BC Holdings
The Jennie W. Lemons Award \ $5,000 in cash & prizes
This award is named in honor of the retired executive director of the Nashville Business Incubation Center and small business advocate Mrs. Jennie W. Lemons. Sponsored by Citizens Bank, recipient of the award must be:

 Three dozen small business owners were accepted into the competition and FastTrac classes. Business ownership and growth were the themes for those evenings. Leadership was the topic, but camaraderie quickly became a by-product.

The intensive ten week training program took its toll on entrepreneurs who were already stressed with the demands of their regular routines. At the end of the class, less than two dozen entrepreneurs remained. They went on to present their plans before panels of judges. Below are entrepreneurs who participated up to Round I of the competition.

BD Financial Services 

Blue Heron Cruises

Bowdazzle Gift Wrapping

Calvary Clothing

Chefs' Repertoire, Inc.

Chrysalis Creations

Computer Vision

EnVigur Event Management

Hypeman Rick Productions

The Inbound Group

Innovative Fund Developers

JCS Janitorial, Inc. 

Jennings & Associates

K9 Kids of Nashville

Kymmyco

Mexico Depot

Nashville IT, Inc.

Painting by the Wall

Plant Diversity & Agricultural Services

Quality Clean Carpets

Shoe Care, Inc. 

Strangefish

Teeing on the Green

Young Motivation Group