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ChattaScooter, An Eco-Friendly, Fun Way to Get Around, Expands to Include Southside
NATALIA PEREZ, MARKETING AND COMMUNICATION INTERNRZZF3yWEq2Q Adventure Sports Innovation (ASI) has launched ChattaScooter, a new personal mobility program offering a safe and convenient way for most adults to rent an e-scooter. Perfect for visitors looking to explore the city, or
Meet Southern Adventist University’s Student Entrepreneurs
NATALIA PEREZ, MARKETING AND COMMUNICATION INTERN Selling gently used clothing, the goal of Phoenicia Finesse is to help victims of corruption and violence in Lebanon, and the business donates 100% of its profits to supporting the cause. Currently run by Anna Cousins
Chattanooga Chamber Launches Starting Block Site
Entrepreneurs and small business owners, this one is for you. The StartingBlockChattanooga.com website connects entrepreneurs and small business owners to local free or low-cost business resources. StartingBlockChattanooga.com offers support for fresh startups to scaling enterprises, connecting founders with resource partners who can support entrepreneurs
Southern Adventist University Student Entrepreneurs Navigate New Future
NATALIA PEREZ, MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS INTERN Kenneth Bautista, sophomore business administration major at Southern Adventist University, spent the summer of 2020 selling everything in his garage and basement online. Undergoing strenuous chemotherapy treatments amid the COVID-19 lockdown and limited to
Business Trend Top Stories of 2020
NATALIA PEREZ, MARKETING AND COMMUNICATION INTERN We made it through one of our craziest, most unpredictable years, and we're glad to look back and celebrate Chattanooga's resilient small businesses, economic growth and our community's people and accomplishments. From navigating COVID-19 to honoring local leaders,
Ham. Co. Training & Job Placement Program Gets Boost from Regions Foundation
The Chattanooga Chamber Foundation and the Regions Foundation, a nonprofit initiative of Regions Bank, announced ongoing support for a skills and workforce development program that serves job-seekers living in parts of Hamilton County hardest hit by unemployment before and during
Check Out Jobs, Training Programs at ChattanoogaCalling
Chattanooga Chamber Job seekers will want to check out ChattanoogaCalling.com, a new website the Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce launched to help local residents find jobs fast. The ChattanoogaCalling.com website also gives job seekers information about local training programs that could
Keep Trucking: U.S. Xpress CEO Eric Fuller on Industry, Innovation
Eric Fuller, U.S. Xpress CEO, sat down with Trend to talk about the trucking industry, innovation and keeping it moving – literally – during the pandemic. TREND: Many locals realize that trucking is big business in Chattanooga but may not
At Hamilton County’s INCubator, Entrepreneurship is Booming
NATALIA PEREZ, MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS INTERN Despite the widespread economic disruption the pandemic launched, forcing thousands of small businesses to shut their doors, American entrepreneurship has skyrocketed. Americans are starting new businesses at the fastest rate in more than a
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 he was 15, his dad – wary, yet supportive – gave him a
