Innov865: TENN Statewide Roadshow
Launch TN’s TENN Statewide Roadshow hit Knoxville last night at the Scruffy City Hall. The TENN is an accelerator program that provides the top startups of Tennessee coaching with mentors and introductions to investors across the state, region, and country. The roadshow brought Knoxville’s executives, investors, entrepreneurs, technologists, and TENN alumni together for a night […]
Introducing KEC Liftoff
KEC’s Entrepreneur Overview has always been the starting point, and jumping off point for getting involved at KEC and kicking off your business dreams. EO is where you start. EO gives you the chance to get connected with mentors and other local entrepreneurs who can help you develop your business idea. For any small business, innovation is good. KEC […]
New Year, New Team by Tess Waibel
Last week, seven new faces joined the Knoxville Entrepreneur Center team. With policy, software development, and marketing backgrounds, they look forward to bringing you the latest information on KEC events, programs, and content. Make sure you come by KEC, say “hi!” and get to know this new group of all-stars. Here is the starting line up: […]
Nostalgia for Christmas anyone?
Put this on on wishlist! Please Santa, I’ve been good this year I swear. All the epic new tech in the world is no replacement for some good old fashioned nostalgia. Probably one of the best Christmas gifts I ever got. Watch Austin Evans re-experience the joy of the original Gameboy. I hope you guys […]
Why Would Anyone Want to Intern at KEC?
Well, I’ll give you seven reasons why you should intern here. My name is Alex Sodemann, and I am a senior at the University of Tennessee studying business analytics with a concentration in marketing. This is my third semester interning at Knoxville Entrepreneur Center, and here’s why you should too: 1.) Your Opinion Matters Seriously. […]
8 Events You Can’t Miss During Innov865 Week
Startup Day 2015 was such a success that it only seemed right to turn it into a week long celebration in 2016. Innov865 Week is celebrating Knoxville’s entrepreneurial spirit by bringing together startups, entrepreneurs, investors, business leaders, students, and the East Tennessee community for a week of educational panels, pitch competitions, investor roundtables, and social […]
MediaWorks: Creators Gonna Create
This post is a part of a series about the MediaWorks 2016 program. To read the first post in this series, click here. To learn more about The Works program, visit this page. It’s been three weeks since our MediaWorks teams were here with us in Knoxville. Since then the content creators have been doing […]
MediaWorks: Days 2-3
The ultra mega super productive MediaWorks sprint week has come to a successful close, thanks to a lot of hard work and gallons of coffee. The four teams have spent the last three days brainstorming, workshopping, and strategically planning their new business models. On Tuesday they began an intensive course led by entrepreneurial expert Shawn […]
MediaWorks Sprint Week
The Works is officially in full swing at KEC. The 12-week program is an initiative to help coders and online content creators pursue their startup business dreams (to learn more, check out the last blog post and this page). The MediaWorks program kicked off on Monday with all four of the video creators, who hail […]
6 ½ Things You Need to Know About “The Works”
1)What is it? The Works is a 12-week startup accelerator for coders and online video creators who have an amazing business idea and the skills to pull it off. It’s broken up into 2 tracks: CodeWorks and MediaWorks and is sponsored by Scripps Networks. 2) Who is it for? The CodeWorks track is […]
