In Search of the Perfect Key Lime Pie: Observations on building great brands, keeping your promises, and creating margin.

In Search of the Perfect Key Lime Pie: Observations on building great brands, keeping your promises, and creating margin. By Chris McAdoo, CXO, Knoxville Entrepreneur Center When I was a kid, I spent a lot of weekends at grandma’s house. We’d hang out, watch cartoons, maybe walk around the neighborhood, or watch Golden Girls (That […]
KEC Mentor Network Guest Blog Post: Marcus Blair

KEC Mentor Network Guest Blog Post: Marcus Blair The Knoxville Entrepreneur Center is pleased to introduce you to some of the business experts in our KEC Mentor Network. Each month we will highlight one of our mentors and invite them to share some of their expertise with our wider audience. You can apply to work […]
KEC Mentor Network Guest Blog Post: Halee Sprinkle

KEC Mentor Network Guest Blog Post: Meet Halee Sprinkle The Knoxville Entrepreneur Center is pleased to introduce you to some of the business experts in our KEC Mentor Network. Each month we will highlight one of our mentors and invite them to share some of their expertise with our wider audience. You can apply to […]
Building Your Business Pitch

If you’ve been around KEC for any amount of time, you’ve probably heard about our annual pitch competition: What’s the Big Idea? WTBI 2024 is quickly approaching, with applications open until early February. We encourage folks with big, new ideas for businesses to apply! If accepted as a finalist, they’ll stand before judges to pitch […]