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2025 INCubator Open House
The INCubator hosted its 2025 Open House on Thursday, May 8, bringing together Chattanooga’s entrepreneurial community for a morning of networking, discovery, and connection. The event showcased the innovation and growth happening within the INCubator and celebrated the small businesses
Tech is Transforming Healthcare—Here’s How Entrepreneurs Are Leading the Way
Healthcare is evolving at an incredible pace, thanks to cutting-edge technology. From AI-powered diagnostics to wearable health trackers, entrepreneurs are developing solutions that improve patient outcomes, streamline care, and make healthcare more accessible than ever. As these innovations reshape the
Microsoft’s TechSpark and Chattanooga’s Growing Tech Scene
In 2023, Microsoft changed the tech landscape of Chattanooga with a $50,000 grant called TechSpark. As a TechSpark partner, the Chattanooga Chamber received resources and support as it expanded and strengthened our tech start-up scene. Here at the Chamber, we
The Very Sweet Entrepreneurial Success of Cocoa Asante
As she looked out at the room of dignitaries, elected officials, nonprofit leaders, family and friends, all of whom came to celebrate her ongoing success as an entrepreneur, businesswoman and luxury chocolatier, Ella Livingston smiled and thought back to the
The Compassionate, Brave and Gutsy – Yes, Gutsy – Story of Seahorse Snacks
This summer, you can buy a special seventh-inning snack – take me out to the ballgame – at any Chattanooga Lookouts home game. “Curveball Crunchies,” said Stacy Martin. “It’s a play on ‘buy me some peanuts and Crackerjacks’.” Martin created
Think INC: $70 Million Impact
Located in downtown Chattanooga and housed inside the Hamilton County Business Development Center, the Chattanooga Chamber’s INCubator is the largest business incubator in Tennessee and third largest in the United States. Serving as an integral part of Chattanooga’s entrepreneurial ecosystem
Local Artists Debut Inside Hamilton County’s Business Development Center
The Association for Visual Arts (AVA) was recently selected as new managers and curators of art displayed at the INCubator inside the Hamilton County Business Development Center (BDC). Originally launched as Art at the INCubator by Gail Rich through Jumpstart
Meet the Financial Crime Fighters at Mission Omega
In part due to the digital transformation of commerce, financial crime is a growing and fast-changing concern for consumers, banks, economies, and governments worldwide. Ben Wallach and Ian Mitchell, armed with their experience in combatting fraud for more than 25 years, began
Think INC: Tennessee Moonshine Gourmet Products on Indulging Your Inner Entrepreneur
Walking the halls of Chattanooga’s INCubator – the third largest business incubator in the U.S. –delights the senses. Across 127,000 square feet of startup space, you’d feel the hum of machinery from manufacturing suites and hear a chorus of clicking
Think INC: RMJ Tactical on the Tools You Need to Slay the Startup Game
At 12 years old, Ryan Johnson began a lifelong passion for blacksmithing to feed his passion for all things sharp, from knives to ninja weapons to axes. When Ryan was 15, his dad – wary, yet supportive – gave him a boy
