About BERO

BERO | Business Enterprise Resource Office

• Serves as an advocate of and voice for entrepreneurs, small and underutilized businesses in Tennessee;
• Promotes access to capital and best practices for those businesses, Entrepreneur Support Organizations, or ESOs, and the communities in which they live; and
• Annually reports on their status to the Governor and legislature.

BERO was legislatively established within the Department of Economic and Community Development in 1977 by Title 4, Chapter 26 as the office of business enterprise.

Annual Reports:

• BERO AR FY2024
• BERO AR FY2023
• BERO AR FY2022

For previous annual reports please contact us.