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Business is a marathon. Magda Smith’s been running for 50 years. One of the sad sights of our modern age is watching small mom-and-pop businesses closing up shop, eclipsed by out-of-town supergiants and online marketplaces. Starting a…
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“You need to put your heart and soul into it.” How did Jackie Griffin’s dream of owning her own business – now known as Jackie’s Dream, Knoxville’s popular soul food restaurant– become more than just a dream? A leap of faith, a thick…
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How gymnastics training can teach success. “It all began with a little camp in Knoxville,” recalls John Macready, co-owner of FlipFest, the Crossville-based gymnastics camp that it arguably one of the nation’s top gymnastics training…
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A business is more than the money it makes. It is a social institution. Sitting down for a pint at Ebony & Ivory Brewing, you find yourself in a comfortable atmosphere in a very new space, indulging in some delicious brew. And let's…
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Innovation takes more than just an idea. But a great idea never hurts. When I think of small business, I most often think of service industries. Businesses like restaurants and handymen, by definition, offer the labor of their staff to…
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“I’ve always been interested in movies ever since I was a kid,” says Jamison Stalsworth. Stalsworth was known for being the kid with a video camera in his backyard or in his bedroom. Whether it be just experimenting or making stop…
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“I have a daughter who's about to turn 8,” says Wesley Bennett. “I like a lot of the music, movies, and TV shows she watches or listens to, and I'm never thinking that I could do better than that. But, there are times when she's reading a…
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“It’s like stepping into a Hallmark movie,” says Ian Dovan. He describes a magical wonderland with lights, sights, and smells of Christmas time. Trees upon trees awaiting the chance to be chosen by a family this holiday season.…
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More families across the country have switched to homeschooling since the pandemic—and East Tennessee is no exception. The U.S. census estimates that around 5.4% of Tennessee families homeschooled in the spring of 2020 with this increasing…
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