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Labordemic hits employers recovering from COVID19 pressures + workers drive for upskilling, certification and licensing.

UPDATED 8 March 2024 A myriad of scheduled events lies just ahead and we're pointing you to several dozen in this collection.

Entrepreneurs and change-agents focus on early capital access for founders of color.

RTI report illuminates TN funding + performance lag, advancement opportunities

Challenges and opportunities statewide, drive to position two new regional entrepreneur centers.

Updated -'Tennessee Network Growth and Opportunity Initiative' could heighten partnering, grant competitiveness.

The long-gestating verdict is official. Read more here.

Funding infusion at stake, as TNECD answers Treasury queries, LaunchTN replenishes board, adds staff as ops grow.

$1BN+ impact could rise in TN in decade of mobilizing investment capital and lending power.

Venture updates on new Funds, raises in Fintech, Music-Ent, Wealth, LifeSci, HCare, Media, HRtech, blockchain and other arenas.

Pending raise may signal leaning into growth for ultrasound maintenance platform broadens reach.

Updated: VC Marcus Whitney, entrepreneurs Victoria Butler, Courtney Hale are empaneled to share and to judge presentations.

Commentary: Does list of TN gains in 2021 reflect actual lack of 'major' entrepreneurial achievements?

[updated] Build Back Better funding via EDA for ventures, biomaking, cyber and more could lift Nashville region's lifesciences ecosystem.

A manufacturing campus in West TN conceived in about 2005, has come to fruit.

Nashville Entrepreneur Center makes case for $450K in grant to support statewide entrepreneurship inclusion and diversity.

[Updated] Deadline set for comments on needed investment capital, loans, training, microlending and more, U.S. Treasury-funded program.

State begins refining strategy, aims to bring 4,100-acre OEM project to fruit, if it can be done.

With potential tenants in sight, authorized funding will be free for wastewater pipeline, partnership development and more.

If Tennessee enlists for SSBCI funding, TTDC investment committee could get pretty busy.

Twenty updates on VC/PE moves, startups, innovation funding, family offices and more, plus Resources.

UPDATED: U.S. Treasury program to move economic-development, equity and entrepreneurship needles, soon to be revived.

[Updated] Late-breaking budget amendment proposal may improve odds for funding core SBIR-STTR grant-matching program.

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Against the backdrop of the pandemic, Launch Tennessee and Life Science Tennessee look to maintain momentum.

UPDATED Massive economic project conceived 16 years ago now seems under no-holds-barred assessment.

Amid pandemic and General Assembly session looming, 'broadest sandbox program in the U.S.' is the goal.

Music innovation push, startup scouts, fintech, Y-Combinator entrant, Angel Tax Credit takers, partnerships, exec moves, resources + more...

[updated] Capital raises, LaunchTN + Jumpstart updates, M&A, Lifesci deals, Schulz on Chamber, 4 Bridges expansion + more.

[updated] Data science, machine learning tech and prediction services startup brings to bear its SDOH learning curve.

Gov. Bill Lee updates us, plus 17 venture updates and resources on telemed, M&A and more.

Opportunities for startup growth and service are plentiful in the new Pandemic Era.

Specialized early-stage tech-centric ventures with market-entry challenges have 7 potential new allies.

[Updated 14 Feb 2020] ECD Chief Rolfe updates Caucus, advises all hands on deck about competition, ultimate project cost.

[Updated 3/15] 41 items, including SEC $ filings, tech talent, startups, entrepreneurial events, capital formation, exec roles, and more.

[Updated] Director joins from PwC as tech development and entrepreneurship nonprofit pursues FY20 funding, strategic objectives.

Lee Cabinet choices affect ECD, LaunchTN, others..plus updates on capital raises.

Biannual Science & Technology Index shows some TN gains, but weakspots among growth factors

Two solid hits reinforce Nashville economic status.

Many of these issues gained salience during the Haslam and Bredesen years.