Best Business to Start in Nashville

Nashville was recently named one of 8 cities with booming entrepreneur communities, mostly due to our music scene and healthcare...

By: Carly Vaughn

What is Networking?

Networking has become an inescapable buzzword in professional circles. Like many other buzzwords, networking has lost its meaning somewhat&n...

By: Carly Vaughn

Ending our fiscal year with a huge week for new members

The Nashville Chamber is wrapping up our fiscal year, and we are proud to announce a great week for membership! Over 30 businesses have beco...

Nashville Area Chamber to Co-host Supplier Diversity Forum Supporting Small Business Owners

As part of our commitment to helping small businesses grow and prosper, the Chamber is partnering with Fifth Third Bank and Music City Cente...

How ScaleUp Nashville Helped My Business Grow

Guest post by Ashley Northington, DENOR Brands & Public Relations So, you’ve decided to make the full leap into entrepreneurship. Y...

Chamber Members Share Insights for Small Business Saturday

With Small Business Saturday just around the corner, we asked a few of our members about the best things about doing business in Middle Tenn...

Congratulations to Our 2016 Next Award Winners

Since the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce and the Nashville Entrepreneur Center launched the Next Awards in 2010, Middle Tennessee has em...

Navigating Nashville’s Health Care Marketplace

Deciding which health insurance plan is right for your small business can be complicated and time-consuming. Earlier this month, the Nashvil...

Kane Harrison Talks Entrepreneurship, Honesty and the Next Awards

A champion of the local entrepreneurial community and a familiar face at many of Nashville's most prominent business events, Kane Harrison i...

Proposed IRS Regulations Impact Family-owned Businesses

Recently, the Internal Revenue Service proposed new estate tax regulations that would make transferring interests in family-owned busines...

By: Marc Hill

Chamber, Entrepreneur Center Celebrate 2016 Next Awards Finalists

The Next Awards is one of the largest events of the year for the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce and the Nashville Entrepreneur Center...

ScaleUp Nashville Announces Third Cohort of Growing Businesses

The Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce, along with partners Nashville Entrepreneur Center, Pathway Women’s Business Center and Refinery N...

Next Awards: Is 2016 Your Year?

The Nashville region continues to rank near the top when it comes to business friendliness and startup growth. Our “it city” status is no...

ScaleUp Nashville Announces Second Cohort & Application Deadline for Third Cohort

The Chamber is excited to announce that 18 local small businesses have been tapped to participate in the second cohort of ScaleUp Nashvil...

ScaleUp Nashville Announces Application Deadline

The application window for the second cohort of the ScaleUp Nashville program will close on March 15. ScaleUp Nashville is a 12-week cour...

ScaleUp Nashville to Host Small Business Networking Reception

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Nashville Health Care Council, Sen. Frist Announce 2016 Fellows Class

“Today’s health care decision-makers must be able to draw upon a diverse set of skills to effectively lead their organizations through the u...

Middle Tennessee's Business Stars Shine at the NEXT Awards

A diverse cross-section of Nashville's most innovative companies and business leaders were honored Nov. 19 at the fifth annual NEXT Awar...

New Program Expands Services For Middle TN Small Businesses

In September, the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce was awarded a $218,000 contract through the Small Business Administration for the Scale...

The NEXT Awards: Celebrating Nashville's Inspirational Innovators

Guest post by Mark Cleveland, NEXT Awards 2014 Entrepreneur of the Year I attended the 2013 NEXT Awards celebration as a guest of Lipscomb...

Congratulations to Our 2015 NEXT Awards Finalists

The Nashville Area Chamber and the Nashville Entrepreneur Center are proud to announce the finalists for the fifth annual NEXT Awards. The...

Coalition: Amendment 3 Is a 'Hidden Tax' For Davidson County

The Coalition for Fair Employment in Middle Tennessee, a group representing the employers of tens of thousands of workers in the building an...

Apply Today For the 2015 NEXT Awards

Innovation drives our local economy and continues to grow our key industries. At the 2015 NEXT Awards, the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerc...

Nashville Health Care Council Celebrates Commencement of 2015 Fellows Class

“When we started this program, our mission was to create an environment where the top health care minds are able to come together and establ...

Relive the 2014 NEXT Awards

It’s a brand-new year for Nashville’s innovators and entrepreneurs to think up new ideas and take their companies to the next level, and...

By: Stephanie Coleman

Introducing Business Studio 2.0

Guest post by Corey Davis, director of business growth initiatives, Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce Small and midsized businesses a...

By: Stephanie Coleman