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Startup Day, which has ties to Oak Ridge, is in Knoxville on Thursday

Posted at 9:47 pm November 18, 2015
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Knoxville’s 3rd annual Startup Day is Thursday, November 19, at the Bijou Theatre in downtown Knoxville. More than 400 attendees participate in the event that highlights East Tennessee as the hub for startups and entrepreneurs, organizers said.

Startup Day has ties to Oak Ridge. Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Tech 2020 are presenting sponsors.

Doors open at 1:45 p.m. Thursday. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Business, Front Page News, Meetings and Events, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy Tagged With: Bijou Theatre, East Tennessee, entrepreneurs, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, SimPath, Startup Day, startups, Tech 20/20

Tech 2020 awarded $250,000 EDA grant

Posted at 4:12 pm October 19, 2015
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Tech 2020 Logo

Center for Entrepreneurial Growth to administer funds to support entrepreneurs

Tech 2020, a nonprofit corporation that serves to foster entrepreneurship, has received a $250,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration, or EDA.

The grant is part of nearly $1.8 million EDA is distributing through its Partnership for Opportunity and Workforce and Economic Revitalization, or POWER, Planning program.

The POWER Planning grants were awarded to development and entrepreneur groups throughout the country for “developing targeted economic strategies, feasibility studies, impact assessments, asset mapping, and other relevant strategic planning efforts,” a press release said. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Business, Front Page News, Oak Ridge Tagged With: Center for Entrepreneurial Growth, Economic Development Administration, EDA, entrepreneurs, Kevin Kragenbrink, Partnership for Opportunity and Workforce and Economic Revitalization, power, POWER Planning grant, Tech 20/20, U.S. Department of Commerce

Anderson Chamber hosts business planning seminar on April 7

Posted at 11:45 am March 23, 2015
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Anderson County Chamber of Commerce

The Anderson County Chamber of Commerce in partnership with the Tennessee Small Business Development Center will host a free workshop for potential and existing small business owners and entrepreneurs who want a better understanding of the business planning process.

The TSBDC advises and assists entrepreneurs and small business owners in our area at no cost to them.

This free seminar will be held on Tuesday, April 7, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Anderson County Chamber of Commerce office at 245 North Main Street, Suite 200, in Clinton. It will feature Jutta Bangs, director of the TSBDC center at Roane State Community College. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Anderson County, Business, Front Page News, Meetings and Events Tagged With: Anderson County Chamber of Commerce, business planning, candidate for Roane County property assessor, entrepreneurs, Jutta Bangs, small business, Tennessee Small Business Development Center

2014 Startup Day emphasizes startup-friendly culture, assets in ET

Posted at 2:24 pm November 23, 2014
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KNOXVILLE—Knoxville’s second annual Startup Day kicked off Thursday afternoon at The Standard in downtown Knoxville. The event celebrated the success of Knoxville’s growing startup community and raised awareness about resources that support East Tennessee entrepreneurs.

Among the presenters were Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Tech 2020.

“When most Americans think ‘startup community,’ they think Silicon Valley in California, New York City, or Seattle,” said Knoxville Mayor Madeline Rogero. “It’s significant that East Tennessee is nurturing its startup culture, making resources available to startups, and generally creating a welcoming environment for entrepreneurs. Creating a startup-friendly city will keep and attract talent, capital, and more resources.” [Read more…]

Filed Under: Business, College, Education, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy Tagged With: Ben Brown, East Tennessee, entrepreneurs, General Graphene, Innova, Ken Woody, Knoxville, Knoxville Entrepreneur Center, Launch Tennessee, Madeline Rogero, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Pershing Yoakley and Associates, Startup Day, Startup Day 2014, startup-friendly culture, SwiftWing, Tech 20/20, University of Tennessee Business Incubator, University of Tennessee Research Foundation, Vig Sherrill, Vuture

Free government contracting seminars on Sept. 16

Posted at 9:55 pm September 2, 2014
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The Tennessee Small Business Development Center will have two free government contracting seminars on September 16.

The first is scheduled from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. Tuesday, September 16, at the Oak Ridge Chamber of Commerce. During that seminar, the TSBDC at Roane State Community College, in partnership with the  University of Tennessee, CIS-PTAC, will offer a free workshop for small businesses on the basics of government contracting.

The second seminar is scheduled from 1-3 p.m. Tuesday, September 16, also at the Oak Ridge Chamber of Commerce. During that seminar, the TSBDC, in partnership with the U.S. Small Business Administration, will offer a free workshop for small businesses on government contracting
programs such as HUBZone, 8a, and WOSB. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Business, Front Page News Tagged With: 8a, CIS-PTAC, entrepreneurs, government contracting, HUBZone, Jutta Bangs, Oak Ridge Chamber of Commerce, Roane State Community College, seminar, small businesses, Tennessee Small Business Development Center, TSBDC, U.S. Small Business Administration, workshop, WOSB

Mayor Beehan won’t seek re-election to City Council

Posted at 1:44 pm August 20, 2014
By John Huotari 3 Comments

Tom Beehan and Gary Wade

Oak Ridge Mayor Tom Beehan, left, is pictured above earlier this month with Tennessee Supreme Court Chief Justice Gary Wade at Razzleberry’s Ice Cream Lab and Kitchen. Beehan will not seek re-election to Oak Ridge City Council in November.

 

Oak Ridge Mayor Tom Beehan, who has served on the City Council since 2001, will not seek re-election in November.

Beehan said he has been considering whether to run “for some time,” and he announced his decision to not seek re-election on Wednesday. Before making the decision, Beehan said, he wanted to be sure that quality candidates with a vision for the city’s future were ready to run.

“It’s clear that there are candidates who have the vision and ability to serve the community on City Council,” Beehan said in a press release. “I have enjoyed serving Oak Ridge as mayor and as a City Council member, but I think it is time for new leadership to take a fresh look at moving Oak Ridge forward.”

Beehan said he has spent 20 years as an elected official in local government in Oak Ridge and in Covington, Kentucky—before his family moved to Oak Ridge.

“I consider this a retirement from public service as an elected official, but I plan to continue to be engaged in community activities,” Beehan said. [Read more…]

Filed Under: 2014 Election, Government, Government, Oak Ridge, Slider, Top Stories Tagged With: Anne Garcia Garland, Betsy Coleman Realty, City Council, David Mosby, economic development, elected official, entrepreneurs, housing, Jane Miller, leadership, Mark Watson, mayor, mayor pro tem, municipal election, Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge City Council, public service, re-election, Ridge City Ramblers, safe neighborhoods, schools, small business, Tennessee Municipal League, Tom Beehan

‘Bridging the Gap’ conference invites business community to ORNL

Posted at 8:02 pm February 5, 2013
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Bridging the Gap

Oak Ridge National Laboratory will host its annual “Bridging the Gap” conference March 5-6. (Image courtesy of ORNL)

Several of Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s most promising applied research and development capabilities will be in the spotlight March 5-6 as dozens of entrepreneurs, investors, and scientists gather at the lab’s third annual “Bridging the Gap” conference.

“This is a great opportunity for the region’s business community to receive capability briefings from some of the lab’s most dynamic researchers and to explore commercialization and collaboration opportunities,” said Tom Rogers, ORNL’s director of Industrial Partnerships and Economic Development.

[Read more…]

Filed Under: Business, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Top Stories, U.S. Department of Energy Tagged With: additive manufacturing, analytics, bioenergy, Bridging the Gap, building technologies, carbon fiber, conference, cyber security, data systems, entrepreneurs, Industrial Partnerships and Economic Development, Innovation at ORNL, investors, lightweight materials, modeling, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, ORNL, scientists, simulation, sustainable transportation, Thom Mason, Tom Rogers

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