Disadvantaged, Minority & Small Business Assistance & Contract Compliance
Welcome to Metro Nashville’s Disadvantaged, Minority and Small Business Assistance and Contract Compliance (DMSBA) Website. Metro Government is committed to assisting in the development of Minority and Small Businesses in Davidson County. We believe that the role of small and minority businesses is very important to the Nashville Community and have developed this site as a resource to small and minority businesses. Included are points of interest and resources, notices regarding procurement opportunities, and other useful website links. We hope you will find this site useful and of value to your business.
BUSINESS NEWS!!!
- IMPORTANT NEWS REGARDING SMALL BUSINESS STATUS
- STATE OF TN ANNOUNCES THE SMALL & MINORITY OWNED BUSINESS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SMOB) The State Treasury department introduced the Small & Minority Owned Business Assistance (SMOB) Program to support outreach to new, expanding existing businesses in TN that do not have reasonable access to capital markets and traditional commercial lending facilities. Go to the SMOB website to learn more. www.tnsmob.org
Metro’s Small Business Standards
Training Opportunities
- Metro Sponsored Training
- SCORE Training
- Tennessee Small Business Development Center (TSBDC) Training Seminars
- TSU Seminars, Counseling, Resource Center
- TSU Small Business Development Center
- Middle Tennessee Business Matchmaking
- TN Small Business Development Center
- Bidding Opportunities Bulletin (BOB)
- How to do Business with Metro
- Metro Purchasing
- Metro Procurement Code
- Procurement Opportunities
- Procurement Regulations
- Purchasing Department Forms
- Vendor Registration
- Disparity Study Disparity Study Phase I
- Disparity Study Phase I - Executive Summary
- Disparity Study - Final
- Disparity Study - Final - Executive Summary
- Disparity Study - Final - Complete (includes Executive Summary)
- Consultant's Presentation
Audits, Financial Reports, and More . . .
Business Resources Contact Us
Michelle A. Lane, Program Director
John Irvin, Small and Minority Business Liaison
Judy Cantlon, Administrative Services Officer
Bryan C. Gleason, Contract Compliance Specialist
JoeAnn Carr, Contract Compliance Specialist
222 3rd Avenue North
Suite 650
Nashville, TN 37201
(615) 880-2814 Phone
(615) 862-6175 Fax
www.nashville.gov > Disadvantaged, Minority & Small Business Assistance & Contract Compliance
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