For the past 10 years, Jim Biggs has served as the Executive Director of Knoxville Entrepreneur Center, a non-profit business accelerator located on Market Square. Jim came to Knoxville after 20 years in San Francisco, where he last served as the director of business solutions for Essention Group, a Bay Area software consulting company. A graduate of Yale University and University of California, Hastings College of Law, Jim started his career as a member of the California bar by serving as in-house counsel for the U.S. Customs Service before moving on to pursue his passion for working with new and emerging businesses. He brings a broad range of experiences to KEC – from providing consulting services for Fortune 500 companies in the Bay Area to helping grow a start-up boutique fashion business. Jim has served on the Board of Dogwood Arts, SPARK, the Board of Trustees for St. Timothy’s School in Maryland and the Marin Country Day School in California, and is a proud grad of the LK Class of 2015 and IntroKnox 2013.

This project is funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration in partnership with the Appalachian Regional Commission. Roane State Community College is a TBR and AA/EEO employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability or age in its programs and activities. The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policies: Compliance and Risk Officer, Tamra Oliver, 276 Patton Lane, Harriman, TN 37748, (865) 354-3000 x4262, olivertl@roanestate.edu. This grant is funded with $987,691 of federal funds which is 81% of the total project. Roane State Community College is funding at least through leveraged funds 19% of the project with $236,895 of funds.
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