Values+Ventures

Belmont University announced the winners of its Values and Ventures Business Plan competition, right here.

UT Bizplan content

The University of Tennessee business plan competition deadline approaches, story here.

Knox County bizplan competition

March 11 is the deadline for entries in the Fairview Technology Center Business Plan competition in Knox County. Details here. The Tech Center is owned by the county and run by a development organization, with assist from Tech2020.

UT Business Plan Competition honors winners

The University of Tennessee Business Plan Competition selects winners in the growth (able to scale beyond the home market) and lifestyle category -- this year producing an online-services winner (helps college kids sells used books) and an industrial-supply company. The KNS reports.

Eastate Update

Eastate: As Volkswagen training begins in Chattanooga, Math and teamwork skills are paramount... UT bizplan competition honed plans for three tech ventures in IT services, video gaming and online travel services... Slamdot, Inc. founder Sean Christman, a web-hosting innovator, was named Young Entrepreneur of the Year by the Knoxville Chamber... Investors say Bemote Technologies defrauded them in online social-networking venture... Claris Networks, the 16-month-old Rodefer Moss spinout, announced CEO Paul Sponcia left to pursue other interests, named Larry Bodie CEO... Compulsive, fraud-prone CEO of Procynet tech-services firm gets five years in prison, and 100 of his employees lose their jobs.

TBA Business Plan Competition

Our story on Tennessee Biotechnology Association's 2009 Business Plan Competition is right here. The challenge now is to get graduate and postdoc students in sciences, law, business and other fields to enter.

Venture Forum model for Nashville eyes

In Memphis last week, 22 fledgling companies presented their business plans to an audience of about 200 gathered at the FedEx Institute of Technology, for the 6th Annual Musculoskeletal New Ventures Conference (MNVC). The co-sponsors are Memphis Bioworks Foundation (MBF) and MB Venture Partners. This is the kind of thing that might one day occur in Nashville, if the Chamber and Partnership 2010 continue on their path toward creating a 'Virtual Entrepreneur Center'. The closest thing we have, right now, is the general business plan competition conducted biannually by the Nashville Business Incubation Center (NBIC).