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Community & University Resources
Knoxville and the State of Tennessee enjoy a vibrant entrepreneurial ecosystem. Regional, state and non-profit organizations have unique programs for helping start new businesses and grow existing businesses. We are proud to coordinate with many of these programs, helping support budding entrepreneurs.
Knoxville and the State of Tennessee enjoy a vibrant entrepreneurial ecosystem. Regional, state and non-profit organizations have unique programs for helping start new businesses and grow existing businesses. We are proud to coordinate with many of these programs, helping support budding entrepreneurs.
Technologies
- University of Tennessee Research Foundation: provides assistance & resources to the research activities of faculty, staff and students of the UT System campuses and institutes
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory: empowering leaders and teams to pursue breakthroughs in an environment marked by operational excellence and engagement with the communities where we live and work
- Innovation Crossroads: an early-stage entrepreneurial program in energy
- Y-12 National Security Complex: a premier manufacturing facility dedicated to making our nation and the world a safer place and plays a vital role in the Department of Energy’s Nuclear Security Enterprise
- Bredesen Center for Interdisciplinary Research and Graduate Education: unites the scientific resources of University of Tennessee and Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Economic Development
- Launch Tennessee: statewide economic development organization focused on strategies that increase the formation and expansion of businesses
- UT Center for Industrial Services: helps businesses improve their economic competitiveness
- UT Extension: delivers research-based information from the university to the people of Tennessee
Funding
- Market Square Ventures: a venture capital firm based in Knoxville with a focus on early stage startups in Tennessee, the Southeast, and Appalachia
- Three Roots Capital: providing impact capital and assistance to job creating, place making companies, and projects
- Chattanooga Renaissance Fund: a formalized angel capital fund aimed at encouraging entrepreneurship and fueling economic growth within Tennessee and the surrounding regions
- Queen City Angels: finds capital to scale businesses, mentors founding teams, and provides experienced counsel, QCA works tirelessly to improve entrepreneurs’ chances of success
Startup Support & Information
- Innov865 Alliance: develops, supports and promotes the Knoxville region’s entrepreneurial ecosystem
- Knoxville Entrepreneur Center: a Knoxville organization dedicated to inspiring, encouraging and enabling entrepreneurs
- SCORE of Greater Knoxville: more than 50 experienced business professionals who volunteer to consult with small business owners
- Teknovation: Knoxville technology innovation news source
- Tennessee Small Business Development Center: state organization to help get new businesses started
- Entrepreneurs Organization Knoxville: the catalyst for entrepreneurs worldwide to learn, grow, and achieve their full leadership potential
- Consortium for Social Enterprise Effectiveness: a 10-month certificate program that strengthens social mission organizations and those who lead them
Business Incubation Facilities
- UTRF Business Incubator: for technology-enabled companies that are either based on UT technology, affiliated with UT researchers or started by UT students
- Fairview Technology Center: for high-growth, technology-enabled companies