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Whiteboard and Rockridge Venture Law Team up to Launch B Tennessee


Chattanooga B Corps Whiteboard and Rockridge Venture Law have partnered with Nisolo, Patagonia Nashville and Avocado Mattress to form a new, statewide coalition called B Tennessee.

B Tennessee promotes the formation and development of benefit corporations and business certifications as B Corps. B Tennessee is modeled after “B Local” groups like B Local Asheville and B Local Georgia, which foster community engagement and development of best practices around corporate social responsibility.

B Tennessee events and resources are open to all who are currently or are interested in using business as a force for good. As Certified B Corps, Whiteboard and Rockridge are committed to –

  • Balancing purpose and profit
  • Community engagement
  • Accountability and interdependence
  • Sustainable, just business practices

Initial B Tennessee events will rotate between Chattanooga and Nashville, and will include networking socials, summits and environmental and social impact projects.

Collectively, B Tennessee companies will make enhancement of place commonplace.

Rockridge Venture Law® is an intellectual property and technology firm. In 2018 and 2019, we were recognized as B Corp Best for the World for our commitment to triple bottom line business practices.

Our pioneering environmental and social impact programs attract top-notch legal talent and assure our clients of missional alignment with their corporate values. We’re Building Today’s Company for Tomorrow’s Economy® at rockridgelaw.com.

Whiteboard is an award-winning creative agency and Certified B Corporation empowering visionaries to lead meaningful brands. Across all facets of the internet— websites, apps, branding, marketing automation—their team helps lead digital transformation, end-to-end. Since 2010, Whiteboard has served more than 300 organizations around the world including Airbus, Chick-fil-A, Google, NCR, Preemptive Love Coalition, Last Mile Health and more.


If you are interested in learning more, please visit the B Tennessee site, or reach out to [email protected].

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