What’s Going On Across the Upper Cumberland — From Jeff Brown
By Jeff Brown, President and CEO at The Biz Foundry. Jeff Brown here from The Biz Foundry. We’ve been busy in Livingston and Overton County lately, and I want to share what’s happening, because the work we’re doing there is just one piece of the bigger picture across all 14 counties we serve. Listening in […]
Looking Ahead: How Good Is Your Crystal Ball?
By Jeff Brown, President and CEO at The Biz Foundry. When the team asked me to write about the future of small businesses and startups, my first thought was, “Well, my crystal ball isn’t all that clear.” In fact, if anyone out there has figured out how to perfectly predict tariffs, interest rates, or regulatory […]
The Perfect Place for Entrepreneurs: The Upper Cumberland Region of Tennessee
By Jeff Brown, CEO and Founder at The Biz Foundry and totally biased writer. I love where I live so I must admit, I am totally biased. With that said, I will try to give as many verifiable facts as possible on why I think every entrepreneur should want to live and grow their business […]
MetaFlex Therapy Glove: UCIA Invests in ATS Innovation
UCIA’s Inaugural Investment Marks a Milestone for Regional Innovation and Economic Growth Cookeville, TN – March 25, 2024 The Upper Cumberland Investment Alliance (UCIA) proudly announces its first investment in ATS Innovations, a pioneering medical device company, to support the development and commercialization of their groundbreaking product, the MetaFlex Therapy Glove. This strategic investment marks […]
Myth Busting: Small Business Grants
If you know me, you know that I have a rather active sense of humor. With that said I thought I might do a series of blogs addressing some of the questions we get about helping entrepreneurs get started. A lot of entrepreneurs come to us after they have been given bad information that supports […]
Angel Investors: Capital for Entrepreneurs
The Biz Foundry exists to grow the entrepreneurial ecosystem in the Upper Cumberland Region, an often overlooked part of economic development. We focus on a few key areas that can help accomplish that goal. One of which is access to capital in the region. Over the years we’ve connected and partnered with a host of […]
You Don’t Have To Be Amazing To Start
I promise I do have original ideas, but I must admit that I hear a lot of good quotes concerning innovation and entrepreneurship from a lot of different sources. Once again, I am repeating one I heard during television commercials from the Olympics. I believe it was a Toyota commercial that said: “You Don’t Have […]
The Past, Our Brains and Hugh Jackman
As a local business, the impact you have on your community matters. So in honor of National Nonprofit Day, we thought it was the perfect time to talk about why you should build a philanthropic element into your business, if you aren’t doing so already.