Department of Economic & Community Development
Bill Hagerty, Commissioner
Business Enterprise Resource Office
The Office of Business Enterprise, otherwise known and referred to as the Business Enterprise Resource Office (BERO), was created in the Department of Economic and Community Development (ECD) by Chapter 135 of the Public Acts of 1977, codified as Section ยง4-26-101 et seq.
BERO serves as a voice for and advocate of disadvantaged businesses (DBE) statewide. For the purposes of BERO, DBE refers to businesses owned by women, minorities and veterans. It also refers to businesses operating in remote or rural areas of the state. BERO is also tasked to analyze, disseminate and promote best practices and access to capital to service providers as well as report on the status of DBEs across in the state.
Featured Small Business Resources
DBE Topics in the News
Small Business and DBE Links
- Governor's Office of Diversity Business Enterprise
- Pick TN Products ,TN Dept. of Agriculture
- Office of Small Business Advocate
- TN Dept. of Revenue
- TN Regulatory Boards and Commissions
- TNTrade Small Business Export
- Launch Tennessee
- Tennessee Small Business Development Center
- UT Procurement Technical Assistance Center
- IRS, Small Business Center
- Office of the National Ombudsman
- Service Corps of Retired Executives
- Small Business Administration-TN
- U.S. Government Resources
- Free Annual Credit Report
- Credit Repair Kit
Helpful Documents
- Small Business and Startup Guide
- BERO Annual Report
- Archived Newsletters
