JOHNSON CITY (April 1, 2020) – The Tennessee Small Business Development Center (TSBDC) at East Tennessee State University has partnered with the College of Business and Technology’s Department of Management and Marketing to provide guidance, information, and resources to small businesses in our region amidst the COVID-19 crisis.
TSBDC is offering weekly free Zoom webinars to explain available Small Business Administration
(SBA) funding and other financial assistance available. More information is available
on the TSBDC Facebook page.
“The College of Business and Technology and the Department of Management and Marketing
are here to serve this region and we strongly believe that now, more than ever, a
spirit of service will help us all to persevere in these turbulent times,” said Dr.
Allen Gorman, associate professor and chair for the Department of Management and Marketing.
“We are here to give back to our friends and neighbors in the business community in
their time of need.”
The TSBDC and ETSU’s Department of Management and Marketing are providing mentorship services to small businesses as they learn to operate in the age of COVID-19.
Faculty members from the department are available to offer guidance on a variety of topics:
• Managing remote employees
• HR strategies for remote workers
• Organizational strategy in times of crisis
• Supply chain in the age of pandemics
• Marketing strategy in times of crisis
• Social media strategy in times of crisis
• Merchandising in the current environment
• Fashion and retail marketing in the current environment
• Using data to make informed business decisions in times of crisis
• Leadership in times of crisis
• Small business and startup management in the current environment
Informational resources for small businesses are also available on the ETSU Department of Management and Marketing website: https://www.etsu.edu/cbat/mgmtmkt/covid19resources.php.
All meetings will be conducted via Zoom and mentorship services are free for small businesses. For more information, or to register for the webinar, contact Mark Bays, TSBDC director, at 423-439-8505 or tshipley@tsbdc.org. For disability accommodations, call the ETSU Office of Disability Services at 423-439-8346.