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LAUNCH empowers entrepreneurs from underserved communities with business training, support and mentoring to better their lives and attain self-sufficiency.

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Howard Students Focus on Entrepreneurship

The school day was long-over for seniors who filed into a third-floor room at the Howard School of Academics and Technology to learn the ins and outs of entrepreneurship over pizza and Cokes.

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Launching ideas: Howard students learn keys to start a business

The late Steve Jobs may have changed the way people communicate with his iPod, iPhone and iPad, but a group of seniors at Howard School of Academics and Technology thinks they can change how people carry their Apple devices with a new type of book case they are billing as the “iBag.”

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Bistro opening at Bethlehem Center in Chattanooga’s Alton Park

Alton Park lacks access to grocery stores, commercial development and jobs, but the South Chattanooga community has hope and a vision.

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The Bethlehem Bistro opens in Alton Park

The first product of the Bethlehem Center’s business incubator is open for customers.

The Bethlehem Bistro, located at 200 West 38 Street, opened Tuesday and is the result of a partnership aimed at creating jobs and bettering the Alton Park community.

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