204. SMS Enterprise Center: Marc Kramer on Building Louisville's Newest Entrepreneurial Support Organization

<p>Marc Kramer is the Executive Director of the newly created SMS Enterprise Center. Created by the owners of Kaden Tower in Louisville, In-Rel Properties hopes to support Louisville’s startup community by offering up free office space, making equity investments and facilitating connections to help advance early-stage, scalable companies.</p> <p>Marc is originally from Philadelphia where he has been involved in the tech &amp; startup ecosystem in the form of organizing angel investment groups and building companies himself. Our conversation with Marc covers what he hopes to accomplish with the SMS Enterprise Center, how he is approaching being a newcomer in the ecosystem, and his experience being a part of Philadelphia’s startup ecosystem.</p> <p>The SMS Enterprise Center’s first event will be held this coming Wednesday, July 20th from 5pm to 7pm at the Kaden Tower in Louisville, KY. The event will cover topics regarding raising capital in a turbulent market - you can register for free <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/louisville-entrepreneurs-network-raising-capital-in-a-turbulent-market-tickets-381712391037" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>.You can learn more about the SMS Enterprise Center at <a href="http://smsenterprisecenter.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">SMSEnterpriseCenter.com</a></p> <p>Visit us at<a href="https://middletechpod.com/"> MiddleTech.com&nbsp;</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.twitter.com/middletechpod">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/middletechpod">Instagram</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/middletechpod">Facebook</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/middletech/">LinkedIn</a></p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/lojo_ky">Logan's Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/nateante">Nate's Twitter</a></p> <p>Middle Tech is proud to be supported by:</p> <p>Our presenting sponsor,<a href="https://www.kyinnovation.com/"> KY Innovation</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.buildwithbolt.com/">Bolt Marketing</a></p