Nashville entrepreneurs get leadership lessons from Army Veteran and award-winning author In her book “The Frontline Generation,” Marjorie K. Eastman explores the concept of the frontline and shares stories of leadership, grit, and grace from her time as an intelligence officer in post 9/11 armed conflict (learn more about her and why she wrote the
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Nashville Olive Oil Company to pitch at Power Surge
Spring Hill entrepreneur to share story and samples before Marjorie Eastman takes the stage at February Power Surge event By now you know that award-winning author, national speaker and Veteran entrepreneur Marjorie K. Eastman is speaking this Thursday at Pathway WBC’s Power Surge event. Did you know that every Power Surge will now highlight a
Read more »Meet the Speaker: Marjorie K. Eastman
Award-winning author, Veteran, entrepreneur, and mother to speak at Pathway WBC networking event On Thursday, February 15, Pathway Lending and Pathway WBC will welcome author Marjorie K. Eastman as the guest of honor at Power Surge, a quarterly networking event that brings together entrepreneurs with local leaders in an intimate setting to ask questions and
Read more »Power Surge Recap: Judith Bright
Jewelry designer and business owner shares her story of starting over as an entrepreneur After a start in nursing and several years running the Music Publishing of Quincy Jones, Judith Bright started over and launched her dream business – when she was 40 years old. With three young sons at home, she was designing and
Read more »Promote your business at Power Surge
Pathway WBC members and Pathway Lending clients invited to pitch at networking event Power Surge connects entrepreneurs and professionals from across our community. In 2017, the series welcomed leaders like Vanderbilt Women’s Basketball Head Coach Stephanie White and Conexion Americas co-founder Renata Soto, as well as entrepreneurs like Norma Paz of Las Paletas and jewelry designer
Read more »Pitch your product to the Home Shopping Network
FREE “SCORE Your Dream” information session to pitch your product on HSN’s “American Dreams” HSN’s new weekly show, “American Dreams,” features a different entrepreneur and their products during each 30-minute segment. With more than 96 million viewers, pitching your products on HSN is an unbelievable opportunity! What’s even better is that each featured entrepreneur will
Read more »2018 Pathway WBC Cohort launch dates
Opportunities to join Pathway WBC in 2018 Is this the year you take charge of your entrepreneurial destiny? Pathway WBC is here to help with all the resources and support you’ll need to navigate the busy life of a business owner. Our cohorts are a great community of small business dreamers just like you –
Read more »Pathway WBC is looking for facilitators!
Deadline to submit RFP to become a Pathway WBC facilitator is Friday, January 19 Pathway WBC is currently accepting proposals from consultants to serve as third party service providers in the roles of instructors, facilitators, counselors and coordinators in support of Pathway Lending and Pathway WBC for activities held between February and December of 2018.
Read more »Pathway Lending and WBC awarded $10,000 grant from The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee
Female entrepreneurs in Davidson County get boost from Community Foundation grant Pathway Lending has received a $10,000 grant from The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee. These funds will be used to support Pathway Women’s Business Center, and will directly help expand our classes and counseling for disadvantaged women who are early stage business owners. The Community
Read more »Nominations for 2018 National Small Business Week Awards
Deadline to apply for national small business awards is January 9! The SBA’s National Small Business Week is April 29 through May 5, and you have until Tuesday, January 9 to nominate YOUR small business for an award. Click here for full details and instructions on eligibility and how to apply. National Small Business Week
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Blue Sky Business Modeling WorkshopThu Feb 21 2019, 11:00am CST - 1:00pm CST
Restorative Entrepreneurship Program: Class 1Thu Feb 21 2019, 6:00pm CST - 8:30pm CST
Blue Sky Business Modeling Workshop
Restorative Entrepreneurship Program: Class 1Help Women-Owned Businesses Break Through Barriers Toward Success
Did you know women own around 40% of all businesses in the United States, yet only receive about 2-3% of venture financing? The reasons aren’t totally clear, but it’s likely due to a mixture of gender disparities in the venture capital world as well as gender biases when it comes to decisions about when and
How to Build Workplace Culture
“Workplace culture” are buzzwords that we tend to hear everywhere these days, but it’s for a good reason. Your culture can truly make or break your business, as it determines the productivity of your employees, quality of work, brand reputation, and many more factors. If you’re just starting to grow your business, you’re in the
January is National Mentoring Month
Recently, I noticed I was having the same conversation with a number of friends and colleagues – “How can I be a mentor? I’m not a small business owner, so what could I even bring to the table?” The answer is: A LOT. Each of us brings something important to the table, and your