• Name: Chosen Productions
• Location: 100 Cherokee Blvd., Suite 325, Chattanooga
• Contact information: 352-266-7180
• Products/services: Photography, video and audio recording and editing in studio and at events
• Age: The company was incorporated in February and is set to open May 18
• Startup investment: $25,000
• Driven by youth: After serving as a local youth pastor for about two years, owner Greg Steinmetz wanted to find a way to raise money for religious organizations and at the same time launch the careers of talented youths in the area. Steinmetz had some background in music and video production and had run a successful Florida construction company before coming to Chattanooga. He decided to share his business know-how with several talented recent college graduates by giving them the chance to practice their crafts. "My calling in life is to work with people," he said. "To help them achieve what they want to do."
• A bigger cause: Steinmetz plans to take some of the profits from Chosen Productions and put them in a charity, Chosen, aimed at helping ministries across the country. When a ministry is driven by an individual, Steinmetz said it often dies with its leader. Chosen is aimed at making sure that doesn't happen. If Chosen Productions is successful, Steinmetz plans to start similar ventures under the Chosen umbrella.