Although Nashville is best known as the home of country music, it is also a thriving center for diverse businesses. The city is a base for health care management, tourism, insurance, printing and publishing, automobile technology, higher education and automobile and transportation products.

Calling the city home are major corporations such as HCA, Gaylord Entertainment Company, Nissan North America, Louisiana-Pacific, Corrections Corporation of America, Dollar General, Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation, Tractor Supply Company, Ingram Industries, Logan's Roadhouse, Servpro, Gibson Guitars, Genesco, Captain D's, O'Charley's, OHL, Lifeway Christian Resources, Shoney's, Singer Corporation, Oreck Corporation, J Alexanders, SMS Holdings, Thomas Nelson Publishing, Baldwin Piano Company, Asurion and Vanguard Health Systems.