bird Digital Designs, and Amanda Martin, founder of Future Garage. Jess led the first session “FIND” where participants learned SEO, analytics, and paid advertising tactics. Next, Amanda helped us […]
In The Room: Entering and Exiting Partnerships
April In The Room: Entering and Exiting Partnerships “In The Room” is our monthly investor series where leaders, entrepreneurs, and network partners gather for a discussion with Gera, fostering lively conversations on the month’s topic.. Teknovation wrote an incredible article recapping the session. READ ARTICLE Here are the slides from the session. We also want […]
Meet the 2024 The Works Participants!
Meet the Participants for The Works! Five Startups Announced for “THE WORKS”, Knoxville Entrepreneur Center’s Premier Startup Accelerator for early-stage software, technology, and tech-enabled companies poised for rapid growth. The program kicks off June 12th, concluding with a demo day and celebration September 4th. For media inquiries, please contact: Chris McAdoo, Chief Experience […]
In The Room Recap: Entity Structure
March In The Room Recap: Entity Structure “In The Room” is our monthly investor series where leaders, entrepreneurs, and network partners gather for a discussion with Gera, fostering lively conversations on the month’s topic.. In January, we covered “Let’s Make a Deal,” reviewing all the different kinds of deals, whether they involve angel investors, friends […]
What’s The Big Idea 2024
6 Teams. 6 Ideas. $10,000 Prize. 2024 marks the 16th year of the annual What’s The Big Idea? Pitch Competition, and the competition was as strong as ever. The KEC team received over 40 applications, narrowed it down to around 20 Public Voting companies, then finally selected 6 Finalists to compete in the Big Idea […]
February Tax Series Recap
February Tax Series Recap February 5th and 6th we held a tax workshop series with The Maker City. These workshops were led by industry experts, Teresa Sylvia, CPA of Tennessee Small Business Development Center, and Nikki Elliott, CPA of Elliott Advisory Group. The slides from Teresa’s workshop can be found HERE. During this session Teresa […]
