The staff of the Equal Business Opportunity Program (EBOP) hosted an appreciation breakfast for EBOP members.

Mayor Brown visited the breakfast to thank each member for their service to the city.

The purpose of EBOP is to:

increase participation by minorities, women, and small businesses in the City of Knoxville, KCDC and KAT contracting, procurement and professional services contracts provide a concise method for increasing minority, women, and small business participation establish numerical goals/benchmarks for increased participation of M/WBEs increase capacity of M/W/SBEs.

The policy of the City of Knoxville (the "City") prohibits discrimination against any person in pursuit of business opportunities on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, disability or veteran status.

It is also the policy of the City to provide minorities, women and small businesses equal opportunity for participation in all aspects of the City's contracting and procurement programs, including but not limited to construction, development projects, procurement, professional services, and lease agreements.