Andre Fowlkes

LaunchYourCity Partners for Entrepreneurial Citizenship Symposium on April 14

St. George’s Independent School announces the second in a series of educational symposiums titled “Entrepreneurial Citizenship: Responsibility, Civic Awareness, Engagement” and scheduled for April 14, 2012. Organized by St. George’s Independent School, and co-sponsored by LaunchYourCity and Memphis Bioworks Foundation, the symposium will feature dialogue and ideas about the importance of entrepreneurial citizenship in the

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Tech Cocktails: February 2012 Edition

An evening of laughs, fun, and of course entrepreneurial chatter; the February edition of Tech Cocktails was a success! Held at South of Beale, tech enthusiasts–including University of Memphis Journalism instructors/students and the Spring 2012 Seed Hatchery cohorts–gathered for an evening of cocktails and conversation. A member of The U of M Entrepreneurial Journalism/Media Management class,

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2012 Business BOOSTcamp

On January 28 individuals from across the city came together at EmergeMemphis and participated in Business BOOSTcamp, hosted by LaunchMemphis. A revamped version of the former business plan bootcamp, BOOSTcamp consisted of a day-long interactive course in entrepreneurship. Led by Eric Mathews, Business BOOSTcamp walked entrepreneurs through the problems solving process; even giving them the

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Support our 5th year of fueling entrepreneurship through our $5 for 5 campaign

We’ve been proudly fueling Memphis entrepreneurship for five years. Now we hope you’ll fuel our efforts through our $5 for 5 fundraising campaign.  LaunchMemphis celebrates our fifth year of providing support to early stage entrepreneurs, and growing Memphis’ innovation economy. A few of our favorite highlights: Our highly interactive, hands-on programming includes 48 Hour Launch, Business BOOSTcamp,

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