Nashville Contacts and Resources for Small Business
Internal Revenue Service Small Business and Self Employed Tax Center
Small Business Structures
Many factors must be considered when choosing the best form of business ownership or structure. The choice you make can have an impact on multiple aspects of your business, including taxes, liability, ownership succession, and others.
U.S Small Business Administration
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) was created in 1953 as an independent agency of the federal government to aid, counsel, assist and protect the interests of small business concerns, to preserve free competitive enterprise and to maintain and strengthen the overall economy of our nation.
BERO: Business Enterprise Resource Office
The Business Enterprise Resource Office (BERO) provides technical, financial and management information assistance to small, minority and women owned businesses. BERO’s main office is located in Nashville with regional offices in Memphis and Knoxville.
Disadvantaged, Minority & Small Business Assistance & Contract Compliance
Welcome to Metro Nashville’s Disadvantaged, Minority and Small Business Assistance and Contract Compliance (DMSBA) Website. Metro Government is committed to assisting in the development of Minority and Small Businesses in Davidson County. We believe that the role of small and minority businesses is very important to the Nashville Community and have developed this site as a resource to small and minority businesses. Included are points of interest and resources, notices regarding procurement opportunities, and other useful website links. We hope you will find this site useful and of value to your business.
International Business Council - Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce
The International Business Council (IBC) of the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce provides program support, communication links, and business-to-business networking opportunities to facilitate international trade activities. The IBC is comprised of members who have an interest in international business. The Council's mission is to enhance economic growth by supporting businesses serving international markets.
State of Tennessee Dept. of General Services, Purchasing Division
The Purchasing Division provides an effective and efficient centralized procurement process, while obtaining quality goods and services for use by all operating state agencies and departments in a timely and economical manner to assist customers in performing their mission.
Tennessee Minority Suppliers Development Council
The TMSDC works to build business partnerships between minority businesses (suppliers) and major corporations (purchasers). We are affiliated with the National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC) which has a network of more than 15,000 certified minority businesses, 3,500 major corporations, and 39 regional councils nationwide.
The Nashville Black Chamber of Commerce
Established in 1998 in Nashville, TN as a non- profit organization; its mission is to economically empower the African American community through promotion, education, and advancement of its businesses and their partners.
United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Founded in 1979, the USHCC actively promotes the economic growth and development of Hispanic entrepreneurs and represents the interests of more than 2.5 million Hispanic-owned businesses in the United States that generate more than $380 billion annually. It also serves as the umbrella organization for 200 local Hispanic chambers in the United States, Puerto Rico, Canada, Mexico, Bolivia and Uruguay.
Tennessee Small Business Development Center
The TSBDC Network provides on-going training programs, seminars, workshops, and conferences to help small business owners and operators develop specific skills and methods required to maintain or expand a successful business.
Nashville Mayor's Office of New Americans
Within the Mayor’s Office of Neighborhoods and Community Engagement, the Mayor's Office of New Americans works to engage immigrants and empower them to participate in our government and our community.
Small Business Structures
Many factors must be considered when choosing the best form of business ownership or structure. The choice you make can have an impact on multiple aspects of your business, including taxes, liability, ownership succession, and others.
U.S Small Business Administration
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) was created in 1953 as an independent agency of the federal government to aid, counsel, assist and protect the interests of small business concerns, to preserve free competitive enterprise and to maintain and strengthen the overall economy of our nation.
BERO: Business Enterprise Resource Office
The Business Enterprise Resource Office (BERO) provides technical, financial and management information assistance to small, minority and women owned businesses. BERO’s main office is located in Nashville with regional offices in Memphis and Knoxville.
Disadvantaged, Minority & Small Business Assistance & Contract Compliance
Welcome to Metro Nashville’s Disadvantaged, Minority and Small Business Assistance and Contract Compliance (DMSBA) Website. Metro Government is committed to assisting in the development of Minority and Small Businesses in Davidson County. We believe that the role of small and minority businesses is very important to the Nashville Community and have developed this site as a resource to small and minority businesses. Included are points of interest and resources, notices regarding procurement opportunities, and other useful website links. We hope you will find this site useful and of value to your business.
International Business Council - Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce
The International Business Council (IBC) of the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce provides program support, communication links, and business-to-business networking opportunities to facilitate international trade activities. The IBC is comprised of members who have an interest in international business. The Council's mission is to enhance economic growth by supporting businesses serving international markets.
State of Tennessee Dept. of General Services, Purchasing Division
The Purchasing Division provides an effective and efficient centralized procurement process, while obtaining quality goods and services for use by all operating state agencies and departments in a timely and economical manner to assist customers in performing their mission.
Tennessee Minority Suppliers Development Council
The TMSDC works to build business partnerships between minority businesses (suppliers) and major corporations (purchasers). We are affiliated with the National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC) which has a network of more than 15,000 certified minority businesses, 3,500 major corporations, and 39 regional councils nationwide.
The Nashville Black Chamber of Commerce
Established in 1998 in Nashville, TN as a non- profit organization; its mission is to economically empower the African American community through promotion, education, and advancement of its businesses and their partners.
United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Founded in 1979, the USHCC actively promotes the economic growth and development of Hispanic entrepreneurs and represents the interests of more than 2.5 million Hispanic-owned businesses in the United States that generate more than $380 billion annually. It also serves as the umbrella organization for 200 local Hispanic chambers in the United States, Puerto Rico, Canada, Mexico, Bolivia and Uruguay.
Tennessee Small Business Development Center
The TSBDC Network provides on-going training programs, seminars, workshops, and conferences to help small business owners and operators develop specific skills and methods required to maintain or expand a successful business.
Nashville Mayor's Office of New Americans
Within the Mayor’s Office of Neighborhoods and Community Engagement, the Mayor's Office of New Americans works to engage immigrants and empower them to participate in our government and our community.