Big awards party tomorrow for local entrepreneurs: Is Knoxville an ideal location for budding entrepreneurship?

Submitted by AlexLavidge on Tue, 2008/11/18 - 2:17pm.

All are welcome to attend the First Annual Knoxville Overground Startup Awards ceremony at the World Grotto in Market Square tomorrow on the 19th. The doors open at 6PM and the ceremony for 13 award-winning startups starts at 7PM. Raffle prizes are being given out after that.

The event is being sponsored by the Tennessee Technology Development Corporation (TTDC) @ http://www.tntechnology.org, Angel Capital Group @ http://www.angelcapitalgr.com, Innovation Valley Partners @ http://www.innovationvalleypartners.com/, and other friends of Knoxville Overground. It's also being held in conjunction with Global Entrepreneurship Week @ http://www.unleashingideas.org.

At the event, Knoxville Overground will also be announcing the opening of an entrepreneurial community center in Sequoyah Hills that is co-sponsored by a new grassroots organization, Entrepreneurs of Knoxville @ http://EOKhq.com.

This event is open and free to the public as long as you RSVP on either facebook or through Link....

For more additional information:

FOR SPONSORS: http://www.fundable.com/groupactions/groupaction.2008-11-09.9605321176

THE PRESS RELEASE:
http://www.knoxvilleoverground.com/pressrelease1.doc

TO VIEW A LIST OF THE WINNERS:
http://www.knoxvilleoverground.com/FirstAnnualStartupAwardWinners.doc

IN THE NEWS RECENTLY:
http://www.venturenashville.com/news.php?viewStory=167
http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2008/Jun/16/coworking-movement-gains-foothold-in-knoxville/


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Reach out is always a problem...
Submitted by reform4 on Wed, 2008/11/19 - 10:37am.

.. all of us here in the Tech 2020 incubator hadn't heard of this activity/group. But I guess that's a general problem of reachout- amongst our own, we don't have that great a 'word of mouth' network. I'll encourage all the entrepreneurs I know to sign up on EOK.

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That EOKHQ.com website is
Submitted by R. Neal on Wed, 2008/11/19 - 11:19am.

That EOKHQ.com website is pretty slick. Nice work, good resource.

Link...

My wife is all over this.
Submitted by metulj on Wed, 2008/11/19 - 11:44am.

My wife is all over this. Great resource.

True happiness is knowing you are a hypocrite. -- Ivor Cutler

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