There are 17 article(s) tagged Entrepreneurship:

• May 2025

  • New tech conference coming to Memphis

    The DelTech Conference is slated for October 8-10 at the Downtown headquarters of Epicenter Memphis, a nonprofit known for its business-accelerator programs.

    By Aisling Mäki May 04, 2025

• January 2025

  • Memphis entrepreneur builds national wellness empire

    Memphis entrepreneur Sam Nelson, 41, owns a company that supplies the staff for corporate wellness programs in all 50 U.S. states. 

    By Aisling Mäki January 10, 2025

• December 2024

  • Memphis-area small businesses will soon have access to more support

    BLDG Memphis has already helped grow 1,150 small businesses in seven Memphis neighborhoods through its Community Navigator Pilot Program. The nonprofit’s new project will build on that success. 

    By Aisling Mäki December 18, 2024

• October 2024

  • Epicenter names interim leader Anthony Young president and CEO

    The nonprofit focuses on developing partnerships, services and programs to serve Memphis’ entrepreneurial community.

    By Aisling Mäki October 22, 2024

• September 2024

  • Memphis gains national reputation for nurturing med-tech startups

    The ZeroTo510 Accelerator, a 90-day program managed by Epicenter Memphis, will help five entrepreneurs move their medical technology projects closer to commercialization.

    By Aisling Mäki September 29, 2024

• April 2024

  • Rhodes stages team Venture Challenge; top prize is $15,000

    “The Venture Challenge epitomizes our dedication to nurturing the entrepreneurial talents of our students, and it’s an exciting platform for them to showcase their innovative ideas and business acumen,” said Rhodes College President Jennifer Collins.

    By Jane Roberts April 25, 2024

• May 2022

  • Youth in Business Workshop gives students a look inside entrepreneurship

    In each workshop, youth received the necessary information to start, manage and operate their own business through interactive lectures and hands-on experience. 

    By Alicia Davidson May 08, 2022

• July 2021

  • Big picture: Lensrentals turns 15, plans move to larger headquarters

    A doctor’s hobby evolved into the world’s largest company of its kind, and Roger Cicala’s expertise in lens sharpness and quality has even drawn the attention of NASA.

    By Tom Bailey July 19, 2021

  • Truck owner to open Mili’s Flowers & Gifts in Midtown

    Miriam ‘Mili’ Cordero put the petal to the metal in a flower truck business. Now she’s about to open a flower and gift shop across from Snowden School in Midtown, in a new, mixed-use building on North McLean.

    By Tom Bailey July 16, 2021

• January 2021

  • Hair growth business rooted in Bartlett

    In 2016, Aqila Augusta founded Edge Entity, a Black-owned company specializing in hair growth products for women and men. In the five years since, she’s established a Bartlett storefront, located at 2958 Elmore Park Rd., and turned a kitchen experiment into a multimillion dollar business with customers from all over the world.

    By Omer Yusuf January 24, 2021

• November 2020

  • Junior Achievement adds more entrepreneurship programs

    In its Building Blocks program, JA partners with Shelby County Schools to offer a 40-part video series and curriculum guides to introduce students to local entrepreneurs.

    By Christin Yates November 21, 2020

• May 2020

  • ‘Go-getters’ bringing tractor dealership to Memphis market

    Just 33 years old, twins Ron and Don Parks of Union City will soon start building their fifth dealership of farm and lawn equipment, and their first in the Memphis market.

    By Tom Bailey May 08, 2020

• March 2019

  • ‘Doing the math’ fuels growth of Green Mountain Technology

    The Memphis-grown, high-tech Green Mountain Technology is expanding quickly by showing package shippers how to save millions of dollars, one penny at a time.

    By Tom Bailey March 21, 2019

  • Jail program teaches prisoners about entrepreneurship

    A "Business Bonanza" at 201 Poplar Thursday gave youth offenders, ages 18-25, a chance to show off their entrepreneurial spirit as they plan for life beyond jail.

    By Yolanda Jones March 15, 2019

• February 2019

  • Emerge Memphis using money from building’s sale to fund startups

    The nonprofit organization Emerge Memphis sold its historic Downtown building for $3.55 million, and will use the money to help fund Memphis startup companies.

    By Tom Bailey February 22, 2019

  • Daily Briefs

    • New Collierville offices being built
    • Dixie Pickers store closing in Collierville
    • International Paper reports fourth-quarter earnings
    • New report shows increase in Shelby County new business filings in 2018
    • Veesart Financial completes transition with new name, leadership
    • Tennessee historical marker at LeMoyne-Owen to honor sit-ins

    By The Daily Memphian Staff February 01, 2019

• October 2018

  • Hustle mentality led Johnson-Williams to open her contracting and woodworking firm

    When Trinette Johnson-Williams was 7 years old, she built a go-kart inspired by “The Little Rascals.”

    By Kirstin Cheers October 16, 2018