Ted Alling admitted that he and the co-founders of Access America Transport never created a business plan and “none of us are smart people.” What he and his two best friends from college did have were complementary skills and two goals: to create the best place in America to work, and to form a company that would make $100 million dollars.
Local entrepreneurs give students business advice
When Monica Kinsey, UTC alumna, opened Track 29 with her husband Adam and other business partners, people still continued to ask her a pesky question that haunts many newlyweds. When were she and her husband going to have a baby? Luckily for Kinsey, she had a smart retort.
College of Business hosts entrepreneurial forum
For Jim Kennedy III, building the Kenco Group, a third-party logistics provider located in Chattanooga, from a small organization of a few dozen people to one that employs thousands was no easy task, but he’ll be the first to admit that serendipity did play a part.
PlayCore CEO kicks off entrepreneurial forum
How does a company thrive in a slow-moving economy? A company’s heart and soul must reside in business development, according to Robert A. Farnsworth, President and CEO of PlayCore, a recreation and play products company headquartered in Chattanooga.