Entrepreneurship

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

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

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

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

Since expanding its manufacturing operations in 2019, NOVONIX has brought some of the best jobs in Tennessee to Chattanooga’s riverfront neighborhood – The Bend. The battery developer invested approximately $160 million toward purchasing and retrofitting the former Alstom building in

The Company Lab (Co.Lab) recently welcomed their new CEO, author and entrepreneur, Tasia Malakasis. The new CEO aims to grow Co.Lab’s mission of helping startups expand and supporting Chattanooga’s small business community. Prior to joining Co.Lab, Malakasis spent 15 years

Travel back in time to a significant moment – graduation. You’re walking onto the stage toward that last step of your education when you’ll receive your hard-earned diploma and turn your tassel. On that day you might’ve felt hopeful, or

The country’s largest Black-owned pizza chain, Slim & Husky’s is on a mission to bring great food to communities nationwide. The company opened its first location this week in Chattanooga – and tenth location overall.   Headquartered in Nashville, the

Class is in session at The Chattery, Chattanooga’s woman-founded and black-led learning collective. Since opening it’s doors in 2014, the center has offered over 1,000 workshops and provided entrepreneurs such as Kaleena Goldsworthy, founder of The Bitter Bottle, and Catherine