The 8(a) Business Development Program is a business assistance program for small disadvantaged businesses. The 8(a) Program offers a broad scope of assistance to firms that are owned and controlled at least 51% by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals.
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Contracting Support: SBA’s Small Disadvantaged Business Registry
You do not have to submit an application to SBA for SDB status. To self-represent as an SDB, register your business in the System for Award Management. However, you and your firm must still understand the SBA eligibility criteria for SDBs.
Read more »Federal Government Designations – Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB)
The Women-Owned Small Business Program is administered by the Small Business Administration. The Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) Federal Contract program authorizes contracting officers to set aside certain federal contracts for eligible Women-owned small businesses (WOSBs) or Economically disadvantaged women-owned small businesses (EDWOSBs).
Read more »Frequently Asked Questions When Seeking Training and Business Assistance
The following list of resources to help you take advantage of the several free counseling and training programs that are available to assist you in starting and growing your business. From low cost business training and free mentoring, selling to government, finding access to capital and expanding your business internationally, these partners can help get
Read more »Governor’s Office of Diversity Business
The Governor’s Office of Diversity Business Enterprise (Go-DBE) encourages Minority Owned, Woman Owned, Service-Disabled Veteran Owned and Small Business Enterprise firms interested in the state of Tennessee procurement opportunities to register for certification with the Governor’s Office of Diversity Business Enterprise. Learn more about the Governor’s Office of Diversity Business, click here.
Read more »Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone)
The HUBZone program provides contracting assistance to companies located in historically underutilized businesses zones as prescribed by the SBA. The primary purpose of the program is to encourage economic development and increase employment in these distressed urban and rural areas.
Read more »Metro Nashville Office of Women & Minority Enterprise
The Procurement Division serves as the Central Contracting Office for the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County. Established by the City Charter, this Division serves approximately 51 departments, agencies, commissions and boards.
Read more »Strength In Numbers: Partnerships, Being Bold and Women In Business
The Current State Of Women And Minority Business Owners Women in business continue to make gains year after year. As of 2017, women owned more than 11.6 million firms nationwide and generated $1.7 trillion in sales. That’s more than a 50 percent increase since 2007! The gains extend to minority entrepreneurs and women of color,
Read more »Tennessee Department of Transportation – Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Application
Application to become a certified DBE contractor for the TN Department of Transportation.
Read more »Tennessee Minority Supplier Development Council
The TMSDC works to build business partnerships between minority businesses (suppliers) and major corporations (purchasers). We are affiliated with the National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC) which has a network of more than 15,000 certified minority businesses, 3,500 major corporations, and 37 regional councils nationwide.
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Blue Sky Business Modeling WorkshopThu Jul 9 2020, 11:00am CDT - 01:00pm CDT
Discover Cohort 16Tue Jul 14 2020, 06:00pm CDT - 08:00pm CDT
Blue Sky Business Modeling Workshop
Discover Cohort 16Pathway Mentoring Series: Adapting Your Marketing Strategy
As clients and small business owners began to face marketing challenges, Pathway hosted an Ignite Mentoring Series on the topic of Adapting Your Marketing Strategy. Our expert panelists tackled the topic with tips on market research, social media channels, technology and more, and dove into ways you can act now to market during COVID-19. Check
Pathway Mentoring Sessions: Should I lower my prices? [slideshow]
A powerhouse panel of business leaders shares its wisdom on how to tackle this question In recent weeks, we hosted a series of Ignite mentoring sessions focused on sustainability and business planning that brought together a powerhouse panel of business experts and leaders. Questions around pricing strategy surfaced repeatedly – many clients concerned with keeping
Meet The Team: PathwayWBC Welcomes New Director
Pathway Business Advisor Becomes WBC Director Please join Pathway Women’s Business Center in extending a warm welcome to our new director Jarlecia Jones! No stranger to the Pathway family, Jarlecia joined Pathway Lending in 2019 as a Business Advisor. In her new role, she will lead overall strategy, planning, operations and curriculum in addition to