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WeWork Announces Nashville Creator Awards With More Than $600K In Prizes

WeWork Announces Nashville Creator Awards With More Than $600K In Prizes

Regional event will award more than $600,000 in funding to Southeastern entrepreneurs Applications are now open for the first Nashville Creator Awards serving the Eastern U.S., Puerto Rico and Ontario, CA. Launched last year, the Creator Awards is WeWork's global initiative that puts millions of dollars

Nashville's Briovation Aims to Change the Healthcare Industry With A New Blockchain Fund, Technology Initiative

Nashville's Briovation Aims to Change the Healthcare Industry With A New Blockchain Fund, Technology Initiative

With more than 15 publicly-traded healthcare companies generating more than $84 billion in revenue headquartered in Nashville, healthcare innovation catalyst Briovation saw the right opportunity to get ahead of the rise in blockchain applications in the industry. Briovation is the parent company of healthcare-focused VC firms Jumpstart Capital

This Startup Turns Office Book Club Into An Employee Challenge

This Startup Turns Office Book Club Into An Employee Challenge

Back in 2006, after amassing a library of business books, Arnie Malham brought them into his 30-person advertising firm to share with colleagues. After only a few folks grabbed the books, Malham, who was president of the firm, decided to add in incentives through monetary rewards and point values.

How This CEO Channeled Her Experience Recovering From Paralysis to Build A Care Platform

How This CEO Channeled Her Experience Recovering From Paralysis to Build A Care Platform

"You talk about solving this big problem; why don't you just go do it?" a Vanderbilt professor told entrepreneur Jessica Harthcock. That problem came out of Harthcock's personal experience pursuing recovery following a gymnastics-induced spinal injury at age 17 that left her paralyzed

How This Athlete Turned a Career-Ending Crash Into a New Path As a MedTech Entrepreneur

How This Athlete Turned a Career-Ending Crash Into a New Path As a MedTech Entrepreneur

Sinead Miller was an Olympic-bound competitive road cyclist and member of the national USA Women's Road Cycling team for a decade. But in 2010, during a race in the Netherlands, Miller crashed. The accident resulted in multiple injuries, including broken bones and a traumatic brain injury at

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SXSW's Best Bootstrapped Startup Is A Blockchain Money Transfer Platform for Refugees

In 2016, the number of refugees worldwide crossed the 60 million mark, according to the United Nations — today it’s around 65 million and growing. These displaced individuals are in a state of impermanence, crossing borders often and sometimes sleeping in a different location every night. They also have very

How This Butcher Startup Crafted A Personalized Direct-to-Consumer Experience Online

How This Butcher Startup Crafted A Personalized Direct-to-Consumer Experience Online

In 2010, caterers James Peisker and Chris Carter grew tired of their local grocery store's frozen, low-quality meat selection. To fill the gap, the founding duo opened a brick-and-mortar butcher shop in Nashville to oversee the process from farm to shop, where they hand cut