Our Impact

The Enterprise Center brings together local technology expertise to build a better future for everyone in our community with a focus on collaboration, economic mobility, and Smart City innovation.

Tech Goes Home

Digital Inclusion Program

5,000+

Tech Goes Home graduates, including 500+ Hamilton County Schools teachers

4,700+

Devices distributed to community

110

Different community partners

"The moment I realized that this program is life changing is when a grandparent, raising three grandchildren on her own, asked if she could be tutored in order to obtain her GED. She is able to retire from a fast food chain in the next few years, and wants to prepare herself for a better employment opportunity."
– Tech Goes Home Trainer
“It’s opened my eyes. Even though I’m a stay at home mom, there’s nothing saying I can’t better myself…I didn’t know there was online courses for adults, to get a GED, learn second languages, or get help with resumes or job search.”
– Melissa Schwartz, Participant
“The kids have to use computers for almost everything in school. Now if they have a question, I’m able to help them,”
– Tech Goes Home Participant
“When somebody needs me to send them an email, I can actually do it now.”
– Tech Goes Home Participant
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EdConnect

No-cost internet for low-income families, in partnership with EPB and Hamilton County Schools

14,000+

Students connected

“We love it. We don’t have to worry about [the Internet] anymore. [My daughter] no longer worries about turning her work in on time and is able to stay connected with her sister.”
– Kimberly Rios-Gonzalez, HCS parent and EdConnect participant

International Placemaking Week 2019

More than 600 people from around the globe

Economic impact of $628,319 to area economy

Supported 158 local jobs during its duration

Floor Five of the Edney

2,000

Visitors per month on average

180

Events per month

Ecosystem Tour Days

5

Days hosted

100

Community participants, helping to ensure a more diverse entrepreneurial pipeline

Chatanooga Smart City Collaborative

Together, members of the CSCC have brought in more than $115 million in smart city research grants over the last several years.

Pandemic Response

Worked with EPB to add 150 public WiFi access points in the neighborhoods with the lowest connectivity rates

Distributed 180 laptops, WiFi hotspots, and tablets to partner organizations

Helped 29 faith communities with technology and tech support