The Entrepreneur Center fosters innovation and entrepreneurship by Turning Ideas Into Reality, helping to start businesses and create jobs. As a non-profit 501(c)3 organization, the Center is funded through sponsorships, partnerships, donations and grants. To accelerate innovation, entrepreneurship, and economic development, the EC relies on support from leading corporations, successful entrepreneurs and those who have a vested interest in the Center’s success. With YOUR help we can continue to create businesses and jobs in Middle Tennessee.

Below are recognition and partnership opportunities for our sponsors:
5 Levels of Corporate Sponsorship

Industry Vertical Partner
Key benefit: The highest level of sponsorship focused on one of the EC’s 4 key verticals: Healthcare, Technology, Digital Media and Entertainment, and Social Enterprise

Equity Partner
Key Benefit: Incubator space benefactor and Intrapreneurship scholarship for a sponsor company employee

Venture Partner
Key Benefit: Ability to place an intrapreneurship concept in the EC, and logo on the EC websit

Angel Partner
Key Benefit: Recognition in Annual Publications and link from the Sponsors page on the EC website

Seed Partner
Key Benefit: Ability to pitch services to incubating companies and lead educational programming upon request, name and link on the website

Through the end of 2011, additional recognition opportunities exist for Corporate Sponsors as part of the Building Innovation Capital Campaign.

To inquire about sponsorship opportunities, click here.