We're kickin' it up a notch this year!

This annual contest is a program of the Kingsport Office of Small Business Development and Entrepreneurship (KOSBE) Council and is sponsored by the Kingsport Times-News.

The Small Business Contest is open to new small businesses less than 36 months old with fewer than 25 employees. Applications will be accepted in October; judging will take place in November; and winners will be announced in December at the Kingsport Chamber's monthly Coffee. Winners receive $3,000; a complimentary Kingsport Chamber of Commerce membership for 1 year; and quarterly counseling with business advisors.

The Kingsport Office of Small Business Development and Entrepreneurship (KOSBE)
is a non-profit Economic Development Organization that represents a partnership
between the City of Kingsport and the Kingsport Area Chamber of Commerce.