All Things: Co-Working and Funding

South Central Opportunities: Promoting Entrepreneurs (SCOPE) Network

Friday Oct. 18, 2019, 9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

The Gault Fine Arts Center, Martin Methodist College, Pulaski, Tennessee

 AGENDA

9:30 am            Registration and Coffee

10:00 am          Welcome and Introductions

• Lorie Fisher – South Central Tennessee Development District
• Rev. Allen Stanton – The Turner Center at Martin Methodist College
• Bridget Jones – jones-bridget consulting group

10:10 am          Panel – Why and How We Started Rural Co-Working Spaces, What We Now Offer

• Moderator: Melissa Halsell, TVA Economic Development
• Chris Donaldson – The Mill Workspace, Dyersburg
• Jeff Brown – The Biz Foundry, Cookeville
• Katie Kemezis – The City of McMinnville
• Mandy Meller – McMinnville/Warren County Chamber of Commerce

11:15 am          Proximity Space – Co-Working Resources, Current Tennessee Uses

• Jeff Brown – The Biz Foundry, Cookeville
• Chris Donaldson – The Mill Workspace, Dyersburg

11:30 am          Tennessee’s Driving Innovation – Resources and Services

• Allison Reedy Wolfe – Driving Innovation

Noon                Driving Innovation’s the Venture Site Visit – Networking Lunch

1:15 pm           SmartStart™ Communities – Small Business and Entrepreneurship Resources for Your Community

• Wisty Pender – BERO, TN Dept. of Economic and Community Development

2:15 pm           Networking Break

2:30 pm           Panel – Funding and Resources for Co-Working, Local Entrepreneurship and Small Business Programs

• Moderators: Bridget Jones and Wisty Pender
• Melissa Halsell – TVA, Talent and Economic Development
• Nancy Williams – Tennessee Main Street, Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development
• Faye McEwen – USDA Rural Development, Tennessee Office
• Brittany Burgess – Launch Tennessee

3:15 pm           Questions – Discussion – Next Steps – Group Photo – Adjourn

• Bridget Jones – jones-bridget consulting group

Special Thanks to Melissa Halsell, TVA Economic Development for partnering with us to coordinate this workshop and to Jessie Parker, Giles County Chamber of Commerce, and Rev. Allen Stanton, Martin Methodist Turner Center, for hosting us in Historic Downtown Pulaski!