By Tom Ballard, Director of Innovation and Entrepreneurial Initiatives, Pershing Yoakley & Associates. P.C. She has not even lived three decades yet, but Mary Shafer Gill says that she feels…
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By Tom Ballard, Director of Innovation and Entrepreneurial Initiatives, Pershing Yoakley & Associates. P.C. They rolled into Downtown Knoxville on Tuesday on their decorative “The TENN Roadshow” bus, ready to…
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(EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the first of a two-part interview with Knoxville entrepreneur Gavin Baker.) By Tom Ballard, Director of Innovation and Entrepreneurial Initiatives, Pershing Yoakley & Associates. P.C. Gavin…
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One of the strongest voices for Millennials in Knoxville’s entrepreneurial community has been Alex Lavidge. The third generation Knoxvillian returned to his hometown about six years ago after nearly a…
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(EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the first in a two-part series about local entrepreneur Denis Rochat and his passion for rainwater harvesting.) Denis Rochat describes 2008 as “a real turning point…
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(EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the first article in a two-part series on Gary Lownsdale who has been involved in carbon fiber and composites for five decades.) Gary Lownsdale has spent…
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(EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the first in a three-part series profiling the finalists for this Thursday’s “final knockout” in the “What’s the Big Idea?” competition.) Steven Pierson does not fit…