NPL Means Business
NPL Means Business is an initiative to assist Nashville entrepreneurs and small business owners find resources through the library.
Take the Ice House Entrepreneurship Course
Lectures and interviews with entrepreneurs. A guided "discovery process" designed to enable you to identify, evaluate, and bring new ideas to life.
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Entrepreneur and small business help is offered at several locations.
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Entrepreneur Books
Featured Databases
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Small Business Resources
Small Business Administration (USA)
Get Started
- Guide from the U.S. Small Business Administration
- Get Local Assistance
- Ten Steps to Start Your Business
- Market Research and Competitive Analysis
- Manage Your Finances
Grow Your Business
Tennessee
Tennessee Department of Labor & Workforce Development
Tennessee Department of Economic Development
- Business Resources
- Contact Information - Becoming a State of Tennessee vendor
Nashville
Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County
- Mayor's Office of Economic Opportunity
- Become a Metro Vendor
- Nashville Career Advancement Center
- Nashville Community Education
- Business Services - Davidson County Clerk
Chambers of Commerce
- Bellevue Harpeth Chamber of Commerce
- Bordeaux North Nashville Chamber of Commerce
- Donelson-Hermitage Chamber of Commerce
- Goodlettsville Chamber of Commerce
- Madison Rivergate Area Chamber of Commerce
- Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce
- Nashville Area Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
- Nashville Black Chamber of Commerce
- Nashville LGBT Chamber
- Old Hickory Chamber of Commerce
Community Organizational Support
- Conexión Américas
- SCORE - Service Corps of Retired Executives
- Nashville Business Incubation Center
- Nashville Entrepreneur Center
Colleges and Universities
- Belmont Center for Entrepreneurship - Belmont University
- CEED - Tennessee State University Center for Entrepreneurship & Economic Development
- Nashville State Community College College of Business
- Owen Center for Entrepreneurship - Vanderbilt University