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Sharon W. Reynolds

and paper goods. DevMar supplies the Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority, Metro Public Schools and others. Employees: 3 Reynolds speaks: “The secret to our success is integrity, transparency and a high work ethic.”

EMIDS TECHNOLOGIES

(Full description and photo, Page 8) 624 Grassmere Park Drive (Nashville) Website: emids.com CEO: Saurabh Sinha

STARTUP ENTREPRENEUR OF YEAR FIDDLECAKES

2206 Eighth Ave. So. (Nashville) Website: fiddlecakes.com CEO: Tasha Ross Background: Early in 2009, Ross caught the entrepreneurial bug and founded FiddleCakes, a bakery cafe that now has two locations, does catering and local distribution. Employees: 9 Tasha Ross Ross speaks: “FiddleCakes started out as a modest business that saw a need in our community. We have become a leader in gluten-free and allergy-friendly options.”

HCTEC LLC

(Full description, Page 8) 7105 South Springs Drive, Suite 208 (Franklin) Website: hctec.com CEO: Matthew Tant

SHAREABLE INK

(Full description, Page 9) 40 Burton Hill Blvd. (Nashville) Website: shareableink.com CEO: Stephen Hau

WOMAN ENTREPRENEUR OF YEAR C3 CONSULTING LLC

2975 Sidco Drive (Nashville) Website: c3consulting.com CEO: Beth Chase Background: C3’s sweet spot is providing consulting services to companies going through growth or change. That includes advice on how to manage through mergers and acquisiBeth Chase tions and upgrade information technology to work hand-in-glove with corporate strategy. Employees: 60

Chase speaks: “Our team solves complex business problems for all industries with a strong focus in health care and technology.”

FIDDLECAKES

(Full description, this page) 2206 Eighth Ave. S. (Nashville) Website: fiddlecakes.com CEO: Tasha Ross

TENNESSEE BUN CO.

2975 Armory Drive (Nashville) Website: buncompany.com CEO: Cordia Harrington Background: Harrington, 58, has excelled in manufacturing, transportation and other aspects of the quick-service restaurant and food service sectors. The company bakes and distributes buns, biscuits, English muffins, rolls and other bread products. Employees: 235 Cordia Harrington speaks: Harrington “Tennessee Bun Company began in 1997 with 28 employees and one baking line. … We’re not a brand ourselves; we serve brands.”

YOUTH ENTREPRENEUR OF YEAR EYES|ONLY

600 12th Ave. S., Suite 1407 (Nashville) Website: http: //eyeson.ly CEO: Patrick Widen Background: From fashion to retail and nightlife, bars, restaurants, hotels, and more, EYES|ONLY calls itself “the hippest way to connect your brand to people that will fall in love with it.” Open to founding members and by invitation only. Employees: 1 Patrick Widen Widen speaks: “It’s just the beginning, but I hope to reinvent the ways in which people interact with every luxury brand on the planet. ”

MENTOR TENNISSEE

(Full description, Page 6) (Nashville) Website: mentortennissee.org Founder: Jeff Berry

RABBIT HOLE CREATIVE

(Full description, Page 3) 408 Broadway (Nashville) Website: RabbitHoleCreative.com CEO: Jake Jorgovan

RECYCLE MORE, WASTE LESS Paper ~ Cardboard ~ Plastics 1-7 Metal Cans ~ Glass

FOR BUSINESSES • Customizable collection schedule • Service inside or outside your facility • Secure document destruction (secure container, HIPAA compliant, certificate of destruction) • Additional recycling options for document purges, electronics, light bulbs and batteries

FOR HOMES • Curbside or backdoor collection • Once or twice a month

FOR HOAS & TOWN GOVERNMENTS • Combined recycling and garbage collection • One truck, one stop, one cart or receptacle

COMING SOON • Food waste collection for composting

Ask for Bobby at 615-481-9640, ext 108 or bbandy@EarthSavers.org Inaugural Next Awards | Sunday, October 16, 2011

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