# Small Business Loans in Tennessee

> Tennessee blends a diversified economy — healthcare and music in Nashville, logistics and distribution in Memphis, and manufacturing and research around Knoxville — with no state income tax on wages and a low cost of doing business. Hoss Capital matches Tennessee business owners with funding partners that actively lend across the state, from Nashville and Memphis to Knoxville and the communities in between.

## Key takeaways
- As of mid-2026 Tennessee has no commercial financing disclosure law or MCA statute; receivables-purchase MCAs generally fall outside the state's lending and usury rules (including the Tenn. Code §47-14-103 formula rate cap), though the Consumer Protection Act still applies.
- The economy spans Nashville healthcare and music, Memphis logistics anchored by the FedEx superhub, automotive plants like Nissan and Volkswagen, and Knoxville-area research, with no state income tax on wages.
- The SBA Tennessee District Office in Nashville serves the entire state through participating 7(a) and 504 lenders.

## Funding the Tennessee economy

Tennessee runs on three very different metros that together give the state an
unusually balanced economy. Nashville has become a magnet for healthcare
management, music and entertainment, and corporate relocations, fueling a
construction and hospitality boom. Memphis is a global logistics capital — home
to the FedEx superhub and the Port of Memphis — where goods move around the clock.
Knoxville anchors the east, tied to the University of Tennessee and the research
spilling out of nearby Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Layer in automotive plants
like Nissan in Smyrna and Volkswagen in Chattanooga, and you have steady,
statewide demand for capital.

### Industries we fund across Tennessee

- **Healthcare services** — practice financing and working capital for the
  clinics and management companies clustered around Nashville.
- **Trucking & logistics** — invoice factoring is especially common in the
  Memphis distribution corridor, turning slow-paying freight bills into
  same-week cash.
- **Music, entertainment & hospitality** — short-term working capital for venues,
  studios, restaurants, and tourism businesses in Nashville and beyond.
- **Manufacturing** — equipment financing for the automotive and supplier shops
  across Middle and East Tennessee.
- **Construction & trades** — lines of credit and equipment loans to keep up
  with growth in Nashville and Knoxville.

### What the rules mean for you

Tennessee has not enacted a commercial financing disclosure law, and no MCA bill
is pending. Because most merchant cash advances are structured as purchases of
future receivables, they generally fall outside the state's lending and usury
rules, so providers aren't required by the state to give you a standardized APR
or total-cost figure, and they don't register with a state financial regulator
for that product. The practical takeaway: get the numbers yourself. Before
signing, ask for the factor rate, the total repayment amount, the holdback
percentage, and every fee in writing, and read the reconciliation clause
closely. Hoss Capital only works with partners who operate transparently.

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Sources:
- https://www.tn.gov/tdfi.html
- https://www.tn.gov/tdfi/tdfi-how-do-i/info/formula-rate.html
- https://law.justia.com/codes/tennessee/title-47/chapter-14/part-1/section-47-14-103/
- https://www.sba.gov/district/tennessee
- https://themcaguide.com/articles/mca-laws-tennessee
- https://crediblelaw.com/merchant-cash-advance-laws-by-state/