Research Guides: Entrepreneurship & Small Business: Knoxville & Tennessee Information

Knoxville & Tennessee Resources

⭐ University of Tennessee's Anderson Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation presents resources for start-up capital, incubator facilities, and mentoring.
Greater Knoxville SCORE – A local service agency with free counseling and low-cost workshops. The "Library" of information sheets on the website includes topics for nonprofits.
Knox Devs – An online community for the Knoxville area software development community putting developers and companies in touch with each other.
Makers – Organizations and spaces that support creative work in the Knoxville area.
Knoxville Area Urban League – Provides computer workshops and job counseling, helping clients with job search tools and online applications. As a certified Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI), offers CO.STARTERS Entrepreneurship Training Program and small loans for business.
Knoxville Entrepreneur Center – A business accelerator that serves as the front door for entrepreneurs in our region, and a resource for anyone looking to start or grow a business here.
Mentorship Services of Knoxville Entrepreneur Center – Personal guidance from established, profitable community leaders and certified business counselors can provide help for struggling small businesses.
StartupKnox Ecosystem Guide (PDF) – "A comprehensive guide to the local startup ecosystem in the greater Knoxville area."
Tennessee Business Enterprise Resource Office – Provides information for starting a business in Tennessee, including free publications.
Tennessee Dept. of Economic & Community Development
Contains various types of assistance in starting or locating a business in Tennessee.
Tennessee Secretary of State–Business Services division – Services for start-ups and databases for or about current businesses. Search for a business by business name to view the business detail.
Tennessee Small Business Development Center – A network of professional business consultants with 20 locations geographically disbursed throughout the state, providing expert business advice to all types of businesses.

Knoxville & Tennessee Data

Demographics - City of Knoxville
Knox County Open Data
Knoxville-Knox County Planning collects data to support its planning efforts in Knoxville and Knox County. This data is not just valuable to our agency, it is valuable to Knox County citizens.
Tennessee Quarterly Business and Economic Indicators Reports
Tennessee State Data Center
The Census State Data Center (SDC) program is a State/Census Bureau cooperative program with a mission of providing efficient access to US Census data and products, providing training and technical assistance to data users, and providing feedback to the Census Bureau on data usability, as well as state and local government data needs and operational issues.

Content credited to Knox County Tennessee Public Library.