Mississippi Business Journal » Ken Cyree http://msbusiness.com Mississippi Business Journal Tue, 21 May 2013 12:12:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Ken Cyree readies Gillespie Business Plan Competition http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/03/01/ken-cyree-readies-gillespie-business-plan-competition/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ken-cyree-readies-gillespie-business-plan-competition http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/03/01/ken-cyree-readies-gillespie-business-plan-competition/#comments Sat, 02 Mar 2013 05:19:09 +0000 Clay Chandler http://msbusiness.com/?p=70733 Q — What is the Gillespie Business Plan Competition? A — The Gillespie Business Plan Competition is a contest that allows students to craft and present their business plans to a group of business professionals. Through this process, students can hone their business ideas and create a persuasive presentation that mimics a pitch to fund [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/01/23/analysts-financial-job-levels-%e2%80%98even-at-best%e2%80%99/feed/ 0 Cadence cites pressures in failed merger http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/10/24/cadence-cites-pressures-in-failed-merger/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cadence-cites-pressures-in-failed-merger http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/10/24/cadence-cites-pressures-in-failed-merger/#comments Sun, 24 Oct 2010 06:00:24 +0000 Ted Carter http://msbusiness.com/?p=32380 Sept. 20 deadline apparently was dealbreaker As September moved past its mid-point, Cadence Bank executives saw their choices narrowed to this: Get a buyer deal done right away or feel the heat of federal sanctions for failing to meet a Sept. 19 deadline to significantly raise capital reserves. Cadence faced a two-minute drill with no [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/10/24/cadence-cites-pressures-in-failed-merger/feed/ 0 ‘Tarnished franchise?’ http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/10/17/%e2%80%98tarnished-franchise%e2%80%99/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=%25e2%2580%2598tarnished-franchise%25e2%2580%2599 http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/10/17/%e2%80%98tarnished-franchise%e2%80%99/#comments Sun, 17 Oct 2010 06:00:47 +0000 Ted Carter http://msbusiness.com/?p=32013 Cadence battles public opinion after backing out of Trustmark deal; claims it saved 125 jobs in Starkville area because of the move Cadence Bank’s shareholders — especially the “insiders” who own nearly11 percent of the bank holding company’s stock — get an appealing payday from last week’s decision to scrap an acquisition deal with Trustmark [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/10/17/%e2%80%98tarnished-franchise%e2%80%99/feed/ 0 The changing role of bankers http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/09/12/the-changing-role-of-bankers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-changing-role-of-bankers http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/09/12/the-changing-role-of-bankers/#comments Sun, 12 Sep 2010 06:00:33 +0000 Ted Carter http://msbusiness.com/?p=30202 Community bankers may need to recalibrate skills to survive in today’s world Community bankers who have thrived by building business and relationships may need to recalibrate their skills to survive in today’s world of loan defaults and sinking real estate values. Further, they may have to convince more than their boards of directors that they [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/09/12/the-changing-role-of-bankers/feed/ 0 Mississippi banks remain in good health http://msbusiness.com/blog/2009/11/23/mississippi-banks-remain-in-good-health/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mississippi-banks-remain-in-good-health http://msbusiness.com/blog/2009/11/23/mississippi-banks-remain-in-good-health/#comments Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:01:28 +0000 Laura Smith http://msbusiness.com/?p=15513 A conservative approach has served them well   A conservative culture and a tendency to conduct business with people they know have helped Mississippi-based banks stay in good health through the national recession. “On average, the State of Mississippi’s banks are doing better than the rest of the country,” said Dr. Ken Cyree, dean of [...]

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