Entrepreneurship

Will Goodwin and Clark Ortkiese, owners of Crosstown Brewing Co.

Brewing in the shadows of Crosstown

A new brewery is set to open next year. Local beer fans have been consistently celebrating the brewery explosion in our city in recent years — from Memphis Made on […]

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Archer Malmo
Downtown Creative District teeming with possibilities

The vision for a Downtown Creative District centers on the idea of a neighborhood where creative professionals thrive in a community of ideas.

Grace Askew, Elizabeth Cawein, Zac Ives and George Monger at Music in the City
Entrepreneurs highlight opportunity and pitfalls of the Memphis music industry
Jim and Samella’s brings love to Soulsville

Jim and Samella’s House helps diners feel at home with a soulful touch and friendly feel at this small restaurant in Soulsville USA.

Leslie Lynn Smith, Epicenter president and CEO.
Building an entrepreneurship movement

The entrepreneurial landscape of Memphis is expanding in rich and exciting ways, and Leslie Lynn Smith is helping to foster that growth. As President of the EPIcenter, she is catalyzing and connecting the entrepreneurship movement with a focus on tinclusive economic expansion.

Dejavu Chef Gary Williams
Memphis Black Restaurant Week brings needed exposure

The inaugural Memphis Black Restaurant Week beginning March 7 is an opportunity to highlight some of the city’s African American-owned eateries while sharing entrepreneurial examples for the community.  

Local food delivery business expands
Everything’s coming up roses for local floral entrepreneur
Music in the City explores the future of Memphis music

Join High Ground and EPIcenter for Music in the City on the evening of February 23. This speaker event will offer a discussion on the future of music entrepreneurship in Memphis. Register for free today to be a part of the conversation. 

Advance Memphis brings change to South Memphis

Advance Memphis is in the business of bringing economic self-sufficiency to the residents of the 38126 ZIP code, which includes much of the Soulsville USA neighborhood.

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