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 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 […]
Paradigm Challenge Photo Gallery
[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]On Saturday, June 17th, the Paradigm Challenge took place at the Eternal Life Harvest Center in East Knoxville. Eight entrepreneurs in three categories competed for the chance to win $10,000 for their business. The Paradigm Challenge is a place-based competition that challenges […]
The Works Kickoff Party
[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]On Thursday, June 8th, KEC hosted the kickoff party for The Works program that is taking place over the summer. Members from the eight participating teams came together at the Old City Wine Bar to mingle, drink wine, and discuss their businesses. […]
Top 5 Takeaways from 36|86 2017
[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]Hello all! Long time, no see! We’re back for the summer with a new team of interns (some new faces, some old faces). We kicked off the summer in a BIG way at the 36|86 Entrepreneurship and Technology Conference in Nashville on […]
