Lipscomb Center for Entrepreneurship

Lipscomb University is launching a Center for Entrepreneurship with robust programming, just ahead. The Center will name an 'Entrepreneur of the Year' and host a pitch session for student entrepreneurs, among numerous other initiatives. Details here.

JumpStart Foundry at Entrepreneur Center

JumpStart Foundry and the Nashville Entrepreneur Center collaborated on First Pitch, where 13 entrepreneurs pitched their ideas. Erin Lawley at NashvillePost blogs it here.

Innovation Imperative event

Tech2020's Innovation Imperative conference (formerly, TN Valley Venture Forum) convenes in Knoxville, Oct. 20. Here's an advance KNS story. Here's the event website.

10 Worst Pitch Lines

Michael Burcham, the VU Owen GSM fellow who runs the summer Accelerator program, offers the "10 Worst Opening Pitch Lines of Entrepreneurs" on his blog.