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Dec
Tyner students win LAUNCH competition with expression
December 17, 2013 Times Free Press News
Imagine a brightly painted VW van driving through the streets of Chattanooga’s inner city, honking its horn at recreation centers and churches. Kids and adults run out to the street as two high school students and a volunteer artist pass out supplies for today’s class. That’s Tyner Academy students Demetric Bush and Ashunti Garner’s dream; an art-class- mobile named LOUD. A chance for…
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Dec
Local Students Win LAUNCH Entrepreneurship Competition
December 16, 2013 Chattanoogan.com News
Partners Demetric Bush and Ashunti Garner brought home the grand prize of $10,000 worth of startup capital and business services with their business LOUD after 17 groups of students hailing from The Howard School, Brainerd High School and Tyner Academy participated in the LAUNCH competition. Pitched as a non-profit organization, LOUD will offer mobile art classes for teens to openly express…
9
Dec
Local students take home big prize to start first business
December 9, 2013 WRCBtv.com News
Dozens of students in our area have spent the last few months perfecting their entrepreneur ideas for the 3rd annual LAUNCH entrepreneur program. Sunday night the proposals were presented to the judges, in hopes of receiving the grand prize. The program is designed to give students the opportunity to learn how to start a business, who might not have the resources. 17 enthusiastic groups presented…
9
Dec
Chattanooga's entrepreneurial empowerment group LAUNCH gives teenagers chance to shine
December 9, 2013 Times Free Press News
"Loud" isn't just the working name for Demetric Bush and Ashunti Garner's startup project. It's also how the audience reacted when the duo won first place in a high school competition. On Sunday night, Chattanooga's entrepreneurial empowerment group LAUNCH hosted its third annual high school competition at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Of the 18 combined group entrants, who gave…
2
Dec
Tyner, Howard and Brainerd Join "LAUNCH Chattanooga"
December 2, 2013 WDEF.com News
Kim O'Neil is the Business Tech Teacher at Tyner Academy. Students in her advisory class are taking part in a program called "LAUNCH Chattanooga," where they develop ideas for businesses. Tyner, the Howard School, and Brainerd High School are all part of the program. They are taking part in a competition December 8 at 6 p.m. at the UTC Auditorium. The students will compete to win 10,000 dollars…
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Nov
LAUNCH graduates fall business class
November 27, 2013 Times Free Press News
As the next crop of potential small-business owners graduated from LAUNCH’s intensive business-building program last week, program co-founder Hal Bowling said it’s a good time to get into the business world. The nearly 30 Chattanoogans who graduated last week will hopefully go on to create viable businesses and impact the community, he said. Every small business counts. “You know, it’s a…
