KOSBE Offers MicroMarketing and SBA Loan Workshop
The Small Business Development Center ETSU – Kingsport Affiliate will lead a MicroMarketing and SBA Loan Workshop on Thursday, May 28, from 1 to 3 PM, at the Rogersville/Hawkins County Chamber of Commerce. This training is co-sponsored by the Kingsport Office of Small Business Development and... - May 20, 2015
2015 KOSBE Survey of Women Business Owners and Professional Women
The Kingsport Office of Small Business Development and Entrepreneurship (KOSBE) is asking women throughout the Northeast Tennessee region to complete a short (approximately 3 minute) survey. The survey is especially for women small business owners, entrepreneurial women non-business owners, and... - May 17, 2015
KOSBE Hosts "Acquire & Retain Customers with Smart Content Marketing" Training, Co-Sponsored by Cumberland Marketing
The Small Business Development Center ETSU – Kingsport Affiliate will host Acquire and Retain Customers with Smart Content Marketing on Tuesday, May 19, 4-6 PM, at your Kingsport Chamber of Commerce. The training is co-sponsored by the Kingsport Office of Small Business Development and... - April 30, 2015
KOSBE Hosts Franchising in the Tri-Cities Event
The Small Business Development Center ETSU – Kingsport Affiliate will host Franchising in the Tri-Cities on Thursday, May 7, 1-2:30 PM, at your Kingsport Chamber of Commerce. The training is co-sponsored by the Kingsport Office of Small Business Development and Entrepreneurship (KOSBE), your... - April 17, 2015
KOSBE Hosts Mobile App Marketing Training Opportunity: Going Mobile in a Mobile World
The Small Business Development Center ETSU – Kingsport Affiliate will host Mobile App Marketing: Going Mobile in a Mobile World on Tuesday, April 21, 12-1:30 PM, at your Kingsport Chamber of Commerce. The training is co-sponsored by the Kingsport Office of Small Business Development and... - April 10, 2015
KOSBE Offers GrowthWheel® Sales & Service Training
The Small Business Development Center ETSU – Kingsport Affiliate will lead a GrowthWheel® WorkGroup on Sales and Service on Tuesday, April 28 from 9 to 11 am at your Kingsport Chamber of Commerce. The event is co-sponsored by the Kingsport Office of Small Business Development and Entrepreneurship (KOSBE) and your Kingsport Chamber of Commerce. - April 09, 2015
KOSBE Offers GrowthWheel® Marketing Training
The Small Business Development Center ETSU – Kingsport Affiliate will lead a GrowthWheel® WorkGroup on Marketing on Thursday, April 2 from 9 to 11 am at your Kingsport Chamber of Commerce. The event is co-sponsored by the Kingsport Office of Small Business Development and Entrepreneurship... - March 20, 2015
KOSBE News Release | KOSBE Hosts "Acquire and Retain Customers with Smart Content Marketing" Training, Co-Sponsored by Cumberland Marketing
The Small Business Development Center ETSU – Kingsport Affiliate will host Acquire and Retain Customers with Smart Content Marketing on Tuesday, March 10, 9-11 AM, at your Kingsport Chamber of Commerce. The training is co-sponsored by the Kingsport Office of Small Business Development and Entrepreneurship (KOSBE), your Kingsport Chamber of Commerce, and Cumberland Marketing. - February 25, 2015
KOSBE Offers Two GrowthWheel® Introduction Trainings
The Small Business Development Center ETSU – Kingsport Affiliate will lead two GrowthWheel® Introduction Trainings. The events are co-sponsored by the Kingsport Office of Small Business Development and Entrepreneurship (KOSBE), and your Kingsport Chamber of Commerce. GrowthWheel®... - February 21, 2015
KOSBE Offers GrowthWheel® Marketing Training
The Small Business Development Center ETSU – Kingsport Affiliate will lead a GrowthWheel® WorkGroup on Marketing on Wednesday, February 18 from 9 to 11 am at your Kingsport Chamber of Commerce. The event is co-sponsored by the Kingsport Office of Small Business Development and... - February 04, 2015
Small Business Winners Announced for the 2014 KOSBE Awards
The Kingsport Office of Small Business Development and Entrepreneurship (KOSBE) recognized 12 winners during the 20th annual KOSBE Awards held at Ridgefields Country Club, on Thursday, December 11. - January 08, 2015
KOSBE Offers "Getting Ready for the Bank" Lunch & Learn
The Small Business Development Center ETSU – Kingsport Affiliate will host “Getting Ready for the Bank” on Thursday, January 22 from 12 to 1:30 p.m. at your Kingsport Chamber of Commerce. The event is presented by First Citizens Bank and co-sponsored by the Kingsport Office of Small Business Development and Entrepreneurship (KOSBE), and your Kingsport Chamber of Commerce. - January 08, 2015
KOSBE Announces 2014 KOSBE Impact Award Nominees
The Kingsport Office of Small Business Development & Entrepreneurship (KOSBE) today announced three nominees for the 20th Annual KOSBE Impact Award. At a special recognition event on Thursday, December 11th, from 6 to 9 PM, at The Club at Ridgefield’s in Kingsport, Tennessee, the winner... - November 06, 2014
KOSBE Hosts Wellmont Community Conversation Series: Business Impacts of Ebola
The Small Business Development Center ETSU – Kingsport Affiliate will host “Wellmont Community Conversation Series: Business Impacts of Ebola” on Thursday, October 30 from 4:30 to 6 p.m. at your Kingsport Chamber of Commerce. The event is presented by Wellmont Health System and... - October 30, 2014
KOSBE Announces 2014 KOSBE Awards Contenders
The Kingsport Office of Small Business Development & Entrepreneurship (KOSBE) today announced 25 area small businesses as contenders for the 20th Annual KOSBE Awards. At a special recognition event on Thursday, December 11th, from 6 to 9 PM, at The Club at Ridgefield’s in Kingsport,... - October 22, 2014
KOSBE Awards Now Accepting Small Business Entries for 2014
The Kingsport Office of Small Business Development & Entrepreneurship (KOSBE) today invites small businesses to submit entries in the 2014 Annual KOSBE Awards. The regional competition is open to clients, Chamber Members, as well as non-members alike. Any legally established for-profit small... - September 13, 2014
KOSBE Presents Agriculture Business & Management Forum
The Kingsport Office of Small Business Development and Entrepreneurship (KOSBE) will host an agriculture business and management forum on Wednesday, September 24 from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. at your Kingsport Chamber of Commerce. The event is co-sponsored by the Small Business Development Center ETSU... - September 13, 2014
KOSBE Presents QuickBooks Training with Kathy Richards
The Joint Speakers Bureau, comprised of Small Business Development Center ETSU – Kingsport Affiliate, Kingsport Office of Small Business Development and Entrepreneurship (KOSBE), and your Kingsport Chamber of Commerce will host two QuickBooks trainings with Kathy Richards. QuickBooks Online... - September 13, 2014
KOSBE Offers Small Business Association (SBA) Certification Programs Workshop
The Small Business Association (SBA) will host a certification programs workshop on Tuesday, July 22 from 9 to 11 a.m. at your Kingsport Chamber of Commerce. The event is co-sponsored by the Kingsport Office of Small Business Development and Entrepreneurship (KOSBE) and Small Business Development... - July 18, 2014
"Active Shooter Preparedness" Workplace Training Now Offered
KOSBE will host "Active Shooter Preparedness," a training session regarding workplace violence, on Thursday, June 19, 9 am, at the Kingsport Chamber of Commerce. The training session will be taught by John Rose, Lead Instructor of Holston International Training and Consulting. - June 11, 2014
"Boost Your Credit Score in 2014" Training Now Offered
KOSBE will host "Boost Your Credit Score in 2014" on Thursday, May 22, from 10 to 11:30 am at your Kingsport Chamber of Commerce. The free training will be taught by Candy Craig of Appalachian Community Federal Credit Union. - See more at: http://kosbe.org/news#sthash.IqVzRFjw.dpuf - May 09, 2014
KOSBE Small Business Development Center Offers New Tool for Better Business Decisions
The Kingsport Office of Small Business Development & Entrepreneurship (KOSBE) and the Small Business Development Center at ETSU Kingsport Affiliate Office have announced its acquisition of a new business decision making tool available to the community. KOSBE Executive Director, Aundrea Wilcox,... - February 26, 2014
Wellmont Community Conversation Series Update: Affordable Care Act Update
The Joint Speakers Bureau, comprised of the Kingsport Office of Small Business Development and Entrepreneurship (KOSBE), your Kingsport Chamber of Commerce and Small Business Development Center ETSU – Kingsport Affiliate, will host Wellmont Community Conversation Series: Affordable Care Act... - February 05, 2014
QuickBooks Training with Kathy Richard
KOSBE to host a QuickBooks Training with Kathy Richards, Wednesday, February 5 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at your Kingsort Chamber of Commerce. - January 26, 2014
Small Business Assoication (SBA) Loan Workshop
The SBA will host a loan workshop on Thursday, February 13 from 2 to 4 p.m. at your Kingsport Chamber of Commerce. The workshop is open to individuals interested in starting a small business, as well as individuals who are already in business. - January 26, 2014
KOSBE Extends Deadline for Entries for This Year’s Prestigious Small Business Annual Awards Celebration Due to High Demand
The Kingsport Office of Small Business Development & Entrepreneurship (KOSBE) is accepting applications and nominations for the 2013 Annual KOSBE Awards from KOSBE clients and Kingsport Chamber members and non-members alike. - August 28, 2013
Dykes Trucking Receives Tennessee 2013 SBA Entrepreneurial Success Award
Kim Dykes, President and Owner of Dykes Trucking, was just presented with the prominent 2013 SBA Entrepreneurial Success Award, at her place of business last week. Dykes was greeted and personally recognized by Walter Perry, District Director of the SBA Tennessee District Office in Nashville, Tennessee. - August 21, 2013
TSBDC at ETSU Provides Free Assistance to Rural Business Owners
Aundrea Wilcox has developed a free Rural Outreach Counseling Program to serve small business owners in Sullivan, Hancock, Hawkins, Hamblen and Grainger counties. Business owners can meet with her one-on-one in a private, confidential setting - usually at a local Chamber of Commerce - to discuss anything from starting or managing a small business, marketing, operations, sources of capital, advertising, writing a business plan, to evaluating a company’s export readiness. - August 08, 2013
SBA Provides Disaster Loans for Business and Home Owners
Financial assistance, in the form of low-interest, long-term loans for losses that are not fully covered by insurance or other recoveries, will be provided by the Small Business Administration (SBA) to business owners and homeowners who suffered from the recent Tennessee severe storms and flooding. - August 07, 2013
Congressman Phil Roe Hosts "Services for Those Who Have Served" Veterans Event 8/15
“Services for Those Who Have Served” - Veterans Event August 15th at Kingsport Higher Education Center; Congressman Roe to Host - July 27, 2013
It’s Back - KOSBE's 3rd Annual Breakfast of Champions Event
The Kingsport Office of Small Business Development & Entrepreneurship (KOSBE) will host its Third Annual KOSBE Award Winners Reunion event, Breakfast of Champions on Tuesday, July 30 from 7:30 – 9 a.m., at Food City – Press Room, 300 Clinchfield Street, downtown, Kingsport. This event is free and open to the public. - July 14, 2013
Aundrea Wilcox Appointed to 2013 TNCPE Board of Examiners
Aundrea Y. Wilcox, Executive Director, Office of Small Business for the Kingsport Area Chamber of Commerce, has been appointed by the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Center for Performance Excellence (TNCPE) to the 2013 Board of Examiners. Every year, the TNCPE award program recognizes... - July 14, 2013
KOSBE/TSBDC Hosts International Exporting Trade Seminar Double Feature for Lenders and International Trade Professionals
The Kingsport Office of Small Business Development & Entrepreneurship (KOSBE) is hosting a Double Feature event on Thursday, July 11, 2013, at the Kingsport Chamber of Commerce featuring export trade. The morning session is from 9 a.m.- 11:30 a.m. and is for lenders only, while the afternoon... - June 23, 2013
TSBDC at ETSU Kingsport Affiliate and KOSBE to Host Live SBA Loan Event for Amounts Up to $25000
The Tennessee Small Business Development Center at ETSU Kingsport Affiliate Office and KOSBE is hosting a live loan application clinic highlighting SBA's Small Loan Advantage 2.0 and Patriot Express Loan Programs, the State of Tennessee’s ECD-BERO Rural Microloan and other innovative financing options available through Pathway Lending to start and grow small businesses. - May 30, 2013
New KOSBE Training Event: Buying (& Selling) an Existing Business
The Kingsport Office of Small Business Development & Entrepreneurship (KOSBE) today announced the free small business training event Buying (& Selling) An Existing Business coming up on Tuesday, May 14, 2013 at 10:00am to 12:00pm at the Kingsport Chamber of Commerce. - May 03, 2013
KOSBE Releases April Small Business Training Line Up
The Kingsport Office of Small Business Development & Entrepreneurship (KOSBE) today announced their training event schedule for the month of April. - April 03, 2013
KOSBE/TSBDC & Kingsport Chamber Recruiting Small Businesses for East Tennessee Government Contracting Event
The Kingsport Office of Small Business Development & Entrepreneurship (KOSBE) in collaboration with the Tennessee Small Business Development Center (TSBDC) and the Kingsport Chamber of Commerce will be hosting the Y-12 National Security Complex’s new Uranium Processing Facility (UPF), the... - March 28, 2013
KOSBE Award Winner Recognized by Tennessee Secretary of State
KOSBE Award Winner in 2012 and 2010, Picsee Studio, is featured in the Tennessee Secretary of State office’s monthly publication The Tennessee Business Spotlight for the month of March 2013. - March 13, 2013
KOSBE Launches 1st Creative Photo Contest for Winners & Runners Up
The Kingsport Office of Small Business Development & Entrepreneurship (KOSBE) today announced the start of an inaugural photo contest for all current and past KOSBE Award winners and runners up. The contest, dubbed The Most Creative KOSBE Award Photo Contest, is open to KOSBE award recipients... - March 06, 2013
Small Business Winners Announced for the 2012 Annual KOSBE Awards
The Kingsport Office of Small Business Development & Entrepreneurship (KOSBE) named the winners of the 18th Annual KOSBE Awards last night at the celebration ceremony held at the Club at Ridgefields, Kingsport. The Winner of the Business Excellence Under 10 Employees award was Signature... - December 14, 2012
KOSBE Announces Judges, Speaker and Entertainment for the 2012 Annual KOSBE Awards
The Kingsport Office of Small Business Development & Entrepreneurship (KOSBE) is pleased to announce the judges, guest speaker and entertainment that have been selected for the 2012 Annual KOSBE Awards. Inaugurated in 1994, the Annual KOSBE Awards are the longest running and most recognized... - November 17, 2012
Inaugural Annual KOSBE Awards eMagazine Launch
The Kingsport Office of Small Business Development & Entrepreneurship (KOSBE) today announced the first-ever release of their 2012 Annual KOSBE Awards eMagazine. The magazine features the event’s sponsors, finalists, past winners, as well pictures and details regarding the event itself. - November 15, 2012
KOSBE Conducting a Regional Survey of Women Business Owners and Professional Women
The Kingsport Chamber of Commerce and Kingsport Office of Small Business Development & Entrepreneurship (KOSBE) is conducting an anonymous survey of women business owners and professional women in preparation for future programming. The survey is open to women small business owners and entrepreneurs, and professional women throughout the Northeast Tennessee region. - November 08, 2012
Free Training at TSBDC/KOSBE Small Business Fall Night School
The Tennessee Small Business Development Center (TSBDC) at ETSU and the Kingsport Office of Small Business Development & Entrepreneurship (KOSBE) will host a free Small Business Fall Night School on Tuesday, November 13 from 6 - 9 p.m., at the Kingsport Center for Higher Education, 400 Clinchfield St, Suite 100, downtown Kingsport. - November 02, 2012
QuickBooks Basic Training Offered at ETSU Innovation Laboratory
The Tennessee Small Business Development Center at East Tennessee State University and its Kingsport Affiliate Office (KOSBE) will be holding a QuickBooks (QB1) Basic Training Course on Thursday, October 11, 2012 from 8:00 a.m. to Noon at the East Tennessee State University Innovation Laboratory,... - September 30, 2012
Pal's Business Excellence Institute Hosts Free Quality Forum Conference for Area Businesses
Pal’s BEI president David McClaskey will deliver the keynote address at the Tri-Cities Quality Forum on October 9, from 8 a.m. - Noon at the Toy. F. Reid Eastman Employee Center in Kingsport. The forum, which is free and open to the public, will feature nine talks on “quality... - September 29, 2012
Kingsport Welcomes New Doctor of Chiropractic to Tri-Cities Area
Connie Fulmer, DC, opened her practice, Living Proof Chiropractic, PLLC, in Gray, Tennessee on July 27, 2012. Dr. Fulmer is a graduate of Palmer College of Chiropractic, Davenport, Iowa, and is a member of the Tennessee Chiropractic Association and Kingsport Chamber of Commerce. Dr. Fulmer, who... - September 14, 2012
Free Small Business Packaging Class – The Silent Salesman
For Startups and Expansions - August 26, 2012
TSBDC-Certified Counselor Available for One-on-One Business Counseling at the Morristown Chamber of Commerce
he Tennessee Small Business Development Center (TSBDC) at ETSU Kingsport Affiliate Office will have a certified counselor on hand by appointment only for free business counseling on the Thursday, August 9 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., at the Morristown Chamber of Commerce, located at 825 W. 1st North... - August 04, 2012
It’s Back: KOSBE’s 2nd Annual Breakfast of Champions Event
The Kingsport Office of Small Business Development & Entrepreneurship (KOSBE) will host its Second Annual KOSBE Award Winners Reunion event, Breakfast of Champions on Friday, August 10 from 7:30 – 9 a.m., at Food City – Press Room, 300 Clinchfield Street, downtown, Kingsport. - July 26, 2012