Events
What’s happening across Nashville’s entrepreneur community.
EC Event
2026 NEXT Awards + Entrepreneurs’ Hall of Fame, Presented by Amazon
Entrepreneurship’s biggest night, honoring the up-and-comers and the game-changers. Tickets on sale now.
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Community Event
OCT 17
#HackTN26 Hackathon
SAT, OCT 17 – SUN, OCT 18 | 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Featheringill Hall, Vanderbilt University
A 32-hour sustainability hackathon with Oracle at Vanderbilt. Teams of 3-6, mentors, meals, and a $2,000 prize pool.
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EC Event
OCT 19
2026 NEXT Awards + Entrepreneurs’ Hall of Fame, Presented by Amazon
MON, OCTOBER 19 | 5:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Schermerhorn Symphony Center
Entrepreneurship’s biggest night, honoring the up-and-comers and the game-changers. Tickets on sale now.
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EC Event
OCT 20
Exit Interview: A Conversation with Wayne Foreman
TUES, OCT 20 | 8:15 AM – 10:30 AM
Nashville Entrepreneur Center
Elise Mitchell talks with Wayne Foreman of Foreword Companies about building a company, preparing to exit, and what comes next.
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Community Event
OCT 21
Innovate Summit
WED–THURS, OCT 21–22
Nashville Entrepreneur Center
A two-day, relationship-first gathering of entrepreneurs, investors, executives and innovators, hosted at the EC.
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Community Event
OCT 22
“Local GEO & Visibility” a Trusted Trade Hub Workshop
THURS, OCT 22 | 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Nashville Entrepreneur Center
A customer asks ChatGPT who to call for what you do. It names three businesses. This session makes sure yours is one of them.
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EC Event
OCT 22
LGBTQ+ Founders Circles Happy Hour
THURS, OCT 22 | 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Frankie J's
Network with Nashville's LGBTQ+ founders at a happy hour hosted by Founders Circles and the Tennessee Pride Chamber.
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EC Event
OCT 22
Elevate Your Pitch: Getting Pitch Perfect
THURS, OCT 22 | 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Nashville Entrepreneur Center
A hands-on session to sharpen your pitch for customers, partners, or capital, with live feedback from advisors and peers.
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Community Event
OCT 23
Women Connect LIVE 2026
FRI, OCT 23 | 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM
Liberty Hall at The Factory
Franklin's full-day conference for women in business: speakers, marketplace, networking. Code EC10 saves 10% on regular + VIP.
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Community Event
OCT 24
Book Release Celebration with Author Shalanda Thompson
SAT, OCT 24 | 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Ford Ice Center Antioch
Meet Smyrna author Shalanda Thompson at a free release celebration and signing for her memoir, Around the River Bend.
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EC Event
OCT 29
Halloween Happy Hour
THURS, OCT 29 | 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Nashville Entrepreneur Center
A spooky edition of Happy Hour: costume contest, free drinks, snacks, and candy with the EC founder community.
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Community Event
NOV 4
CMX Connect Nashville Launch Event
WED, NOV 4 | 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
Nashville Entrepreneur Center
Nashville's new CMX Connect chapter launches with pizza, community-building trends and time to meet fellow builders.
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EC Event
NOV 5
Coffee & Connections: Tech Founder Edition + Free CoWork Day
THURS, NOV 5 | 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM
Nashville Entrepreneur Center
Coffee and open networking for tech founders, plus free coworking at the EC for the rest of the day.
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Community Event
NOV 5
Nashville UX: Top 5 Counterproductive Stakeholder Behaviors & How to Work Through Them
THURS, NOV 5 | 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
Nashville Entrepreneur Center
A hands-on Nashville UX workshop on five stakeholder behaviors that stall good work, and how to manage them.
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Community Event
NOV 6
Trusted Trade Hub November Meetup
FRI, NOV 6 | 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Nashville Entrepreneur Center
Join us for lunch at the Nashville Entrepreneur Center for our monthly gathering of skilled professionals!
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Community Event
NOV 6
Girls Rock STEM+ Summit
FRI, NOV 6 | 9:00 AM – 1:30 PM
LEAD Neely's Bend School
A free, hands-on STEM career exploration day for girls in grades 6–12, hosted by Play Like a Girl on National STEM Day.
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Community Event
NOV 7
Speaker Studio
SAT, NOV 7 | 10:00 AM
The Station Theater, Smyrna
Deliver an 8 to 10 minute talk on a real stage while pros capture speaking footage, stage photos and portraits. 8 spots.
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EC Event
NOV 12
Lunch N’ Learn: Ditch the Elevator Pitch: Craft Your Memory Dart
THURS, NOV 12 | 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM
Nashville Entrepreneur Center
Steve Woodruff helps you swap the forgettable elevator pitch for a short, vivid intro people remember. Lunch included.
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Community Event
NOV 12
“Multifamily, Industrial & Commercial Inspections” a Tennessee Home Inspectors CE Class
THURS, NOV 12 | 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Nashville Entrepreneur Center
The inspection comes back on a fourplex or a small warehouse, and the report looks nothing like the ones you’re used to reading.
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Community Event
NOV 18
Next Level Women’s Conference 2026
WED, NOV 18 | 7:15 AM – 1:00 PM
Janet Ayers Conference Center, Belmont University
Half-day conference on women in business and leadership, with keynote Karin Hurt and workshops from Middle Tennessee leaders.
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Community Event
NOV 20
“Financial Planning & Year-End Review” a Trusted Trade Hub Workshop
FRI, NOV 20 | 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Nashville Entrepreneur Center
A practical look at reading your numbers, spotting what drained profit this year, and building a plan you’ll actually use in 2027.
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EC Event
DEC 3
Nashville Entrepreneur Day: Winter 2026
THURS, DEC 3 | 12:45 PM – 6:00 PM
GEODIS Park
Nashville's biggest entrepreneurship showcase. Impact Grants awarded, founder pitches, company showcases.
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Community Event
DEC 4
Trusted Trade Hub December Meetup
FRI, DEC 4 | 4:30 PM – 7:00 PM
Nashville Entrepreneur Center
Join us for dinner at the Nashville Entrepreneur Center for our monthly gathering of skilled professionals!
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Community Event
DEC 10
“Home Inspections on New Construction” a Tennessee Home Inspectors CE Class
THURS, DEC 10 | 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Nashville Entrepreneur Center
Ready to understand why brand-new does not mean problem-free, and what you need to know before your clients hand over the keys?
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