Nashville entrepreneurship program to graduate 150 students

Corner to Corner, a local faith-based nonprofit organization, has announced that 150 students are graduating Tuesday from The Academy, a 10-week entrepreneurship training program. The organization helps entrepreneurs plan, start and grow their businesses by teaching them different skills.  

In the past, 88 percent of the students graduating have been Black women, and the oldest graduate 72 years old. For this graduating class, the ages range from 18 to 67. Most of the graduates come from North Nashville and East Nashville, the organization said.  

The 150 students graduating this week join a total of nearly 700 people who have gone through the training program. The first class of the training program, in 2016, included 13 graduates, and the 150 set to complete the program Tuesday night at Rocketown are a record for Corner to Corner.