The Office of Business Support for the City of Knoxville is seeking nominations for its Business Advisory Council (BAC). Nominations are due by April 1, 2015, and should be submitted via mail or email to:

Patricia Robledo
Business Liaison
Office of Business Support
400 Main St., #660B
Knoxville, TN 37902
[email protected]

Members of the BAC serve in an advisory and partnership capacity to promote regular and open communication between City government and the business community. The objectives of the BAC are to provide advice and feedback to the Office of Business Support; to bring issues and concerns related to doing business in and with the City of Knoxville to the attention of the City administration; to propose responses and solutions to address these concerns; and to serve as a sounding board for City initiatives and proposals affecting the business community.

The Business Advisory Council should be broadly representative of the business community and composed of a diverse group of business owners. An internal committee will select members to serve on the BAC to ensure representation from different districts, business sizes and industries, as well as racial and gender diversity.

Twelve business owners will serve on the BAC for two years and will meet every other month. The new BAC will start meeting in August 2015.