Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce 811 Broad Street Chattanooga, TN 37402 Direct: (423)756-2121 Fax: (423)267-7242 frontdesk@chattanooga-chamber.com http://www.chattanooga-chamber.com The Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce has a fairly simple mission: To promote regional business growth that creates prosperity and enhances quality of life.
Development Corporation of Knox County 17 Market Square #201 Knoxville, TN 37902 Direct: (865)546-5887 Fax: (865)546-6170 http://www.knoxdevelopment.org The Development Corporation will represent the Greater Knoxville Area in managing and allocating land and other resources to strategically promote long term quality business development. Specifically, The Development Corporation will: work with interested businesses, create business and industrial location opportunities, assist existing businesses with their land needs, and ensure allocation of resources for the enhancement of the long-term economic climate for Knoxville and Knox County.
East Tennessee State University Community Partnershp Center PO Box 70254 ETSU Seehorn House, Lyle Lane Johnson City, TN 37614 Direct: (423)439-6066 Fax: (423)439-6070 tja@mail.etsu.edu http://www.etsu.edu/keystone The Center for Community Outreach and Family Services administers a wide range of programs designed to address social and economic concerns in East Tennessee.
Nashville Capital Network 40 Burton Hills Boulevard Suite 320 Nashville, TN 37215 Direct: (615)322-9016 Fax: (615)665-8228 http://www.nashvillecapital.com NCN helps entrepreneurs with business ventures that have the potential to attract institutional equity refine their business concepts and prepare for the fundraising process. As an extension of its educational initiative, NCN serves as an advocate for entrepreneurs and will assist in the fundraising process by matching promising ventures with experienced and knowledgeable Nashville-based investors.
National Association for Women Business Owners P. O. Box 292283 Nashville, TN 37229-2283 info@nashvillenawbo.com http://www.nashvillenawbo.com As an organization with a customer-first philosophy, we strengthen the wealth creating capacity of our members and promote economic development; create innovative and effective changes in the business culture; build strategic alliances, coalitions and affiliations; transform public policy and influence opinion makers.
Small Business Development Center – Cleveland State Community College Cleveland State Community College PO Box 3570 Cleveland, TN 37320 Toll Free: (800)604-2722 Direct: (423)478-6247 http://www.clscc.cc.tn.us/sbdc/ We provide business information and consulting services to help business owners and start-ups become successful. We provide timely and accurate information to answer Client questions. All information is carefully researched and delivered in an easy-to-understand and expeditious manner. If we are unable to satisfy a Client’s need, we assist in contacting other agencies and organizations that can.
South Central Tennessee Development District PO Box 1346 Columbia, TN 38402-1346 Direct: (931)381-2040 Fax: (931)381-2053 http://www.sctdd.org South Central Tennessee Development District (SCTDD) is an association of thirteen county and thirty-six municipal governments in southern Middle Tennessee organized to advocate and promote economic and community development within the region.
Tennessee Business-Cooperative Programs 3322 West End Ave Suite 300 Nashville, TN 37203-1071 Direct: (615)783-1300 Fax: (615)783-1301 http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/tn/busdevel.htm The success of any long range community development plan must include jobs. For this reason, the Business-Cooperative Programs provides an array of programs and services which focus on the creation of jobs and cooperatives in rural areas.
Tennessee Cooperative Extension Office University of Tennessee Extension 2621 Morgan Circle 121 Morgan Hall Knoxville, TN 37996 Direct: (865)974-7114 Fax: (865)974-1068 agwebmaster@tennessee.edu http://www.utextension.utk.edu/ The University of Tennessee Extension is an off-campus division of the UT Institute of Agriculture. It is a statewide educational organization, funded by federal, state and local governments, that brings research-based information about agriculture, family and consumer sciences, and resource development to the people of Tennessee where they live and work.
Tennessee Department of Economic & Community Development 312 Rosa L. Parks Avenue Eleventh Floor Nashville, TN 37243 Direct: (615)741-2626 Fax: (615)532-8715 http://www.state.tn.us/ecd/ Encourages economic growth, assists Tennessee communities in preparing and competing for economic development and job creation opportunities, offers support services for entrepreneurs, existing industries and new firms, while marketing the state and recruiting new industries domestically and internationally.
Tennessee Small Business Development Centers P.O. Box 98 Murfreesboro, TN 37132 Toll Free: (877)898-3900 pgeho@tsbdc.org http://www.tsbdc.org The Tennessee Small Business Development Center (TSBDC) offers free assistance to help business owners grow and develop successful, thriving businesses. We have 12 full service centers and 2 satellite offices across the state of Tennessee, along with several smaller affiliate offices, ready to serve the small business community. We also maintain an International Trade Center and a Technology and Energy Services Center for those in need of specialized help.
Where to Go for Small Business Information in Memphis & Shelby County Memphis, TN http://www.memphislibrary.org/ftsbc/where/wheretogo.htm This directory is produced by the First Tennessee Small Business Center located in the Business and Science Department of Memphis Public Library & Information Center. To provide valuable information for current and potential small business owners, First Tennessee Bank and the Memphis Public Library have formed a unique partnership. Working together, they have created the First Tennessee Small Business Center to serve as a resource, referral, and distribution center for small businesses in the Mid-South.
The Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce has a fairly simple mission: To promote regional business growth that creates prosperity and enhances quality of life.
