Local Facts & Statistics

 

• Blount County Quick Facts - Included are local statistics from the U.S. Bureau Census
• Blount County Workforce - Find the latest labor statistics for Blount County. Information includes: annual average work wage, earnings by industry, average wage per occupation and workforce characteristics.
• Demographics - Included are population, households, cost of living, and demographics on surround counties.
• Traffic Count - Link to the transportation department which provides traffic counts and trafic count maps.
• Economic Indicators -Included are quarterly reports on wages, employment distribution, labor force, etc.
• Manufacturers and Chamber Business Directory - Blount County Manufacturers, Suppliers, Office, and Headquarters Directory and access to the Blount Chamber online membership directory with access to over 1300 member businesses.

Free Business Counseling

The SCORE Association (Service Corps of Retired Executives) is a nonprofit association comprised of 10,500 volunteer business counselors throughout the U.S. and its territories. It is dedicated to aiding in the formation, growth and success of small business nationwide.

The Tennessee Small Business Development Center is a non-profit organization that helps new entrepreneurs with advice regarding starting a business, business planning and modeling to funding. This is a free service for as long as you stay in business. They teach classes on Startup, Business planning, IRS taxation, and one-on-one counseling sessions by appointment. \

Take full advantage of the services offered by these organizations. To make an appointment with SCORE or the Small Business Development Center contact Vicky Jones at vjones@blountchamber.com.

 

 

Small Business Statistics

The Power of Small Business

Over 90% of the Blount County Chamber’s 1300 membership is comprised of small businesses. That gives you an idea of how important small business is to our Chamber but how important are they to the community and to the nation? Check it out:

Small business in the U.S ……….

• Represents 24,653,098 in number in the entire United States
• Represents 471,316 in number in the state of Tennessee
• Are 53 percent home based and 3 percent franchises
• Generate 60 to 80 percent of net new jobs annually
• Pay 45 percent of the total U.S private payroll
• Represent 99.7 percent of all employers
• Employ half of all private sector employees
• Employ 41 percent of high tech worker (scientists, engineers, etc.)

Small Business is Powerful! For more small business information visit:

www.uschamber.com/sb/issues
www.census.gov
www.allbusiness.com

 

Forbes - Best Places For Business

April 30, 2007

For the second consecutive year, the metro Knoxville area has won fifth spot on Forbes magazine's annual "Best Places for Business and Careers" list.

"Once again Knoxville has proved that we are truly a great place to start a career and business," said Mike Edwards, president and chief executive officer of the Knoxville Chamber. Edwards said that such a national ranking helps the Jobs Now! regional economic development initiative. The objectives are to attract new companies and higher paying jobs, foster growth and retention of the existing industries base and enhance the entrepreneurial environment for new start-up businesses. The economic development campaign supports job growth and new, nonresidential capital investment in the region.

Other Tennessee metros and their Forbes ranking were: Nashville (9), Kingsport (93), Clarksville (102), Chattanooga (108), Memphis (131).

Click here for the full Forbes story