Small Business Resources
Local Small Business Classes
Please see the Bristol Business Resource Center website for a list of classes that are available in Bristol - http://www.bristolchamber.org/BristolChamber/html/training_opportunities.html.
Local Resources
| Bristol Chamber of Commerce |
| Serving Bristol in Tennessee & Virginia as a one-stop shop for resources |
| 20 Volunteer Parkway, Bristol, Tennesssee 37620 |
| Contact: Karen Witcher |
| Phone: (423) 989-4850 |
| Email: kwitcher@bristolchamber.org |
| SCORE - Counselors to America's Small Business |
| National Public Service Provider to Small Businesses; Free Business Advice |
| National Website: http://www.score.org/index.html |
| Bristol SCORE |
| Local Counselors serving Southwest Virginia and Bristol |
| 20 Volunteer Parkway, Bristol, Tennessee 37620 |
| Contact: Steve Willinger |
| Phone: (423) 989-4850 |
| Email: chair@bristolscore.org |
| Website: http://www.bristolscore.org/ |
| SCORE Northeast Tennessee Chapter |
| Local Counselors serving Northeast Tennessee |
| Regions Bank Building, 208 Sunset Drive, Suite 507, Johnson City, TN 37604 |
| Phone: (423) 461-8051 |
| Email: scoretn@wireco.net |
| Website: http://smallbusiness.com/wiki/Northeast_Tennessee_SCORE |
| Tennessee Small Business Development Center |
| Professional Business Consultants serving Northeast Tennessee that can help with everyday challenges for start-ups and existing small businesses |
| ETSU College of Business & Technology, 2109 West Market Street, Johnson City, TN 37604 |
| Phone: (423) 439-8505 |
| Email: bjustice@mail.tsbdc.org |
| Website: http://www.tsbdc.org/ |
| Kingsport Office of Small Business Business Development & Entrepreneurship |
| Professional business consultant serving Northeast Tennessee that can help with resources for starting a business |
| Kingsport Chamber of Commerce, 151 East Main Street, Kingsport, TN 37660 |
| Contact: Aundrea Wilcox, Executive Director |
| Phone: (423) 392-8801 |
| Email: awilcox@kosbe.org |
| Website: http://www.kosbe.org/ |
| Holston Business Development Center |
| A General Purpose Business Incubator Serving Hawkins County and Kingsport of Tennessee |
| 2005 Venture Park, Kingsport, TN 37660 |
| Phone: (423) 578-6235 |
| Website: http://www.hbdc.org/ |
| Northeast Tennessee Economic Development Corporation |
| Purpose is to promote economic development through loan programs to businesses |
| First Tennessee Development District, 207 North Boone Street, Johnson City, TN 37604 |
| Phone: (423) 928-0224 |
| Website: http://ftdd.org/ |
| Northeast Tennessee Career Centers |
| Provides Employer Resources, such as Job Training, Labor Market Information, Employee Recruitment and more |
| Bristol Center, 1712 West State Street, Bristol, TN 37620 |
| Phone: (423) 989-6600 |
| Website: http://www.netcc.org/ |
| Alliance for Business & Training |
| A not-for-profit, community-based corporation that provides exemplary employment and training services that meet the needs of today’s constantly advancing workplace |
| 386 Highway 91, Elizabethton, TN 37643 |
| Phone: (423) 547-7500 |
| Email: glyons@ab-t.org |
| Website: http://www.ab-t.org/ |
State of Tennessee Resources
Business Enterprise Resource Office (BERO)
Provides technical, financial, and management information assistance
State of Tennessee Economic & Community Development, 10215 Technology Drive, Suite 202, Knoxville, TN 37932
Contact: Ronald Wade, Enterprise Specialist of East Tennessee
Phone: (865) 777-4075
Email: ronald.wade@state.tn.us
Website: http://www.tn.gov/ecd/bero/
State of Tennessee Small and Minority Owned Business Assistance Program
An assistance program to support outreach to new, expanding, and existing Qualifying Businesses in Tennessee that do not have reasonable access to capital markets and traditional commercial lending facilities
Southeast Tennessee Development District, 1000 Riverfront Parkway, Chattanooga, TN 37402
Contact: She'rri McClellan
Phone: (423) 424-4298 Toll Free 1-866-918-7360
Email: smcclellan@sedev.org
Website: http://www.tnsmob.org/www
Tennessee Governor's Office of Diversity Business Enterprise
Resources for Women or Minority Owned Businesses and some qualified small businesses
27th Floor, William R. Snodgrass Tower, 312 8th Avenue North, Nashville, TN 37243
Contact: Rirchard Van Norman or Sheila Simpson
Phone: (615) 253-4657
Email: richard.vannorman@state.tn.us or sheila.j.simpson@state.tn.us
Website: http://www.state.tn.us/businessopp/
United States Resources
| U.S. Small Business Administration |
| Provides programs and services to help expand a small business |
| Tennessee District Office, 50 Vantage Way, Suite 201, Nashville, TN 37228 |
| Phone: (615) 736-5881 |
| National Website: http://www.sba.gov/index.html |
| Free Online Courses for Small Businesses: http://www.sba.gov/services/training/onlinecourses/index.html |
| Internal Revenue Service |
| Along with tax form assistance, the IRS provides many resources online for small businesses |
| Local IRS Office, 2426 Lee Highway, Bristol, VA 24201 |
| Phone: (276) 642-7446 |
| Small Business/Self Employment One-Stop Resources: http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/index.html |
| Virtual Small Business Tax Workshop: http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/article/0,,id=97726,00.html |
Other Resources
| Oak Ridge National Laboratory Small Business Programs Office: http://www.ornl.gov/adm/smallbusinesses/sbu.shtml |
| Southeast Community Capital: http://www.sccapital.org/ |
| Virginia Department of Small Business Assistance: http://www.dba.state.va.us/ |
| Capital Sources Inc.: http://www.mycapsource.org/index.htm |
| People Inc. of Southwest Virginia: http://www.peopleincorp.org/ |
