Welcome to the ETPA Business Outreach Alliance page.  The Business Outreach Alliance is a group of dedicated ETPA member agencies which collaborate to support member agencies in promoting the use of small and regional businesses. 

In 2019, the Alliance held its 1st annual Business Expo.  The Expo provides opportunities for companies to meet face-to-face with agency decision makers such as warehouse clerks, maintenance employees, purchase card holders, and buyers who have authority to make small purchases.  The Alliance continues to host the Business Expo in odd-numbered years.    

Currently, the Alliance includes representatives from Blount County, the City of Chattanooga, the City of Knoxville, EPB of Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Hamilton County Schools, Knox County, Metropolitan Knoxville Airport Authority, Knoxville Utilities Board, Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation, the Public Building Authority of Knox County and Knoxville Tennessee, the Tennessee Board of Regents, the Tennessee APEX Accelerator, the Tennessee Valley Authority, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, and the University of Tennessee System.   

We invite all ETPA member agencies to partner with us to support businesses who strive to do business with government agencies in East Tennessee. To learn more, contact our co-chairs Pamela Cotham, 865-215-4032, pcotham@knoxvilletn.gov, or Karen Binkley, 865-974-2765, kbinkley@utk.edu.