Tennessee Members 1st FCU
112 Administration RD
Oak Ridge, TN 37830
www.mymembersfirst.org
- Select CDFIs in TN
- Carroll Financial Services, Inc.
- Orion Federal Credit Union
- Commercial Holding Company, Inc.
- Banc3 Holdings, Inc.
- Sequatchie County Bancorp, Inc.
- Select Small Business Resources in Tennessee
- Middle Tennessee State University - Middle Tennessee State University
- Tennessee Technological University - Tennessee Technological University
- The University of Memphis-Small Business Development Center
- Southwest Tennessee Community College-SBDC
While the federal government does not provide grants for starting or growing small businesses, it does provide a myriad of services to assist entrepreneurs in pursuit of their dreams. One of the mechanisms in place to promote small business growth and economic development are Community Development Financial Institutions.
The U.S Small Business Administration supports both the Small Business Development Center Program and SCORE to provide management assistance to current and prospective small business owners. These programs offer one-stop assistance to individuals and small businesses by providing a wide variety of information and guidance in central and easily accessible branch locations.
Featured Government Grant Resources
Program for Investment in Micro-Entrepreneurs Technical Assistance
The Program for Investment in Micro-Entrepreneurs Technical Assistance Program is designed to decrease the number of disadvantaged micro-entrepreneurs by helping them enhance their management capabilities, by way of providing them with technical assistance and training in the areas concerning activities that are associated with starting, expanding and growing their businesses.
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