Ron Samuels

Avenue Bank is a digital business bank based in Nashville, TN, founded by E. Andrew Moats. The company's mission is to provide banking solutions that meet the needs of small to medium Australian businesses of the 21st century. Avenue Bank (Nashville, Tennessee) has developed smarter, digitally-enabled products to free up cash, so businesses can do more with their money. The company is focused solely on Australian businesses and is determined to do things differently to help all their small business customers. Avenue Bank aims to recreate the entire experience of what it means to be a business bank, with a completely new approach to products and services for business.

Avenue Financial Holdings, Inc. operates as a bank holding company. The company through its subsidiary, Avenue Bank provides commercial and private banking services. It offers treasury management, remote deposit capture, interest rate derivatives, lockbox, wealth advisory and mobile deposit services. Avenue Financial Holdings was founded by Ronald L. Samuels, G. Kent Cleaver, Barbara J. Zipperian and E. Andrew Moats in June 2006 and is headquartered in Nashville, TN.

Regions Bank provides consumer and commercial banking, wealth management, mortgage, and insurance products and services. The company is headquartered in Birmingham, AL.

The Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce conducted extensive market research on the music industry, surveying over 2,500 people and conducting 3 focus groups. The 10-county Nashville economic market has a population of 1.9 million and is the largest metropolitan area within a five-state region. The non-profit company is based in Nashville, TN and has subsidiaries in the United States. The Chamber is a nonprofit business federation focused on facilitating community leadership to create economic prosperity. The region is known for its creativity, growth, and business opportunities, and is home to risk takers. The CEO of the company is Ralph Schulz.

The Tennessee Bankers Association is a non-profit organization that represents commercial banks and thrifts in Tennessee. The non-profit company is based in Nashville, TN. The association offers continuing education, monitors state and federal legislative agendas, provides information on the financial services industry, and promotes the public image of financial institutions.

Nashville Entrepreneur Center is a non-profit organization that serves as the center for entrepreneurship in Nashville, TN. The private company supports entrepreneurs from all backgrounds and industries by connecting them to critical resources and championing their desire to change the world. The company was founded in 2010 by business leaders who wanted to support the next generation of entrepreneurs and to celebrate the spirit and tenacity of the entrepreneurial community. Sam Davidson has been the CEO of the company since 2023.