Articles & Meeting Summaries on Mind2Marketplace

Mind2Marketplace co- hosted the TVC Fall Partnership Event
More than 400 participated in the TVC Fall Partnership Event in Murfreesboro, November 22-23rd. Links to Session Presenters and Session and Lunch Connectors' notes here.

TVC Fall Partnership Event News Coverage
News coverage of the Tennessee Valley Corridor Fall Partnership Event, co-hosted by Mind2Marketplace, November 22-23rd.

Southern Growth Innovators Award
Each year the Southern Growth Policies Board honors Southern initiatives that are improving economic opportunities in the region. The 2010 Innovator Awards will be chosen from creative initiatives in the region that aim to help communities recover from the recession. The deadline for nominations is November 6, 2009.

Join us on Facebook
Take a minute and visit the Mind2Marketplace fan page.

Global Entrepreneurship Week- November 16-22, 2009

Connected Tennessee’s Updated Broadband Inventory Map Prepares Tennessee for Federal Stimulus Funds
Connected Tennessee announced the release of an updated version of the statewide broadband inventory map that illustrates the extent of broadband services available across Tennessee.

Nashville agency gets $2M in stimulus funds for rural businesses
Small businesses in rural Tennessee could get some needed cash to boost their business and save jobs from $2 million in stimulus money that’s coming to Southeast Community Capital Corp. in Nashville.

MTSU receives $2.4 million grant from the National Science Foundation for teacher preparation and leadership in science and math.
The MTSU Master Teaching Fellows Program, a five-year project and one of only six such programs across the nation, will place 14 exceptional math and science teachers at high-needs high schools in Rutherford and Davidson counties, with support from STEM industry partners through Mind2Marketplace and the Rutherford County Chamber of Commerce.

MTSU Professor's patent could save Americans millions of gallons of fuel
Dr. Charles Perry's invention has several names – wheel hub motor, Plug-in Hybrid Retrofit Kit or “Machine for Augmentation, Storage and Conservation of Vehicle Motive Energy" – and it recently gained statewide notoriety.

AT&T sponsors Mind2Marketplace Meeting in Nashville
Scott Frank, President of AT&T Intellectual Property shares with Mind2Marketplace group on April 16, 2009.

AT&T hosts Mind2Marketplace meeting in Nashville
Scott Frank, President of AT&T Intellectual Property shares with Mind2Marketplace group on April 16, 2009.

Mind2Marketplace will host the Tennessee Valley Corridor Fall Summit
November 22-23, 2009 at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Murfreesboro, TN. Visit the registration page and check out the updated agenda. We hope you will join us to discuss Energy, Workforce Development, Innovation and Entrepreneurship!

Mind2Marketplace will host Tennessee Valley Corridor Fall Summit
November 22-23, 2009 at Embassy Suites in Murfreesboro, TN.

Biotech moves forward in Atlanta last week
High Energy at the 2009 BIO Conference

Tennessee Valley Energy Enterprise “Corridor Partnerships in Action”
The Tennessee Valley Energy Enterprise workshop held on March 12 at Oak Ridge Associated Universities, highlighted the Energy Parks Initiative.

Tennessee Valley Energy Enterprise “Corridor Partnerships in Action”
The Tennessee Valley Energy Enterprise workshop, which took place on March 12 at Oak Ridge Associated Universities, highlighting the Energy Parks Initiative was a huge success. Over 220 people from the Tennessee Valley Corridor (TVC) region learned first-hand how to take advantage of valuable Corridor partnerships to reduce the footprint of the Department of Energy by converting federal property and assets into business opportunities. With science and technical expertise from both the public and private sector in this region, the Initiative allows the TVC to focus on research and development related to energy efficiency and further exploration of renewable energy sources in these energy parks.

Mind2Marketplace Entrepreneurial Roundtable
Join our Entrepreneurial Roundtable discussion on June 17th at 11:30 a.m. Sponsored by Bondware.

Tennessee Valley Corridor Summit- May 27-28, 2009
Oak Ridge, Tennessee

MTSU, UT Space Institute Academic Partnership Takes Flight
MTSU President McPhee credited Murfreesboro-based consortium Mind2Marketplace for playing a vital role in the UTSI-MTSU partnership.

Mind2Marketplace-TTDC partnership
Mind2Marketplace and the Tennessee Technology Development Corporation will partner on entrepreneurial development initiatives.

Tennessee Valley Energy Enterprise "Corridor Partnerships in Action"
Tennessee Valley Corridor region learned first-hand how to take advantage of valuable Corridor partnerships to reduce the footprint of the Department of Energy by converting federal property and assets into business opportunities.

Mind2Marketplace offers networking session
Murfreesboro-based consortium working to create technology-based jobs in Middle Tennessee is providing hands-on assistance and networking opportunities for area entrepreneurs.

Bondware moving to Murfreesboro
Bondware's most visible local division develops, sells and services software for managing website content and commerce.

The Third Annual Global Venture Challenge

Meeting Summary

UT Report: Entrepreneurship $23 Billion Strong in Tennessee

Tennessee’s Sixth Congressional District joins Tennessee Valley Corridor and Becomes Part of the High-Tech Corridor
Congressman Bart Gordon and Zach Wamp Join Regional Leaders at Official
Announcement in Murfreesboro

Congressman Lincoln Davis's Federal Funding Seminar

Chattanooga, TN Chosen for $1 Billion Volkswagen Plant

Reference Map for all TV Stations broadcasting to our 40 county area.
Cable channels are not included.
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Meeting Summary

Success in Economic Development Requires a Skilled Workforce – A Talent Development Strategy
Presented By Norma Noble

Labor Market Opportunities in the Nashville Economic Market Area PDF

February 2008 M2M Newsletter

February 2008 Committee Updates