Welcome

Mind2Marketplace (M2M) is an organization dedicated to bringing the brightest and best ideas in middle Tennessee to reality. M2M strategically links people and organizations to bring innovation and technology to the marketplace.

M2M covers the 40-county area in middle Tennessee surrounding Nashville, TN, with a diagonal connection to partners at the Oak Ridge National Laboratories in Oak Ridge, TN, and NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, AL.

Primary areas of focus include:

  • Promoting Entrepreneurship Development
  • Supporting Technology and Innovation
  • Encouraging the Growth of a Talented Workforce


Latest News

Solar Innovation Grant Program Announced
Tennessee Solar Institute (TSI) announced Tuesday that it is seeking grant applications for $14.5 million in incentives for solar innovation projects that encourage the development of Tennessee's solar industry.

Tennessee has created a $50 million loan program designed to help businesses become more energy efficient.
The Energy Efficiency Loan Program will offer loans of between $20,000 and $1 million to pay for improvements. Governor Bredesen made the announcement Wednesday morning at the state Capitol building, along with economic development commissioner Matt Kisber, Pathway Lending president Clint Gwin and TVA executive vice president Ken Breeden.

Higher Education's Role in Tennessee Race to the Top- August Update
Race to the Top is a $4.35 billion incentive program designed to make drastic reforms and improvements in education and student performance.  Tennessee emerged as one of the first two states awarded funding and will receive $501 million over four years.

TVA Fuel Solutions Program
Free Forum: Plugging-in to the future of transportation fueling, September 8th, The Hilton Downtown Nashville.

SBIR Workshop
UT Institute for Public Service- Center for Industrial Services is offering a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Workshop on October 20th from 8:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. at the Cool Springs Life Sciences Center.

Mind2Marketplace Meeting- Environmental Sustainability
Mind2Marketplace in partnership with Tennessee Tech University will host a meeting focused on environmental sustainability initiatives on Thursday, October 28th from 12:00 noon until 2:00 p.m.

What Makes You an Entrepreneur? Video Competition
Enter the 2010 "What Makes You An Entrepreneur?" video competition by October 31st.

Tennessee Valley Corridor Fall Partnership Event
November 21-22, 2010 in Huntsville, Alabama.