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New Member Spotlight: BetterFi, the Just Alternative to Payday Lending
BetterFi, a nonprofit lender that aims to become the fairer alternative to payday, title, and flex loan financiers, recently joined the Chattanooga Chamber. This startup is looking to reach clientele who are enduring oppressive fees and interest by having entered
Chattanooga Selfie Museum Marks its One-Year Anniversary
As the Chattanooga Selfie Museum celebrates one year in business this month, its fun culture is still encouraging Chattanoogans and visitors to unleash their most creative self. The Selfie Museum houses a variety of photo and selfie experiences, with unique backdrops and rooms
NOVONIX Brings Advanced Battery Technology to Lookout Valley Middle High
Last week, NOVONIX Anode Materials, a division of NOVONIX Limited, celebrated the opening of the NOVONIX Institute of Advanced Battery Technology with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Lookout Valley Middle High School. As a Hamilton County Schools’ Future Ready Institute, the
Brick by Brick: Building Chattanooga’s Startup Scene
Just behind Chattanooga’s Central Avenue, a community of startup founders is building and developing tomorrow’s multi-million-dollar tech companies. Backed by the venture-capital fund Brickyard, these entrepreneurs have devoted countless hours to laying the foundation for their emerging enterprises. This incubator
GCEP Interview with Cam Doody, Brickyard Co-Founder and General Partner
Brickyard headquarters combines top office amenities like private meeting booths, iMacs and 10-Gig internet with health and wellness facilities like a fully-equipped gym, sauna and a cold plunge tub. Launched by five veteran entrepreneurs, including Bellhop founders Cam Doody and
Digital Stone Age: Local Companies Launch New Online Platform
If you had told Chattanooga’s Natalie and David Martin a year and a half ago that they would be breaking into a multi-billion-dollar natural stone industry, the couple wouldn’t have believed it. But that’s exactly what’s happening — the Heed
Think INC: INCubator Graduate, Shelly Cove
This month, Shelly Cove joins companies like Hoff & Pepper and Branch Technology who have graduated from the Chattanooga Chamber’s INCubator program. Shelly Cove is a Chattanooga-based clothing brand with a mission for rescuing and rehabilitating sea turtles. A minimum
Michelle Hoffman Brings the Heat With 10 Tips for Entrepreneurs
Husband-and-wife duo Michelle and Aaron Hoffman have spiced up Chattanooga with their local hot-sauce company, Hoff & Pepper. Their side gig of creating “small batch handmade spicy goodness” for family and friends has turned into a full-time business of selling
Startup Stories: Seahorse Snacks
Who says healthy food has to taste bland? Stacy Martin is Founder and Chief Amazement Officer of Seahorse Snacks, a company offering nutritious protein-packed nuts that come in flavors such as Chili Turmrific Cashews and Maple Chaitastic Pecans. She began
Meet Chattanooga’s Kitchen Incubator Entrepreneurs
Stephanie Steiman parks her vintage horse trailer under a tree next to purple rows of lavender, as fiddles and folk music play through a nearby speaker at Lookout Lavender Farm. She founded award-winning beverage company, Chei-Man Tea — and has
