By Tom Ballard, Chief Alliance Officer, PYA For nearly an hour on Friday morning, Cory House used a combination of self-deprecating humor, technical knowledge, and more recently honed presentation skills…
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By Tom Ballard, Chief Alliance Officer, PYA If you want to be eligible for consideration to pitch at this year’s “Start-up Day Knoxville” competition and win the $5,000 top prize,…
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By Tom Ballard, Chief Alliance Officer, PYA There was something symbolic about the venue for this year’s edition of Launch Tennessee’s “36|86 Conference” in Downtown Nashville where day one is…
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(EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the first article in a three-part series focused on Alexa and Paul Sponcia, Knoxville business owners who are giving back to the community in so many…
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By Tom Ballard, Chief Alliance Officer, PYA “It’s the most fun thing I’ve ever taught,” Melanie Faizer says of the inaugural entrepreneurial journalism course she led during Fall Semester 2015…
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By Tom Ballard, Chief Alliance Officer, PYA How are you going to celebrate Mother’s Day weekend? The Knoxville Entrepreneur Center (KEC) has an idea and, as you might imagine, it…
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At least two companies from East Tennessee and one university are among the 89 entities participating in the latest program of the National Network for Manufacturing Innovation (NNMI). According to…