Protecting What Matters Most: Meet Ken Thomas, ArchAngel Protective Services

Entering a market chock-full of competitors may have deterred some. Still, the founders of ArchAngel Protective Services knew that, unlike others, building a security company that paid attention to detail, not just billable hours, would prevail. Getting its start in 2009 as a part-time security training company, a year later, it became a full-service security […]
A Cut Above: Michelle Harris Makes Money While Making a Difference in the Self Care of Others

For as long as she can remember, Michelle Harris has had a passion for cosmetology and helping others. She turned that passion into two thriving businesses based in the North Nashville area with plans for expansion. Founded in 2000, The Hair & Nail Gallery is a professional hair and nail care studio with a waitlist. […]
Learn How to Start a Business

ChamberofCommerce.org is a website dedicated to helping small business owners and entrepreneurs start, market, finance, and grow their businesses. By creating in-depth guides, how-tos, and reviews covering relevant business products, ChamberofCommerce.org hopes to help readers move past the pitfalls that are often to blame for small business failure. Visit this site to learn more about how […]
Sandra Potter Shines A Light on Minority, Women Owned Businesses

When Sandra Potter founded The Cleaning Leaders thirteen years ago, she wasn’t just thinking about her family. She was thinking about the young single mothers she met while working as a registered nurse who did not have the skills or education needed for upward mobility. It was during those formative years that she felt a […]
3 Ways MWBEs Can Market More Effectively to Government Agencies
Companies looking to do business in the public sector must first learn how to market their goods and services to government agencies. As in the private sector, government buyers are interested in knowing your capabilities, seeing examples of work, and learning more about your organization’s story. But despite best efforts, many minority and women-owned businesses […]