by MBJ Staff Published: March 4,2013
Tags: aid, assistance, bank, banker, banking, disaster, disaster recovery, disaster response, emergency, entrepreneur, Farrington Distinguished Entrepreneur Award, federal agency, federal government, finance, financial institution, legislative, loan, small business
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Mary L. Landrieu, D-La., and Sen. Thad Cochran, R-Miss., have introduced a bill designed to make U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) disaster programs more responsive to the needs of small businesses impacted by disasters. The bill is also co-sponsored by Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., and Sen. Mark Pryor, D-Ark. According to [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: March 4,2013
Tags: black, city government, culture, downtown, entrepreneur, entrepreneurship, Heritage, history, minority, municipal, municipality, retail, retailer, retailing
COLUMBUS — Columbus Mayor Robert Smith says the city hopes to place a monument to honor the black men and women who operated businesses on Fourth Street South between Main Street and College Street, commonly known as Catfish Alley. Smith tells The Commercial Dispatch plans are for a mid-April dedication. The city is spending $25,000 [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: February 26,2013
Tags: award, bank, banker, banking, business loan, entrepreneur, entrepreneurship, finance, financial institution, honor, lending, loan, recognition, small business, startup
GULFPORT — Hancock Bank and Whitney Bank have received a combined eight national and regional Greenwich Excellence Awards in Small Business and Middle Market Banking for 2012. According to a news release, the two Gulf South financial institutions were among the top six percent of eligible organizations to earn the coveted Greenwich Associates recognition, which [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: February 25,2013
Tags: aid, assistance, bank, banker, banking, disaster recovery, emergency, entrepreneur, entrepreneurship, federal agency, finance, financila institution, loan, natiral disaster, small business
DESOTO COUNTY and MARSHALL COUNTY — The U.S. Small Business Administration is reminding small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture and most private non-profit organizations of all sizes that March 18 is the filing deadline for federal economic injury disaster loans available in DeSoto and Marshall counties as a result of the [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: February 18,2013
Tags: agency, assistance, damage, destruction, disaster recovery, emergency, entrepreneur, entrepreneurship, federal government, loan, loss, natural disaster, small business
SOUTH MISSISSIPPI — U.S. Small Business Administration assistance is now available after the Presidential disaster declaration due to severe storms, tornadoes and flooding that began Feb. 10 in South Mississippi. The disaster declaration covers Forrest and Lamar counties in Mississippi, which are eligible for both Physical and Economic Injury Disaster Loans from the SBA. Small [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: February 12,2013
Tags: award, coach, coaching, consultant, consulting, entrepreneur, magazine, media, rank, ranking, small busdiness
JACKSON — Entrepreneur Magazine has named The Growth Coach of Metro-Jackson the top business coaching and consulting franchise for 2013. Entrepreneur Magazine recently released the 2013 “Top 500 Franchise” list, ranking The Growth Coach franchise system as the number one nationwide as well as in its top 250 franchises overall. This is the eighth straight [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: February 8,2013
Tags: bank, banker, banking, damage, disaster, disaster recovery, drought, emergency, entrepreneur, federal agency, loan, loss, natural disaster, small business, Weather
SOUTH MISSISSIPPI — The U.S. Small Business Administration is reminding small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture and most private non-profit organizations of all sizes that March 12 is the filing deadline for federal economic injury disaster loans available in Mississippi as a result of the drought that began Jan. 3, 2012. [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: January 29,2013
Tags: business incubator, commercial park, distribution, distributor, entrepreneur, health, health care products, higher education, innovation, polymer, public university
HATTIESBURG — Pharmaceutical distributor South Point Distributors, LLC has moved into The Accelerator at The University of Southern Mississippi. South Point is an international wholesale pharmaceutical supplier of legend drugs, over-the-counter drugs, generic-brand drugs and a variety of health care products. The company operates not only in Mississippi, but also in Florida and New Jersey, [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: January 7,2013
Tags: agency, damage, disaster, disaster recovery, emergency, entrepreneur, federal, flood, flooding, government, loan, loss, natural disaster, rain, small business, storm, sweather, tornado, wind
SOUTH MISSISSIPPI — Residents and businesses in Mississippi affected by severe storms and tornadoes on Dec. 25 can apply for low-interest disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration. The declaration covers Pearl River County and the adjacent counties of Forrest, Hancock, Harrison, Lamar, Marion and Stone. The SBA is opening an outreach center in [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: December 12,2012
Tags: agency, electricity, energy, entrepreneur, entrepreneurship, natural gas, power, small business, state, utility
JACKSON — Electric and natural gas utility companies doing business in Mississippi have submitted extensions of their Small Business Rate Incentive Plans, according to a release from Public Service Commissioner Leonard Bentz. Bentz originally put these plans into place in 2011. Incentive plans filed by Mississippi Power Company, Entergy Mississippi, Atmos Energy Corporation, CenterPoint Energy [...] [...]
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