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Welcome to E.O.K.

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Who: 

We are a very diverse group of successful business owners and entrepreneurs and those working to achieve their goal of becoming an entrepreneur.
What: We are Entrepreneurs of Knoxville and we're dedicated to helping you be as successful as possible! Please check the FAQ section for some Frequently Asked Questions. Your Board of Directors is made up of volunteers with a passion for seeing entrepreneurs succeed! If you have any questions or comments, use the Feedback button.

When:  Check the EVENTS tab for details and to RSVP

Weekly Meetings:

 

  • Week 1 - Meet-n-greet (with backup content if it takes less than an hour)
  • Week 2 - 10 min Speed Spotlight/Tech or Educational Topic
  • Week 3 - 10 min Speed Spotlight/Topical Panel Discussion: Tech or Educational Topic
  • Week 4 - Guest Speaker or Interview
  • Week 5 - Aha Moments or Crowd-sourcing or EOK workday

Quarterly day-long events with keynote speaker, breakout sessions, food & drink, networking.

Annual CELEBRATION

Where: Our weekly Wednesday meetings are held at Cherokee Mills 2220 Sutherland Ave., Knoxville TN (the corner of Sutherland and Concord).

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June 19th, 2013 - Spotlight & Panel

June 19th, 2013
Coffee & Conversation: 8:30
Spotlight 9:00- 9:10
Panel Discussion: 9:10-10:00

Lunch (The Plaid Apron): 12:00-1:30


Map to Cherokee Mills (our regular location)

Map of Cherokee Mills Building and Room Location

note: please park in the far side parking lot to the West. Do not park in the visitor spaces in the front of the building.

Blog Posts

Start Up - Car Dealership

Posted by David Hensley on May 22, 2013 at 8:35am 8 Comments

So, after spending literally my entire life in and around the used car dealership my family founded and still run here in Knoxville. I have garnered the courage to take the leap and chase my dream of starting my own dealership, which is a dream that has been in me since I was arranging my hot wheels to look like  a car dealership. That's right my hot wheels where for sale not for play, yeah you guessed it, I was a slightly odd child.

My first business venture came at 7 when I would rummage around my father's dealership and round up any wheel lug nuts I could find and I would clean them up and set in front of our house trying to sell them. Most kids go with lemonade which is a safe play but I like to push the envelope and went with the "slightly" used lug nuts. I am not sure if it was my location…

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Business & Baseballs

Posted by Eric Dunn on May 16, 2013 at 11:30am 0 Comments

            One of the skills that a business owner and/or entrepreneur needs to master is effective communication. We do it every day through conversation, email, phone calls, and the like. But, sometimes we can take for granted that the person we are sharing with is hearing and understanding what we are saying, when in fact, they understood something totally different from what we meant. This simple dynamic can and does create havoc in businesses every day. Let me share a metaphor with you.

            Picture someone holding a ball - a baseball, a basketball, a soccer ball, whatever sport strikes your fancy. This person asks you what you see. If you are like most people, you will probably answer, “a ball”, and you would be right! But, in truth, you do not see a ball…. all you see is a…

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Free, Awesome Launch Splash/Squeeze/CalltoAction Pages

Posted by Michael Erwin on May 7, 2013 at 9:30am 0 Comments

So I forgot to share this earlier, but if you haven't checked out LaunchRock.com you need to.

In 5 minutes, I created a splash page/signup page for one of my projects:

http://signup.thenewwaytowork.info/

For free, in 5 minutes, and it looks great, it's mobile responsive, has a direct plugin to Google Analytics.

Oh ya, and it's free. ;)

The Best Twitter Accounts for Entrepreneurs

Posted by Jason Roberts on April 30, 2013 at 11:19pm 0 Comments

Small business owners and entrepreneurs who use Twitter only as a marketing tool for their businesses are missing out. The microblogging service can also be a huge resource for them in the day-to-day operation of their business. However, business owners must know the right accounts to follow in order to benefit from all that Twitter can offer.

Here are 10 Twitter accounts that every small business owner and entrepreneur should be sure to follow.

Gene Marks — @genemarks

Even though you can find Gene Marks' views on small business everywhere from The New York Times and Forbes to Inc. and the Huffington Post, it is his Twitter account that provides small business…

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Help with Verbage

Started by David Hensley in General. Last reply by Leonard Knight May 24. 1 Reply

I am currently launching a car dealership and we will are considering offering a 72 hour love it or leave it guarantee however we are needing help writing out the form that explains the guidelines and details of the program so that the client will…Continue

Fax to Internet (Email) Services

Started by Dale Lee in General. Last reply by Leonard Knight May 15. 3 Replies

Has anyone used any of the internet fax services? I'm considering Nextiva, which has a box that allows you to connect your existing fax machine or All-in-one to the internet and send/receive faxes via email. If you have used this service or know of…Continue

Opportunity to bring FounderDating to Knoxville!

Started by Dave Seeman in Opportunities - Gigs, Projects, Jobs, Investing May 5. 0 Replies

Hi everyone,Most of you won't know me because Im a new member, but I am a Mechanical Engineering student at UT and I joined Entrepreneurs of Knoxville to be a part of this amazing entrepreneurial community in our city.I wanted to tell everyone about…Continue

Tags: Knoxville, FounderDating

Rising Entrepreneurial Star: Indianapolis

Started by Brad Lovett in Marketing, Advertising, & PR Apr 28. 0 Replies

Rocky Walls of 12 Stars Media in Indianapolis, received a nice write-up about his video business in the Indianapolis Star. He has some great entrepreneurial advice. He's one of the Indy entrepreneurs and Social Media folks I know there. …Continue

C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S ! ! ! ! !

Thanks to everyone who participated in the online survey to help shape the future of EOK!  We received 72 responses with some great feedback!  We offered a prize to one lucky participant of an EOK swissmemory knife!

and our winner is...

Michael Erwin

 

To claim your prize, stop by the Taking IT Home shop in Sequoyah Hills, 1202 Kenesaw Ave, 37919.  Thanks for helping with the survey!  Still have something to say?  We're continuing to collect feedback via this survey...http://bit.ly/eoksurvey

 
 
 

EOK Videos

EoK Episode 195 - Meet and Greet

This week, like the first week of each month, EoK will hold a meet and greet. Members will take turns speaking briefly about themselves and their careers.

Cast: Entrepreneurs of Knoxville

Tags: eok, entrepreneur, knoxville, meet, greet, podcast, weekly, episode, 195, member and website

EoK Episode 194 (Chris Coyne Discussion)

Leo and Chris sit down to discuss EoK's first quarterly event of 2013. The event will be held on Tuesday, January 8th, 2013 at Tech 2020 in Oak Ridge!

Cast: Entrepreneurs of Knoxville and Ben Knight

Tags: first, quarter, leo, chris, coyne, discussion, podcast, eok, entrepreneur and knoxville

EoK Episode 193 (Dave Morehous)

This week's spotlight is on Dave Morehous.

Here is how Dave describes himself:

I am a business lawyer, re-entering private practice after 8+ years in-house. I am building a boutique legal practice focused on the special concerns of starting and growing businesses.
I offer:
+Experience as a business partner, with broadly applicable skills in providing legal management and business advice
+Industry-specific experience for startups and high-technology companies, especially in the healthcare field
+Subject-specific experience, especially in securities and investment law, corporate organization, contract drafting and implementation, and planning for growth
+Business experience and good judgment
+Flexible fee structures, including task-based billing
+Document automation, to reduce the expense of preparing and re-preparing the same documents
+Alliances with other boutique legal practices, to provide additional cost-effective capabilities for addressing your legal and business needs

Cast: Entrepreneurs of Knoxville

Tags: dave, morehous, eok, podcast, entrepreneur, knoxville and interview

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