(My Fox Memphis) The next wave of digital technology in Memphis is called the Maker Movement. It’s a challenge the Bluff City is tackling head on.
City representatives introduced several local entrepreneurs and makers at a news conference Wednesday afternoon. The Maker Movement is an umbrella term for independent inventors, designers and tinkerers.
“We don’t say enough or know enough about what’s really going on here in Memphis and one of the key things is entrepreneurial activity,” said George Little, the Chief Administrative Officer for the City of Memphis.
Many startups and non-profits are already here. They came to Memphis to take advantage of its resources. Companies like Start Co, a startup accelerator that helps companies take an idea from concept to execution. Start Co says other major cities are oversaturated and that makes Memphis the perfect place for what they do.
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