{"id":6013,"date":"2011-11-04T14:11:45","date_gmt":"2011-11-04T18:11:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/?p=6013"},"modified":"2013-02-05T11:12:59","modified_gmt":"2013-02-05T15:12:59","slug":"college-of-business-hosts-entrepreneurial-forum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2011\/11\/college-of-business-hosts-entrepreneurial-forum\/","title":{"rendered":"College of Business hosts entrepreneurial forum"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><\/strong>For Jim Kennedy III, building the Kenco Group, a third-party logistics provider located in Chattanooga, from a small organization of a few dozen people to one that employs thousands was no easy task, but he\u2019ll be the first to admit that serendipity did play a part.<!--more--><\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2011\/11\/DSC_1945.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" data-attachment-id=\"6014\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2011\/11\/college-of-business-hosts-entrepreneurial-forum\/dsc_1945\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2011\/11\/DSC_1945.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1280,859\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D40X&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1320312758&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;55&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSC_1945\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Left to right: Dr. Richard Becherer, Jim Kennedy, Dr. Robert Dooley&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2011\/11\/DSC_1945-1024x687.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6014\" src=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2011\/11\/DSC_1945-300x201.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\"style=\"max-width: 100%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2011\/11\/DSC_1945-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2011\/11\/DSC_1945-1024x687.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2011\/11\/DSC_1945.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n<p>\u201cStarting a business is rough but rewarding. It takes a great deal of desire, innovation and, quite frankly, a little bit of luck,\u201d Kennedy advised a group of faculty, staff, and nearly 500 students at the sixteenth annual Clarence E. Harris Entrepreneurial Forum.<\/p>\n<p>Kennedy began his career at a very young age in the family business. He started working at a warehouse when he was 14. During that experience, he learned the importance of teamwork.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou have to get the right team working for you because you can have the best product or service in the world, but without the right people to support it, you will fail,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Kennedy was on campus for the Clarence E. Harris Entrepreneurial Forum. The forum is conducted every year by the Harris Chair to promote dialogue and interaction between students, faculty and entrepreneurs. Each year since 1996, a group of 9-12 entrepreneurs is invited to campus for a half-day program. Participants interact informally with students and faculty and conduct a panel discussion.<\/p>\n<p>The forum also brought back a selection of College of Business alumni who have begun their own business ventures to advise and inspire current students. The \u201cGrowing Our Own: UTC Entrepreneurs\u201d panel featured Betsy Dougherty of Ellie&#8217;s Fine Lingerie, Tony Kuka of National Credential and Solutions, Taylor Monen of Taco Mamacita and Urban Stack, and Libby Santin of Dynamic Displays &amp; Graphics.<\/p>\n<p>Betsy Dougherty\u2019s business, Ellie\u2019s Fine Lingerie, may only have been open for five months, but the UTC grad has already learned many lessons with starting her business.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI wasn\u2019t prepared for the amount of work starting a business was going to be. You\u2019re going to work at your business all day and be up all night thinking about it. It\u2019s constantly on your mind. I would tell others to be prepared for the time commitment. It\u2019s a lot of hard work and it will be more than you were expecting,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2011\/11\/DSC_1953.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"259\" height=\"300\" data-attachment-id=\"6015\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2011\/11\/college-of-business-hosts-entrepreneurial-forum\/dsc_1953\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2011\/11\/DSC_1953.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1109,1280\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D40X&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1320314164&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1250&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSC_1953\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Libby Statin&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2011\/11\/DSC_1953-887x1024.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6015\" src=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2011\/11\/DSC_1953-259x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\"style=\"max-width: 100%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2011\/11\/DSC_1953-259x300.jpg 259w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2011\/11\/DSC_1953-887x1024.jpg 887w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2011\/11\/DSC_1953.jpg 1109w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 259px) 100vw, 259px\" \/><\/a>\n<p>Though opening her upscale lingerie store has caused Dougherty many sleepless nights, she doesn\u2019t regret the experience at all.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s been nice to see all my hard work pay off.\u00a0 I\u2019ve had women come up to me and say how much they enjoy my products and my store. That feels good,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Tony Kuka also wasn\u2019t prepared for the long nights when he first became an entrepreneur, but the business veteran has now successfully started several business ventures.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI first became an entrepreneur because I wanted control over my own future. It was hard to leave a job with a nice salary and benefits, but I knew I wanted to work for myself. It\u2019s been very rewarding. I enjoy the satisfaction of creating a living for yourself that wasn\u2019t there before,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Kuka, who is now the president and owner of National Credential and Solutions, has previously sold businesses.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe selling process is difficult because your business becomes an extension of you. It\u2019s your blood, sweat, and tears. You want to make sure your staff and clients are well taken care of when you sell. I was well prepared for the selling process by the Master\u2019s of Business Administration (MBA) program at UTC. I applied things I had learned in the classroom directly to the selling process,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Libby Santin also put her MBA degree to good use when she bought her business, Dynamic Displays &amp; Graphics, two weeks after graduation. She advises current students to seek out experiences outside the classroom to learn more about the world of work.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn my previous jobs, I looked for any entrepreneurial opportunities in my company that I could take part in. It helped prepared me for the day I owned my own business. Students should look for any opportunity to get experience while in college. Now is a great time to learn and get your foot in the door,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2011\/11\/DSC_1952.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"295\" height=\"300\" data-attachment-id=\"6016\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2011\/11\/college-of-business-hosts-entrepreneurial-forum\/dsc_1952\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2011\/11\/DSC_1952.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1259,1280\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D40X&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1320313989&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1600&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSC_1952\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Taylor Monen&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2011\/11\/DSC_1952-1007x1024.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6016 \" src=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2011\/11\/DSC_1952-295x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\"style=\"max-width: 100%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2011\/11\/DSC_1952-295x300.jpg 295w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2011\/11\/DSC_1952-1007x1024.jpg 1007w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2011\/11\/DSC_1952.jpg 1259w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 295px) 100vw, 295px\" \/><\/a>\n<p>Taylor Monen had plenty of restaurant experience before opening Taco Mamacita and Urban Stack. Monen worked full-time as a hostess and eventually, a manager of a restaurant while attending UTC.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI worked around 60 hours a week while taking 9 to 12 hours of classes. It was hard, but I don\u2019t see any reason why you shouldn\u2019t start your career in college if you can handle the time commitment. It was fun to learn things in class and put it into practical applications at my job,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Monen, who owns four self-funded restaurants with her husband, says the best piece of advice she\u2019s ever gotten was to be confident in herself, her business, and her vision.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen starting a business, there\u2019s always a \u2018what-if\u2019. You\u2019re selling yourself and your ideas and what if people don\u2019t like it? Don\u2019t like you? But you have to be confident in what you\u2019re doing no matter what. Every day I have to open the doors to my restaurants and be confident in the food and service I\u2019m providing. People will tell you how to run your business, but you have to remember you did it for a reason and don\u2019t let the rest of the world tell you how to do it. Be confident in you,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For Jim Kennedy III, building the Kenco Group, a third-party logistics provider located in Chattanooga, from a small organization of a few dozen people to one that employs thousands was no easy task, but he\u2019ll be the first to admit that serendipity did play a part.<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-wrap\"><span><a class=\"more-link button text\" href=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2011\/11\/college-of-business-hosts-entrepreneurial-forum\/\">Continue Reading <\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":294,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_slider":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_featurette":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12659,57],"tags":[7197],"class_list":{"0":"post-6013","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-events-entertainment","7":"category-college-of-business","8":"tag-clarence-e-harris-entrepreneurial-forum","9":"entry","10":"has-post-thumbnail"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>College of Business hosts entrepreneurial forum | UTC News Archive: Jul 2007 - Oct 2025<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"For Jim Kennedy III, building the Kenco Group, a third-party logistics provider located in Chattanooga, from a small organization of a few dozen people to\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"College of Business hosts entrepreneurial forum | UTC News Archive: Jul 2007 - Oct 2025\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"For Jim Kennedy III, building the Kenco Group, a third-party logistics provider located in Chattanooga, from a small organization of a few dozen people to\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2011\/11\/college-of-business-hosts-entrepreneurial-forum\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"UTC News Archive: Jul 2007 - Oct 2025\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/UTChattanooga\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2011-11-04T18:11:45+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2013-02-05T15:12:59+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2011\/11\/DSC_1945-300x201.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Laura Bond\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@UTChattanooga\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@UTChattanooga\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Laura Bond\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"5 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogarchive.utc.edu\\\/news\\\/2011\\\/11\\\/college-of-business-hosts-entrepreneurial-forum\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogarchive.utc.edu\\\/news\\\/2011\\\/11\\\/college-of-business-hosts-entrepreneurial-forum\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Laura Bond\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogarchive.utc.edu\\\/news\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/4a960a1e10408393ae1de2cb063c9d7c\"},\"headline\":\"College of Business hosts entrepreneurial forum\",\"datePublished\":\"2011-11-04T18:11:45+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2013-02-05T15:12:59+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogarchive.utc.edu\\\/news\\\/2011\\\/11\\\/college-of-business-hosts-entrepreneurial-forum\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":972,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogarchive.utc.edu\\\/news\\\/2011\\\/11\\\/college-of-business-hosts-entrepreneurial-forum\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogarchive.utc.edu\\\/news\\\/files\\\/2011\\\/11\\\/DSC_1945-300x201.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Clarence E. 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