The Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce and the Entrepreneur Center
announced the winners of the 2012 NEXT Awards at their recent awards dinner. Congratulations to our EO Nashville
members who won:
Growth
Market Mover
Entrepreneurs
of the Year
The awards, which replaced the
chamber’s Future 50 Awards, are designed to highlight Nashville’s most
innovative entrepreneurs and companies experiencing the most significant
growth. Here is the full article:
Nashville NEXT Awards winners named
Nashville Business Journal
by Eric Snyder, Assistant Managing Editor
Friday, September 28, 2012
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The Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce and the Entrepreneur Center announced the winners of the 2012 NEXT Awards at an awards dinner Thursday night. The awards, which replaced the chamber’s Future 50 Awards, are designed to highlight Nashville’s most innovative entrepreneurs and companies experiencing the most significant growth. The following are this year's winners:
Startup
Health Care - Stratasan
Technology - ProviderTRust
Digital Media/Entertainment – Worthy Publishing
Sustainability/Social Enterprise – The Nashville Mobile Market
Manufacturing/Logistics – JBVO Inc. / Bitchstraps
Growth
Health Care - InQuicker
Technology – Cumberland Consulting Group
Digital Media/Entertainment –DW Productions
Sustainability/Social Enterprise – The Contributor
Manufacturing/Logistics – A|Media
Market Mover
Health Care - Emdeon
Technology – eMids
Sustainability/Social Enterprise- Bongo Productions, LLC
Manufacturing/Logistics - Cummins
Entrepreneurial Partner: Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC
Youth Entrepreneur: Ravi Patel, The Nashville Mobile Market
Entrepreneurs of the Year
Health Care – Michael Brody-Waite, InQuicker
Technology – Kate O’Neill, [meta]marketer
Digital Media/Entertainment – Dan Hammond, American Hometown Media
Sustainability/Social Enterprise – Bobby Bandyu, EarthSavers
Manufacturing/Logistics – John Aron, The Pasta Shoppe
2012 NEXT Awards Entrepreneur of the Year
Overall – Wayne Smith, CHS
Company of the Year: Aegis
