Office of Minority and Women Business Assistance (BAO)

Welcome and thank you for visiting the Metro Nashville Office of Minority and Women Business Assistance (Business Assistance [BAO]) Website. We believe that the role of small, minority, woman and service disabled veteran owned businesses (SMWSDVBE) is very important to the Nashville Business Community and have developed this site as a resource to assist in their growth in development. Included are points of interest, resources, Information regarding Metro’s programs and other useful website links. We hope you will find this site useful and of value.

What We Do

Metro Government is committed to assisting in the development of Minority, Service Disabled Veteran, Small, & Women Owned Businesses in Davidson County. The Office of Minority and Women Business Assistance (BAO) works to coordinate available public and private services in an effort to support the development and economic prosperity of small and disadvantaged businesses. This is achieved by collaborating with Metro Nashville Government Departments, and other members of the Nashville business community thereby better preparing SMWSDVBEs to be viable competitors for work with the City

The BAO conducts several activities, which aim to create stronger, more competitive SMWSDVBEs in Nashville and thereby impact the overall economy. This site provides details regarding those activities as well as information on how the vendor community can participate.

Follow the Metro Nashville Business Assistance Office on Twitter @metrobao for important updates, information or just really good tips to consider for your business growth and development.

Bulletin Board

Agency SMWBE Utilization Reporting for Procurement Standards Board

Important Information

Benchmark Report 2017

Executive Summary