About - Corner to Corner

About Corner to Corner

Corner to Corner co-creates economic participation and growth with underestimated Nashvillians through knowledge, tools, and networks. Our team is based in Nashville, tackling economic inequity from its roots by working with early-stage entrepreneurs. This isn’t about ‘us’ or ‘them.’ We believe it’s ‘we.’

We transform the joy of creation into economic flourishing by engaging entrepreneurs at the earliest stage – some even before they have an idea!

The Academy

The Academy is a 10-week program that equips community members with the skills they need to plan, start, and grow their own small businesses. The Academy helps neighbors create a sustainable economic engine for their families and community. In an effort to remove many of the typical barriers to entrepreneurial training, The Academy is offered in a variety of locations across Nashville, Clarksville, Murfreesboro, and Antioch. While valued at $7,200+, we keep the program intentionally affordable thanks to our donors, offering The Academy for $160. Since its inception, The Academy has graduated over 1,400 entrepreneurs, each in various stages of small business ownership.

How does faith inform our work?

At Corner to Corner we are compelled by the call of Christ to love our neighbors as we love ourselves. This means walking hand in hand in practical ways with our neighbors as they pursue their God-given passion, creativity, and drive. If you think about it, what is one of the most practical ways you take care of your own life/family? You pursue a career or a business that can financially support both you and them. We are simply drawing this ‘circle of love’ to include not just our family, but our neighbors family as well.

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Our Origin Story

Corner to Corner was founded by Will and Tiffany Acuff in 2011. Compelled by the invitation of Jesus to ‘love our neighbors as we love ourselves,’ Will and Tiffany sought to create a relationship-centered nonprofit that focused on seeing neighbors flourish on their own terms. In partnership with the community, the first program was aimed at equipping the justice-involved with the necessary skills to gain meaningful employment and an invitation to walk together in the love of Christ. Since those early days, Corner to Corner has grown and expanded programming throughout Middle Tennessee, all in meaningful partnership with neighbors.