Population health has been a big topic of conversation for Northeast Tennessee with the recent approval of the merger of Mountain States Health Alliance and Wellmont Health System, forming the new Ballad Health. What is population health? Wikipedia states that “population health has been defined as the health outcomes of a group of individuals, including… Continue reading OnePartner: A Resource for Population Health

By Mike Housewright, City Recorder, Town of Unicoi The concept of the Mountain Harvest Kitchen first came to be when Unicoi leaders saw the need for private citizens to have a place where they could produce their foods in a commercial grade kitchen to enable them to sell their goods on the open market. Since that… Continue reading Mountain Harvest Kitchen

TuesdaysTogether Tri-Cities TN is a local group of creative entrepreneurs meeting once per month in the spirit of community over competition. They are one of over 400 chapters around the world of The Rising Tide Society. During their monthly gatherings, they cover topics that are important to small business owners, such as marketing, pricing, social media,… Continue reading Creating a Strong Budget and Gaining Financial Freedom

SproutHR officially opened on July 15, 2016. Since then, Ashley Cox has served nearly 30 clients from across the country; many of which have been repeat clients. Her clients are small- to medium-sized business owners who are trying to navigate hiring, training and leading their teams. Ashley works alongside business owners as their HR Partner and enjoys… Continue reading Client Update: SproutHR

Original Article  The East Tennessee State University student Entrepreneurs’ Club will welcome Darrell Fowler as its speaker on Monday, March 13, at 5 p.m.in room 322 of Sam Wilson Hall. His topic will be “Breakthrough or Breakdown: Asking Four Essential Questions.”               In 2011, the Fowler family moved to Johnson City and opened the… Continue reading ETSU Entrepreneurs’ Club to Host Darrell Fowler

LaunchTN’s The TENN Master Accelerator program kicked off their tour last Monday at the Meadowview Conference Center. Over a hundred people came out to this event to hear these eight entrepreneurs’ five-minute pitches. “All of the entrepreneurs were very intelligent and knew a lot about their topics,” said HBDC Director, Keith Nakoff. “There was not… Continue reading Launch Tennessee’s TENN Tour

Atlas Stands was founded by Josh Childers and John Schramlin, who craft handmade amplifier stands out of a small wood shop in beautiful East Tennessee. Their backgrounds are diverse, ranging from CAD, engineering, music recording and production to fine art, home construction and carpentry. Looking back, little did they know how well this mix of experience and training… Continue reading Client Spotlight: Atlas Stands

Original article located at etsu.edu             The East Tennessee State University student Entrepreneurs’ Club will welcome John Campbell and Woody Boyd as its speakers on Monday, Feb. 13, at 5 p.m. in room 322 of Sam Wilson Hall.           Campbell and ETSU alumnus Boyd will speak on “Improving the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem of Northeast Tennessee.”              Campbell has years… Continue reading ETSU Entrepreneurs’ Club to host John Campbell and Woody Boyd

By Jami Creel Published October 19, 2016 (Provided by LaunchTN) The companies selected for The TENN’s 2016—2017 cohort are: Avrio Analytics – Knoxville – CodeWorks + Village 36: Avrio is a SaaS company that offers predictive marketing services to mid-market companies currently excluded from the big data market due to high cost and high-risk investments.… Continue reading LaunchTN’s 2016-2017 The TENN Cohort