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John Murdock, Regional Director Entrepreneur Center John.Murdock@entrepreneurcenter.com. We Just Turned 1 Year Old!. 26 Companies Launched $6.3 Million Raised in Seed Capital 100 Jobs Created 128 Mentors Trained 8586 Volunteer Hours Logged 1576 Mentor Meetings
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John Murdock, Regional Director Entrepreneur Center John.Murdock@entrepreneurcenter.com
We Just Turned 1 Year Old! 26 Companies Launched $6.3 Million Raised in Seed Capital 100 Jobs Created 128 Mentors Trained 8586 Volunteer Hours Logged 1576 Mentor Meetings 287 Initial Screenings 50 + Classes on Entrepreneurship 213 Events and 6500 Individuals
9 Regional Accelerators 1Statewide Ecosystem
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We’ve Been Busy. We accomplished a lot in January, our first month of the Startup TN initiative, including… • 77Mentor Meetings with Startup Companies • 4Full Classes on Entrepreneurship • 3Regional Kickoff Events • 2Pitch Sessions • 12 Additional Entrepreneurship Events • 1Full Day Dedicated to Women and Social Entrepreneurs • 8Guest Speakers Jean Case, CEO of the Case Foundation Pam Contag, FortuneTop 25 Women in Small Business Ingrid Vanderveldt, Entrepreneur-in-Residence for Dell, Inc. Derek Holt, Managing Director, National Partnerships for Startup America David Jahns, Managing Partner for the $1.4 Billion Venture Fund Galen Partners Julie Burns, CPA and Startup Financial Advisor Stephen Goldsmith, author of The Power of Social Innovation Beth Chase, CEO of C3 Consulting