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Aug
Entrepreneurs take home business prize packages after LAUNCH showcase
August 23, 2014 Nooga.com News
Local entrepreneurs pitched ideas at a LAUNCH competition Thursday night, and three won packages to boost their businesses. Brandon Tiede with ToolGard, which provides customized engraving of logos and designs on work tools for identity and theft prevention, took the first-place prize, which is valued at $35,000 and includes an array of business services. Second place went to Wee Care Diaper…
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Aug
Entrepreneurs take home business prize packages after LAUNCH showcase
August 22, 2014 Nooga.com News
Local entrepreneurs pitched ideas at a LAUNCH competition Thursday night, and three won packages to boost their businesses. LAUNCH is a local organization that aims to empower community members through entrepreneurship, job training and mentorship. Brandon Tiede with ToolGard, which provides customized engraving of logos and designs on work tools for identity and theft prevention, took the…
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Aug
LAUNCH hosts Southside block party, business pitch competition
August 4, 2014 Nooga.com News
LAUNCH is hosting a block party and business pitch competition this month. "We do a pitch competition for our high school program, and it only made sense to bring that to our adult program as well," said Rebecca Feldbin, communications manager at LAUNCH—a local organization that aims to empower community members through entrepreneurship, job training and mentorship. "And we wanted to…
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Jul
Yoga Plus community classes support LAUNCH
July 24, 2014 Nooga.com News
The benefit of Hot Yoga Plus' community classes are twofold: donations given at the class support area nonprofits, and class fees are waived so that more people can try the practice and only pay what they can afford. Donations given in July, August and September will go to LAUNCH, a local organization that aims to empower community members through entrepreneurship, job training and…
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May
FSG Bank partners with Launch
May 23, 2014 Hamilton County Herald News
FSG Bank has signed on as a Platinum Sponsor for Chattanooga non-profit LAUNCH. This partnership, which has been several months in the making, will have the two organizations working closely together to empower LAUNCH youth entrepreneurs. The two organizations will work side-by-side in significant ways throughout the year. “I’m excited about this unprecedented partnership between FSG and…
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May
FSG Bank partners to support LAUNCH
May 8, 2014 Nooga.com News
Leaders with FSG Bank are partnering with LAUNCH—a local organization that aims to empower community members through entrepreneurship, job training and mentorship—to help further the nonprofit's mission. "We are a community bank, and our CEO and senior management team take that term 'community bank' very seriously," Jeffrey F. Olingy, chief marketing officer with FSG, said. "It’s…
