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The Entrepreneur Center

Turning Dreamsinto Reality

From Music Row to Commerce Street, an entrepreneurial spiritpermeates the air of Nashville.

The legacy of business in Nashville is the story of pioneering

entrepreneurs such as Edwin E. Craig, George H. Hay, Richard

Henry Boyd, Frances Preston, Jack C. Massey, Drs. Thomas F. Frist,

Bronson Ingram, and the countless others who have built

our economy. Their accomplishments led the way for Nashville

to be recognized as one of the most creative environments in the

country. Music, art, healthcare, technology, energy, consumer

products, and digital media have infused the entrepreneurial

community. On any given day, almost 500 startup companies

are attempting to form — and almost all of them need essential

resources to successfully launch their businesses.

Since opening its doors in 2010, the Center has provided mentors,

coaching, meeting facilities, access to events, workshops,

expertise, and best practices, all of which are vital to launching a

business. We teach new entrepreneurs the importance of working

in collaboration as evidenced by our partnership with the City of

Nashville, the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce, area

businesses, and universities. In short, our mission is to invest in

Nashville, its people, and its prosperity. Turning good ideas into

investable stories — launching businesses and creating jobs —

making Nashville the best place in America to start a business —

that is what we do.

With your help we can do more.

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SINCE ITS LAUNCH IN 2010, THE EC HAS INCUBATED 49 FIRMS AND HELPED THEM RAISE OVER

$10.3 MILLION IN STARTUP CAPITAL

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For more than two years the Entrepreneur Center has equippedindividuals to create and successfully execute startup businesses.

With the resources of the Center, hundreds of entrepreneurs

have had the good fortune to learn from others who have gone

before them. The immediate impact of the Center has resulted in:

> Incubating 49 firms, helping them raise over $l0.3 million

in startup capital and venture funding

> Training over 150 business leaders to become startup

mentors, who are currently helping other startup

companies

> Screening more than 1,000 business ideas from

entrepreneurs throughout Middle Tennessee

> Teaching courses on how to launch a business and

business modeling to more than 500 participants

> Welcoming over 5,000 visitors from across the state,

country, and around the world

> Founding StartUp Tennessee, a statewide initiative

that supports entrepreneurs from Memphis to

Johnson City

> Recognition by the White House and former President

Bill Clinton’s Global Initiative

> Developing corporate relationships with global companies

like Google, Microsoft, Dell, and Cisco to help them

connect with startup companies.

Success forindividuals…Success forNashville

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THE CENTER HAS TRAINED MORE THAN 150 BUSINESS LEADERS TO BECOME

STARTUP MENTORS

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MARK MONTGOMERYFounder and InvestorFlo {Thinkery}

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There are hundreds of entrepreneurs engaged with the Centerand working to turn their dreams into reality.

They are Nashville’s next generation of innovators, leaders, andphilanthropists.

The Entrepreneur Center is honored to provide the foundation to nurture their dreams; dreams that represent the building blocksof our city’s economic future. Our mission is to help entrepreneursstart and grow companies and create jobs for Middle Tennessee.

We are ready to sustain our proven vision and move into apermanent home so we can reach out and provide resources tomany more.

Our mission is to prepare men and women for the entrepreneurialworld. Whether it’s healthcare, technology, digital media andentertainment or social enterprise…

Our job is to help. Our work has just begun.

Preparing for the Future

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BECAUSE OF ITS SUCCESS, THE EC HAS BEEN RECOGNIZEDBY THE WHITE HOUSE AND, FORMER PRESIDENT BILLCLINTON FOR BEING A NATIONAL PROTOTYPE FOR

SUPPORTING ENTREPRENEURS AND THEIR STARTUPS

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Pillars of Growthfor the Region

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The Entrepreneur Center believes we should drive economicgrowth by building out an entrepreneurial ecosystem second tonone. We want to encourage startups, support early stagebusiness formation, and bring innovation to the market. TheCenter has identified four pillars of growth we believe comprisethe highest targeted opportunities for our region:

Healthcare: Our focus is to foster new ideas and entrepreneurshipin Nashville’s largest and fastest growing economic sector. Thisincludes supporting new technology enabled services, new payerand provider delivery models, and care coordinated solutions.

Technology: Technological investment has fueled economicgrowth in Nashville over the past decade. Our Center has agrowing reputation for supporting new entrepreneurs whounderstand the potential of new technologies and are looking tobuild new business models.

Digital Media and Entertainment: Nashville is experiencing anunprecedented convergence of the written word, music, video,and communication tools. Digital media and entertainment assetsare being transformed into new platforms and companies.

Social Enterprise: Social entrepreneurs act as the change agentsfor society, seizing opportunities to improve social challengesthrough mission based for profit businesses. The EC helpsindividuals looking to invent and/or disseminate new approachesand advance sustainable solutions that create social value.

These pillars are not the only opportunities. The possibility torefine thoughts, needs, and dreams is what the Center is all about.

THE EC HAS SCREENED MORE THAN 1,000 BUSINESS IDEAS FROM ENTREPRENEURS

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NICHOLAS HOLLANDEntrepreneurCEO, Poplur.me

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FUTURE HOME OF THE ENTREPRENEUR CENTER

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In early 2013, the Entrepreneur Center will open a new, best-in-class accelerator facility designed to become Middle Tennessee’s“front door” for entrepreneurs seeking to turn their dream into reality.

With four times the space of the current facility, this new home,

just north of downtown in a newly refurbished trolley barn, will

help Nashville’s next generation of entrepreneurs successfully

navigate the pathway between an idea and an investable story.

Through resources, networking, mentoring, and introductions to

sources of capital, we help startups:

DEVELOPand learn from other successful entrepreneurs

COLLABORATEwith other entrepreneurs around our city, state and country

CONNECTentrepreneurs, investors, customers, and partners

BUILDan investable story that leads to a real business

LAUNCHnew businesses successfully

CREATEsustainable jobs for our economy.

For Those WhoDare to Dream

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THE CENTER HAS WELCOMED OVER 5,000 VISITORS FROM ACROSS

THE STATE, COUNTRY AND AROUND THE WORLD

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Today we ask you to help turn this idea into a reality.

The Entrepreneur Center’s Turning Ideas into Reality Campaignwas launched to raise $8 million to provide all capital renovationsfor Nashville’s new economic flagship, as well as to help sustainthe Center’s future programming and operations. Sinceannouncing this campaign, over half our goal has been secured.

This important resource will only become a reality if people likeyou believe in the mission of the Center and help make it happen.

Our goal is to fund our new landmark Center at the Rolling Mill Hill historic trolley barns, and help sustain the EntrepreneurCenter’s future.

With your help, we can make Nashville thenumber one place in America to live, work, and start a new business.

Turning Ideasinto Reality

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THE ENTREPRENEUR CENTER WILL GO FROM 7,000 SQUARE FEET TO 22,000 SQUARE FEET, AND BE ABLE

TO LAUNCH MORE THAN 50 COMPANIES PER YEAR

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www.entrepreneurcenter.com/campaign

Clayton McWhorter

Chairman, Board

Michael Burcham

President and CEO

Alan Bentley

Mike Cain

Chris Calton

Jeff Cornwall

Townes Duncan

Tod Fetherling

Bobby Frist

Joe Galante

John Ingram

Matt Kisber

Liza Massey

Rob McCabe

Mark Montgomery

Christopher Rand

Linda Rebrovick

Ralph Schulz

Mike Shmerling

Brad Smith

Turney Stevens

Jack Waddey

Leigh Walton

Matt Wiltshire

Steve Wood

CarolineYoung

Entrepreneur Center Board Members

John Ingram

Chairman, Campaign

Michael Burcham

President and CEO

Clayton McWhorter

Chairman, Board

Chris Calton

Mark Montgomery

Leigh Walton

Entrepreneur Center Turning Ideas Into Reality Campaign Leadership Team

105 Broadway, Suite 200Nashville, TN 37201

615.873.1257