The Nashville Entrepreneur Center has announced the 2019 NEXT Awards finalists and Entrepreneurs’ Hall of Fame inductees.
This year’s inductees for the Hall of Fame include eight-time grammy winner and founder of The Dollywood Foundation Dolly Parton, founder and CEO of c3/consulting Beth Chase and founder and chairman of Martin Ventures Charlie Martin.
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