From Family Kitchen to Food Truck: Tandalyn’s Sweet and Sassy Story
As part of her summer internship with KEC through LaunchTN’s Internship Program, Riley caught up with KEC alumni and program participants to learn where their entrepreneurial journeys have taken them. In this story, she shares how Tandalyn turned a lifelong love of cooking into Sweet and Sassy. Hear Tandalyn’s story in a video HERE. A […]
Connecting the Dots: How Kinley Koontz Builds Bridges for Knoxville Entrepreneurs
As part of her summer internship with KEC through LaunchTN’s Internship Program, Riley caught up with KEC alumni and program participants to learn where their entrepreneurial journeys have taken them. In this story, she shares how Kinley Koontz has built a career around connecting people with the resources they need. Watch a full video of […]
An Idea Worth Pursuing: How Megan Quigley Brought PrepSolo to Life
As part of her summer internship with KEC through LaunchTN’s Internship Program, Riley caught up with KEC alumni and program participants to learn where their entrepreneurial journeys have taken them. In this story, she shares how Megan Quigley found the confidence and community to begin building PrepSolo. An Idea Worth Pursuing For Megan Quigley, PrepSolo […]
There Had to Be a Better Way: How VeriQual Is Simplifying Income Verification
As part of her summer internship with KEC through LaunchTN’s Internship Program, Riley caught up with KEC alumni and program participants to learn where their entrepreneurial journeys have taken them. In this story, she shares how Bryan turned a frustrating personal experience into VeriQual. From Problem to Opportunity Long before Bryan began building VeriQual, he […]
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 […]
KEC’s 2023 Year in Review
2023 has been a BIG year for KEC We kicked off the year with a new team member, Kelsi Walker, who is our new Communications and Marketing Coordinator. We had another great What’s The Big Idea Pitch Competition with six highly engaged and dedicated teams. We celebrated 10 Years of KEC in April with a […]
Made for Knoxville: Grady Vanderhoofven
Investor & Capital Mechanic: Meet Grady Vanderhoofven, Founder & CEO, Three Roots Capital and Meritus Ventures Originally a Yale-educated mechanical engineer, it makes sense that Grady Vanderhoofven sees companies, economies, and communities like ours as engines – powerful machines capable of amazing things when treated well and given the right fuel. When he talks about […]
