FAVORITE TOP TEMPLATES, FORMS & TOOLS

1. SBA Business Plan Template (PDF), or generate your business plan online using this Web-Based Business Plan Tool
2. State of Tennessee One-Stop Business Resource (single access point to government services and information to help businesses with their operations; "Permit Me" allows businesses to navigate to a single destination and presents a list of licensing and permit resources across all the federal, state and local domains)
3. SBA's Guide to Managing Your Business From Start to Finish
4. State of Tennessee BERO Small Business Guide (PDF)
5. City of Kingsport Statistics, Demographics, Traffic Counts, etc.
6. Need industry-specific market research data?  Choose from a variety of reports available about your industry and your market area—down to the zip code, from BizMiner Industry Market Research.  Business Week calls BizMiner "a data demon".
7. Get your free credit report from AnnualCreditReport.com (the official site to help consumers to obtain their free credit report).
8. H1N1 Guide for Small Businesses (PDF)
9. Cover Tennessee for Working Uninsured Tennesseans submitted by Ronald Wade, State of Tenn., BERO
10. State of Tennessee Filing Guides and Brochures: For-Profit, Non-Profit, Limited Partnerships , Limited Liability Companies (use only for entities governed by "old" LLC Act) . Limited Liability Companies (under TN Revised LLC Act) , Limited Liability Partnerships , General Partnerships , Corporations
11. State of Tennessee Filing Fees and Forms
12. Kingsport City Business License Application (PDF)
13. Sullivan County Business License Application (PDF)
14. Apply for EIN (Federal Tax ID) Number Online
15. Apply for State of TN Tax ID Number (PDF)
16. Request DUNS Number Online
17. Cash Flows Worksheet
18. Balance Sheet Template
19. Income Statement Template
20. Business Structure Selector (Excel worksheet helps you see and understand pros and cons of each type of business structure, as well as tax implications)
21. Startup & First-Year Budget Calculator by Idea Cafe
22. Working Capital Needs Online Calculator 
23. List of Most Common Small Business Expenses
24. List of Most Common NON-Deductible Small Business Expenses
25. Applying for a Contractors License with the State of Tennessee
26. Trade Show Exhibitors Association (TSEA) Searchable Calendar of Events

ON SITE RESOURCE CENTER FOR SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS AND ENTREPRENEURS 

The KOSBE Client Resource Center, located inside the Kingsport Area Chamber of Commerce, is available for use by registered KOSBE clients. The center has a complete PC workstation (equipped with wireless Internet access and loaded with Microsoft Office software and other useful small business-oriented software applications) a printer, heavy-duty shredder, desktop label-making machine and other high-productivity multi-media devices, tools, books and resources.

Click here for an up-to-date online catalog of all Client Resource Center materials. Reserve a private time to use the Client Resource Center (with your spouse or adult friends and family members), and work on developing your own marketing materials, completing your business plan, conducting online research, registering your business to do business with the government, and many more productive tasks that may require a little technical assistance.  We will make sure that a small business enterprise specialist is available to help you make the best use of your time!  

►City of Kingsport  ►Kingsport Area Chamber of Commerce  ►USDA Rural Development  ►Kingsport Economic Development Board (KEDB)  ►Eastman Chemical Company  ►US Small Business Administration (SBA)  ►Tennessee Business Enterprise Resource Office (BERO)

151 E Main St  •  Kingsport, TN 37660  •  PH (423) 392-8801