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Celebrating its golden anniversary this year, National Small Business Week kicks off Monday to shine the spotlight on entrepreneurship and job creation. Officially endorsed by every president since 1963, the week is designed to recognize the myriad contributions of the … Continue reading →

NASHVILLE – Here in Music City, on the second and final day of the inaugural Southland conference, Memphis folks are all over the place. Founders of BioNanovations, Kufikia and Screwpulp are all here, along with reps from Memphis Bioworks Foundation, … Continue reading →

Here’s some good news, according to Commissioner Bill Hagerty of the state Dept. of Economic and Community Development: Tennessee ranks first in the Southeast and fourth in the nation in job creation in the manufacturing sector. That’s fantastic, but more can … Continue reading →

Last year, a Forbes article characterized entrepreneurship as the new “Women’s Movement” because of the growing numbers of women opting to leave the traditional workforce and start their own companies. Last week, a survey sponsored by tech giant Dell revealed … Continue reading →

An upcoming report from the National Federation of Independent Business (it’s due out next week) offers some less-than-stellar news for the country’s small business owners. Here’s the official word from NFIB chief economist William C. Dunkelberg on the May job … Continue reading →

After an on-again, off-again, on-again national search for a permanent leader, board members of EmergeMemphis have chosen Carlton Crothers as the organization’s new president and CEO. Crothers makes the move to Memphis from Dallas, where he was a principal and … Continue reading →

Walter Perry, Tennessee’s district director for the SBA, wants small business owners throughout the state to know that the agency is working overtime to help companies receive funding they need to operate and grow their operations. In years past, Shelby … Continue reading →

National Small Business Week is just around the corner, so if you’re a small business owner and planning to participate in some way then you need to check out the latest news from the national organization. Today, leaders at the … Continue reading →

As Shelby County’s entrepreneurial ecosystem continues to grow, it’s inspiring to witness the diversity of local programming cropping up for budding entrepreneurs. For example, there are myriad accelerators, incubators and training programs already flourishing in the Memphis area, each focusing … Continue reading →