Tennessee Small Business Development Center (TSBDC)

Services Provided

Economic and Site Development

• Site Location Assistance (Specialty)

Buying or Selling a Business

• Buying or Selling a Franchise
• Purchasing or Selling an Existing Business
• Valuation

Business Planning

• Business Succession Planning (Specialty)
• Diversification (Specialty)
• Business Plan Consulting (Specialty)
• Feasibility Studies (Specialty)
• Demographic and Census Data (Specialty)
• Forming a Business (Specialty)
• Identification and Research of Foreign Markets (Specialty)
• Market Plan Development (Specialty)
• Market Research (Specialty)

Financial Resources and Assistance

• Financial Statement and Cash Flow (Specialty)
• Crowdfunding Preparation
• Loan Providers
• Government Funding
• Real Estate Finance
• Accounting and Bookkeeping (Specialty)
• Revenue Based Financing (i.e. factoring)
• Financial Modeling
• Microloan Providers
• Funding Strategy (Specialty)

Human Resources, Workforce and Talent

• Industry
• Leadership/Professional Development
• Recruiting
• Workforce Training
• Employee Development
• Insurance
• Retention
• Workforce Incentives

Import and Export Assistance

• Financial Assistance for Exporting Activities (Specialty)
• Identification/Research of Foreign Markets (Specialty)
• Certification and Licensing (Specialty)
• Locating Foreign Distributors (Specialty)
• Networking/Exploring Exporting (Specialty)
• Trade Education and Training (Specialty)
• Foreign Trade Zone (Specialty)

Libraries and Research

• Business Research Resources (Specialty)
• Demographic/Census Data (Specialty)
• Industry Data (Specialty)
• Company Data/Prospect Lists (Specialty)
• Lifestyle and Psychographic Data (Specialty)

Management Issues

• Leadership/Professional Development (Specialty)
• Operations (Specialty)

Marketing and Sales

• Competitive Analysis
• Demographics/Census Data (Specialty)
• E-Commerce/Internet Marketing
• Feasibility Studies
• Identification/Research of Foreign Markets
• Market Plan Development and Training
• Market Research (Specialty)
• Website Development
• Branding
• Messaging & Content Creation

Mentoring

• One-on-One Counseling (Specialty)

Starting a Business

• Business Research Resources (Specialty)
• Feasibility Studies (Specialty)
• Forming a Business (Specialty)
• Home-Based Business Training (Specialty)
• Registration, Licenses and Permits (Specialty)
• Site Location (Specialty)
• Startup Business Counseling (Specialty)
• Startup Classes (Specialty)

Technical Assistance

• Virtual Consulting and Online Services (Specialty)
• Bookkeeping/Accounting Software Training (Specialty)

Training

• Bookkeeping/Accounting Software Training (Specialty)
• Budget, Cash Flow and Financial Statements Training (Specialty)
• Business Management Training (Specialty)
• Business Plan Training and Assistance (Specialty)
• Startup Classes (Specialty)
• International Trade Education and Training (Specialty)