Comments on: I ♥ local businesses http://www.atomictumor.com/2007/07/11/i-local-businesses/ Tue, 07 Oct 2008 02:25:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.2 By: Suzanne http://www.atomictumor.com/2007/07/11/i-local-businesses/#comment-39254 Suzanne Wed, 11 Jul 2007 22:37:21 +0000 http://www.atomictumor.com/2007/07/11/i-local-businesses/#comment-39254 The State Department of Economic and Community Development has lots of programs to help small businesses... BERO (Business Enterprise Resource Office) is one, for small or minority or women-owned business. http://tennessee.gov/ecd/bizserv_minority.htm and there's a lot more available, too, like this: http://www.state.tn.us/ecd/res_guide.htm And, contrary to popular belief, the State can grant tax incentives to small businesses as well as large. Anyone can contact their State Jobs Development specialist, who works to pair potential employers with sites. They do work with small businesses, too. http://tennessee.gov/ecd/bizdev_development_map.htm#mich The State Department of Economic and Community Development has lots of programs to help small businesses… BERO (Business Enterprise Resource Office) is one, for small or minority or women-owned business. http://tennessee.gov/ecd/bizserv_minority.htm
and there’s a lot more available, too, like this:
http://www.state.tn.us/ecd/res_guide.htm

And, contrary to popular belief, the State can grant tax incentives to small businesses as well as large.

Anyone can contact their State Jobs Development specialist, who works to pair potential employers with sites. They do work with small businesses, too.
http://tennessee.gov/ecd/bizdev_development_map.htm#mich

]]> By: Arlene http://www.atomictumor.com/2007/07/11/i-local-businesses/#comment-39274 Arlene Thu, 12 Jul 2007 03:01:00 +0000 http://www.atomictumor.com/2007/07/11/i-local-businesses/#comment-39274 Hear hear! *appplauds* my mother owns a small business in the OR, and I grew up at the Playhouse. Although I can't say I remember the pig... Hear hear! *appplauds* my mother owns a small business in the OR, and I grew up at the Playhouse. Although I can’t say I remember the pig…

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