Local Assistance

LaunchTN is a public-private partnership with a vision to make Tennessee the most startup-friendly state in the nation. Its mission is to empower a high-functioning network of resources focused on cor ...

PTACs help innovative firms sell their products to government agencies, assist with commercialization plans for those interested in selling to the government, understand how to register in SAM, and mu ...

The Tennessee Small Business Development Center (TSBDC) network, hosted by Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro, TN, provides free advising services for small business owners, entrepreneu ...

The University of Memphis and Epicenter have partnered to create a new program designed to hire post-doc fellows to start businesses, utilizing patented intellectual property developed both in Memphis ...

Tennessee Manufacturing Extension Partnership provides a variety of services for small and mid-sized U.S. manufacturers, from innovation strategies to process improvements to green manufacturing. They ...

Within the Mid-South Delta Agricultural Innovation Cluster (“Delta Ag Cluster”), AgLaunch will create AgLaunch i6, a farm-centric commercial validation program for agricultural-technology startups ...

The MBDA Business Center located in Memphis, TN is operated by the Mid-South Minority Business Council Continuum (MMBC Continuum). Memphis, and the surrounding Delta region, has a notable minority pop ...