Free Help to Start, Grow, and Sustain Your Business
No-cost, confidential advising, training, and resources for small businesses across the region through the TSBDC at ETSU.
You don’t know what you don’t know when you’re starting or growing a business. The TSBDC does.
The Tennessee Small Business Development Center helps entrepreneurs and owners at every stage, from a first business plan to steady growth. The ETSU-hosted center is part of a statewide network and serves the region with practical, one-on-one guidance at no cost.
Support at every stage
Start
Guidance on writing your business plan, finding funding, and securing the right licenses, so your business gets off the ground.
Grow
Sales and marketing strategy, hiring and managing people, and market research to help you make sound decisions as you scale.
Sustain
Build a lasting plan so you can run your business instead of working in it, with an advisor by your side.
What you get
- No-cost, confidential one-on-one consulting
- Training and events across the region
- Help finding capital and funding resources
- Market research and business data
- A local center and advisor near you
Ready to talk to an advisor?
Connect with a TSBDC consultant, browse training and events, and find a center near you.