Nashville Technology Council

We want to spread the good word about our friends at Jumpstart Foundry and their brand new skill-building education series for the entrepreneurial minds of Nashville.  Jumpstart Fundamentals, a program offered in conjunction with Washington-DC based Jumpstart Lab, will focus on giving the startup and tech set the web application building skills they need to get their businesses off the ground and stay competitive. The first offering is “Startup on Rails” beginning on February 13th, and will focus on the fundamentals of Ruby on Rails through in-person and online education. Two tracks are available, one for the novice user and another “express” track for users with a higher level experience with Ruby and/or other programming languages.

This is a unique opportunity to get some of the best training from Ruby experts right here at our home on 105 Broadway. You can read the full press release here.  To learn more about this course offering and to register, visit jumpstartlab.com/courses/startup.

This week kicks off Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) throughout the world.  GEW serves to inspire those with an entrepreneurial spirit to think and create differently- to not “take a job, but “make a job.”  Tennessee alone is hosting over 70 events, the most in the country, with several of those happening at our very own home at 105 Broadway.

Why does entrepreneurship matter?  From our perspective, when we support creatives with innovative ideas, we help build a strong technology community which is vital to our future and economy in Middle Tennessee.  We do this via our overall mission, and more specifically through supporting initiatives such as the creation of the Nashville Entrepreneur Center (NEC) and communities that target growth populations like T3 and Women in Technology of Tennessee.

The Nashville Technology Council (NTC) and NEC are hosting this month’s Women in Technology of Tennessee  (WiTT) meeting on Tuesday, November 16th at 105 Broadway.  WiTT is a nonprofit organization dedicated to creating new possibilities for women to advance and succeed in technology careers. WiTT provides a forum to empower women in technology through education, outreach, mentoring, and networking.  This month’s meeting will feature Dr. Robbie Melton, who is the Associate Vice-Chancellor for Educational Technology at the Tennessee Board of Regents. Her topic will be an overview of iPad technology and the current leading educational and business related applications. Also speaking will be Michael Burcham, CEO of the NEC and J. Tod Fetherling, President and CEO of the NTC.

If you are interested in attending, you may register here. Click here to see the list of all GEW events being hosted this week at the Nashville Entrepreneur Center.

Last week was an eventful week for the Tech Council.  We announced our newest board members and held our  first board meeting of our new year. Not only was it the first board meeting, but it was our very first to be held in our new office space.

We’re proud to announce to you all that we’ve moved in with the Nashville Entrepreneur Center at 105 Broadway.  The Nashville Chamber of Commerce and the Nashville Technology Council were both instrumental in getting the NEC off the ground, and we are very happy to be continuing this close relationship.  This cohabitation is symbolic of Nashville making its mark as a leading city for technology based start-ups.  The Tech Council will continue working closely with affiliate organizations such as the Nashville Chamber of Commerce and the Nashville Health Care Council on events and projects key to helping the Nashville technology community succeed and grow.

Please take note of our new address, phone and fax numbers:

Nashville Technology Council

105 Broadway, Suite 200

Nashville, TN  37201

Main Line: 615-873-1284

Fax: 615-250-8793