DATABASE OF GOODS & SERVICES AVAILABLE LOCALLY

When you buy goods and services from within the region, you extend the life of startups and foster growth and prosperity for established small businesses.  Click here to browse the Local Small Business e-Directory now! If you have used the services of one of the companies listed, we invite you to send us a review. Good luck with your search. We hope you find what you are looking for.

Real-time Breakdown of Firms for Purchasers.

MINORITY & WOMEN-OWNED DIRECTORY 

The MBE Online Local Small Minority and Women-Owned Directory was developed to facilitate local diversity outreach efforts. It will help buyers and contracting representatives quickly find and notify local small businesses of contracting opportunities.  Click here to browse the Local Small Minority and Woman-Owned Business e-Directory now!

Real-time Breakdown of Firms for Purchasers.

PARTNERSHIPS AND CONNECTIONS

KOSBE works collaboratively with other resource partners including the U.S. Small Business Association (SBA), State of Tennessee Economic and Community Development Business Enterprise Resource Office (BERO), Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT), Downtown Kingsport Association (DKA), SCORE, and the Tennessee Small Business Development Centers (TSBDC) to coordinate efforts to expand services and avoid duplication. Whenever possible, KOSBE fully utilizes the resources of other federal, state and local government agencies, and academic and private-sector programs that aid small businesses to provide seamless, non-duplicative, business-development assistance.

1. Appalachian RC & D Council: www.LocalGoods.org, www.QuiltTrail.org -A
2. Business Enterprise Resource Office (BERO) -A
3. City of Kingsport -U,A
4. Eastman Chemical Company -U
5. First Tennessee Development District -A
6. GTS Refreshment Services -K, P
7. Holston Business Development Center -A
8. Kingsport Board of Mayor & Aldermen -A, U
9. Kingsport Chamber of Commerce -U,A
10. Kingsport Convention and Visitors Bureau -A
11. Kingsport Economic Development Board -A, U
12. Kingsport Housing and Redevelopment Authority (KHRA) -A
13. Kingsport Times-News -A
14. NETWORKS Sullivan Partnership -A
15. Northeast State Technical College -A
16. Northeast Tennessee Technology Council -A
17. Small Business Administration (SBA)-A
18. Small & Minority Owned Businesses Assistance Program (SMOB) -A
19. Southeast Community Capital -A
20. Strategies for Small Business -A
21. Tennessee Small Business Development Centers (TSBDC) -A
22. Tri-Cities Tennessee/Virginia Regional Alliance -A
23. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development -U
24. Wilson Worley Gamble Moore & Stout -K

Key Code:
K KOSBE Council Member
P KOSBE Peer Counselor
S KOSBE Service Provider
U KOSBE Program Underwriter
A KOSBE Resource Partner Agreement

 

►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