About
The front door.
A nonprofit entrepreneur center and coworking space in the Historic WestSide Cultural District of Cookeville, Tennessee — serving fourteen counties of the Upper Cumberland since 2013.
The Biz Foundry is a 501(c)(3) entrepreneur development center dedicated to strengthening the economic vitality of the Upper Cumberland, one startup at a time.
From food trucks to tech startups, we are on a mission to boost entrepreneurship. New businesses add both economic and social value to a community, and this region builds plenty of them.
Vision
To grow the entrepreneurial ecosystem in the Upper Cumberland region.
Mission
To build economic and community vitality in the Upper Cumberland through entrepreneurship, worker independence, and cooperation.
Promise
To provide the tools and connections you need to turn ideas into reality.
Our story
Coaching and workshops for small business owners, since 2013.
In 2013 The Biz Foundry began offering mentoring, coaching and workshops for small business owners. Over the years we have supported hundreds of aspiring business owners on their entrepreneurial journey, and along the way became known as the front door for entrepreneurs in this region.
Mentoring, coaching, networking, education and support are the cornerstones of what we do. Everything is built around getting someone from an idea to a business that works.
Fourteen counties
We serve the Upper Cumberland. If you are building something in any of these counties, you are in the right place — and there is no charge for coaching.
- Cannon
- Clay
- Cumberland
- DeKalb
- Fentress
- Jackson
- Macon
- Overton
- Pickett
- Putnam
- Smith
- Van Buren
- Warren
- White
Who we work with
We are not the whole ecosystem, and we do not pretend to be.
The Biz Foundry works closely with entrepreneur-focused organisations across the region — chambers of commerce, the Tennessee Small Business Development Center, the Upper Cumberland Development District, TVA and LaunchTN among them. Much of the value we offer is knowing who to send you to.