February: Small Business Opportunities from The Mayor’s Office
February 5, 2024 / Share:
February is Black History Month, a time when we pay tribute to the generations of African Americans who struggled – and continue to struggle – with adversity to achieve full citizenship in American society. Here are five ways that entrepreneur led organizations can honor Black History Month not just in February, but throughout the year.
Here’s what’s happening in February:
Entrepreneur Center
02/06 – Lunch w/ a Venture Capitalist
02/08 – Mental Health: Let’s Talk About It
02/15 – Third Thursday Happy Hour
02/22 – Free Coworking Day at the EC
02/22 – Black Innovation & Entrepreneurship Day
02/29 – Free Coworking Day at the EC
02/29 – The Future of Healthcare
Nashville Chamber
02/06 – Speed Networking
02/08 – Small & Diverse Business Forum
02/09 – Chamber Open House
02/21 – Chamber West
02/27 – Small & Diverse Supplier Fair
Nashville Business Incubation Center
02/03 – Sips & Strategies
Small Business Administration – TN
02/03 – Pricing Strategies for Products & Services
02/06 – Accounting Software Demo
02/08 – Grow Your Network
02/08 – Contract Opportunities for Small & Women Owned Firms
02/14 – SBA & USDA Loans
02/14 – Tools for Market Research
02/15 – In’s & Out’s of the Defense Production Act
02/24 – Build Your Business Model, Plan, & Strategy
02/27 – Financing Options by State of Business
02/29 – Cybersecurity: Introduction to Project Spectrum
TN Pride Chamber
02/06 – Benefit Connect
02/07 – How to Get LGBTBE Certified
02/15 – Brewing Up Business
WBENC
02/20 – Power Hour w/ Fazande Consulting
02/29 – Understanding WBENC Certification
As a reminder:
- Metro maintains a directory of small, minority owned, women owned, LGBT owned, and service disabled veteran owned firms at Nashville.DiversityCompliance.com.
- Metro produces an annual forecast of anticipated purchases (available here) to help your firm prepare in advance for bidding.
- All information related to the Titans’ Stadium Project is available at https://www.tnbuildersalliance.com/workwithus or https://www.tennesseetitans.com/new-stadium/procurement.
- All information related to Metro’s purchasing process is available in one, central location at purchasing.nashville.gov. Click the top link to learn about doing business with Metro or visit TinyURL.com/WorkWithMetro directly.