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Find out more »NEC Pitch for Good 2021: Nashville Founders Edition
On Thursday, July 29th from 12-1p the Nashville Entrepreneurship Center is hosting a virtual elevator pitch competition for Nashville-based entrepreneurs. An independent panel of experts will be selecting 6 total entrepreneurs to conduct a 1-minute elevator pitch to a panel of judges and an open audience. The top voted entrepreneur in each of the following stages will be awarded a financial grant: Stage 1: $0-25,000 in revenue Stage 2: $25,000+ in revenue Apply here by submitting a 1-minute video, your stage, and what…
Find out more »August 2021
NEC Get a Grip on Your Business: Six Keys to Getting What You Want from Your Entrepreneurial Company
IS THIS YOU? Many of the most successful entrepreneurs and business leaders work longer hours and get less return on their investments of time and money. Maybe you grapple with some of these challenges: • Lack of control over time, markets, or your company. • People who don’t listen, understand, or follow through. • Profit that’s inconsistent and/or there’s not enough. • Growth is happening, but you can’t break through to the next level. • Quick fixes that come and…
Find out more »NEC Pitch for Good 2021: Women Founders Edition
On Thursday, August 26th from 12-1p the Nashville Entrepreneurship Center is hosting a virtual elevator pitch competition for female entrepreneurs in Tennessee. An independent panel of experts will be selecting 6 total entrepreneurs to conduct a 1-minute elevator pitch to a panel of judges and an open audience. The top voted entrepreneur in each of the following stages will be awarded a financial grant: Stage 1: $0-25,000 in revenue Stage 2: $25,000+ in revenue Apply here by submitting a 1-minute video, your stage, and…
Find out more »September 2021
Launch Tennessee Festival 3686: Student Pitch Competition 2021
Ready to share your innovation, invention, or new business with the world? Apply this Summer to join Launch Tennessee in September at the ninth-annual 3686 Festival! 3686: Student Pitch Competition is a launching point for student entrepreneurs — providing access to funding, marketing support, networking, and community and corporate resources. Student-founded companies like Mobius, Leaf, and ATS Innovations made lasting connections (and $$) at 3686. Join us this year and be part of the community! For more information about the…
Find out more »Launch Tennessee’s 3686 Festival
Tennessee is one of the few states with a statewide network of organizations collaborating directly with investors, entrepreneurs, and each other to enhance startup growth in 7 regions across the state. As part of Launch Tennessee’s mission to build Tennessee into the most startup friendly state in the nation, we host 3686 to serve as a meeting ground for best-in-class representatives of innovation, investment, and institutional businesses from Tennessee and across the country to create this community with us. …
Find out more »NEC Pitch for Good 2021: Music & Entertainment Edition
On Thursday, September 23rd, from 12-1p the Nashville Entrepreneurship Center is hosting a virtual elevator pitch competition for Tennessee entrepreneurs in music and entertainment. An independent panel of experts will be selecting 6 total entrepreneurs to conduct a 1-minute elevator pitch to a panel of judges and an open audience. The top voted entrepreneur in each of the following stages will be awarded a financial grant: Stage 1: $0-25,000 in revenue Stage 2: $25,000+ in revenue Crowd favorite (selected by audience) Apply here by…
Find out more »October 2021
NEC Pitch for Good 2021: Data/Analytics/AI Edition
On Tuesday, October 19th from 12-1p the Nashville Entrepreneurship Center is hosting a virtual elevator pitch competition for data, analytics and AI entrepreneurs in Tennessee. An independent panel of experts will be selecting 6 total entrepreneurs to conduct a 1-minute elevator pitch to a panel of judges and an open audience. The top voted entrepreneur in each of the following stages will be awarded a financial grant: Stage 1: $0-25,000 in revenue Stage 2: $25,000+ in revenue Apply here by submitting a 1-minute video,…
Find out more »November 2021
NEC Pitch for Good 2021: Consumer Goods Edition
On Thursday, November 18th, from 12-1p the Nashville Entrepreneurship Center is hosting a virtual elevator pitch competition for Tennessee entrepreneurs in the consumer goods space. An independent panel of experts will be selecting 6 total entrepreneurs to conduct a 1-minute elevator pitch to a panel of judges and an open audience. The top voted entrepreneur in each of the following stages will be awarded a financial grant: Stage 1: $0-25,000 in revenue Stage 2: $25,000+ in revenue Crowd favorite (selected by audience)…
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