High-Growth Accelerator

Our InFlight program helps businesses and founders accelerate success while establishing a solid foundation. InFlight is most beneficial for Nashville-based, high-growth founders in any industry with a minimum of $50,000 in annual revenue, a small team, and solid market traction.

To be considered for the next cohort, apply before June 7th

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Driving the Future of Nashville Startups

Cohorts have averaged 57% revenue growth

50 Entrepreneurs Served to Date

Founded in 2018

Support for Growing Businesses

InFlight is an accelerator-level program featuring weekly programming and ongoing support with:

Interactive classroom sessions featuring world-class curriculum
A supportive community of entrepreneur peers in the form of regular Founders Board gatherings
Connection to Nashville business leaders, alumni, and mentors
Personalized, hands-on attention through a dedicated case manager and guidance from Entrepreneurs-In-Residence
Access to a Capital Concierge to help review readiness for pitching investors
Specific working sessions to focus on a business problem relevant to you
Led by proven Entrepreneurs-in-Residence (EIRs) with dedicated mentoring, introductions, and support from the perspective of someone who has “been there, done that.”

Upcoming Cohort Details

Duration

August – October 2024. Cohort convenes every Tuesday from 2-5pm CST.

Scope

$50k annual revenue + minimum one FTE (Fulltime founders will count as the FTE), industry agnostic.

Key Curriculum Sessions

Program Essentials
Leadership Style and Strengths
Business Model Canvas
Ideal Customer Profile/Product Market Fit
Sales Goals, process, tools and planning
Marketing & Branding
Product Development & Pricing
Financial Management & Modeling
Building, Managing & Motivating Teams

Pricing

$375 for four months ($1,500 total)

Additional Benefits

Exposure via final “Customer Pitch and Graduation night”
Access to NEC Capital Connector
Free coworking and Amplify membership during program participation ($400 value)
Free ticket to 36|86 entrepreneur conference

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Meet The Team

Beth Chase

Entrepreneur-in-Residence

Beth Chase is a serial entrepreneur, board director and community leader. She was the founder and CEO of c3/consulting, growing the firm to the largest in Middle Tennessee prior to merging with Ankura Consulting Group. Beth has collaborated with Fortune 500 and private equity teams in an array of industries including healthcare, financial services, supply chain/logistics, and technology.

Katherine McElroy

Entrepreneur-in-Residence

Katherine has spent her career in various executive roles growing start-ups. As a management consultant and operations leader, she was one of the original partners at c3/consulting. Before c3, she was CIO and on the leadership team that grew TCS Management Group to be the industry leader of workforce management software prior to its acquisition by Aspect Software.

Wes Richardson

Program Manager

Wes is passionate about helping entrepreneurs and small business owners identify their challenges and opportunities. As Program Manager, Wes leads our industry-agnostic programming, connecting dozens of Nashville-based founders with the critical resources they need to launch, grow and scale. He’s passionate about building a unique and vibrant entrepreneurial ecosystem in Nashville, the city he has called home for more than 20 years.