Congratulations to Our 2015 NEXT Awards Finalists

The Nashville Area Chamber and the Nashville Entrepreneur Center are proud to announce the finalists for the fifth annual NEXT Awards. These awards recognize outstanding businesses and entrepreneurs throughout Middle Tennessee.

The NEXT Awards honor companies and individual entrepreneurs in five business categories that are vital to the Middle Tennessee economy: health care; technology; digital media and entertainment; social enterprise and sustainability; and products and services. Individual awards will also be given for Entrepreneur of the Year and Young Entrepreneur of the Year.

Please join us Thursday, Sept. 17, for a celebration of these finalists. Winners will be announced during the NEXT Awards event Thursday, Nov. 19.

2015 NEXT Award Finalists

Digital Media & Entertainment
Startup
  • Make It Pop Creations, LLC
  • Talkapolis
  • The Mountain
  • Titan Web Marketing Solutions
Growth
  • Caddis Interactive
  • FoxFuel Creative
  • SnapShot Interactive
  • StyleBlueprint, LLC
Market Mover
  • DWP Live
  • Nashville Armory
  • Nashville Ballet
  • Rural Media Group
Health Care
Startup
  • Atlas Health Technologies, Inc.
  • Healthcare MarketMaker
  • MEDarchon
  • Nashville TMS
Growth
  • Bernard Health
  • Jones Therapy Services
  • MediCopy
  • ProviderTrust, Inc.
  • Stratasan
Market Mover
  • Addiction Campuses
  • EnableComp
  • Entrada
  • Neighborhood Health
Products & Services
Startup
  • 6th Man Movers
  • Batch Nashville
  • Joyride
  • Montgomery & Associates Insurance and Financial Services
Growth
  • A Head For Profits
  • Frothy Monkey
  • Music City Tents and Events
  • TechnologyAdvice
Market Mover
  • A. Marshall Family Foods, Inc.
  • Acme Feed & Seed
  • Advance Financial
  • Tortola Advisors, LLC
Social Enterprise and Sustainability
Startup
  • Good.Must.Grow.
  • PRO Employment, a social enterprise by Project Return
  • The Contributor
  • The New Beginnings Center
Growth
  • Conexión Américas
  • Knowledge Academies, Inc.
  • Thistle Farms, Inc.
Market Mover
  • Aerial Development Group
  • LEAD Public Schools
  • Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee
  • The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee
Technology
Startup
  • Ciblee Solutions
  • LogicFI, Inc.
  • LunarLincoln
  • Overdog
Growth
  • Concept Technology
  • NSG
  • Rustici Software
  • Virsys12
Market Mover
  • Atiba
  • Bedroc
  • Confirmation.com
  • LPS Integration
Entrepreneur of the Year
  • Steve Curnutte, Tortola Advisors, LLC
  • Sherry Deutschmann, LetterLogic
  • Tammy Hawes, Virsys12
  • Dan Hogan, Medalogix
  • Elliot Holt, MediCopy
  • Tom Morales, Acme Feed & Seed
Young Entrepreneur of the Year
  • Josh Durham, Weighting Comforts
  • Blake Mankin, Mr. B's Rap App
  • Grace McCaw, FitAble
  • Channing Moreland & MacKenzie Stokel, EVAmore
  • Sam Saideman, Innovo Management, LLC

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