JACKSON — The National Federation of Independent Business’ monthly Index of Small Business Optimism increased 1.9 points in February to 90.8 — an improvement over the past several months but still below the trough of the 1991-92 and 2001-02 recessions. Of the 10 Index components, one fell, one remained unchanged and eight improved but were [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: March 12,2013
Tags: bank, banker, banking, disaster assistance, disaster reocvery, drought, dry, emergency, entrepreneur, entrepreneurship, federal agency, finance, financial institution, heat, loan, natural disaster, severe weather, small business
MISSISSIPPI DELTA — 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 April 8 is the filing deadline for federal economic injury disaster loans available in Mississippi as a result of the drought that began on July 31, [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: March 7,2013
Tags: defense, federal contract, forecast, geospatial, MAP, mapping, meterology, military, small business, technology, Weather
HANCOCK COUNTY — Geocent has been selected to provide Naval Oceanographic Office (NAVOCEANO) the ability to display its forecasted ocean weather data and observations of current ocean weather data on a geospatial map so that it can be viewed on tools such as Google Earth and other Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) based map viewers. The [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: March 5,2013
Tags: bank, banker, banking, disaster assistance, disaster recovery, drought, dry, emergency, entrepreneur, entrepreneurship, federal agency, heat, hot, loan, natural disaster, severe weather, small business
NORTH 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 April 1 is the filing deadline for federal economic injury disaster loans as a result of the drought that began on Aug. 1, 2012. The SBA’s [...] [...]
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 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 [...] [...]
The Mississippi Small Business Development Centers have been providing a helping hand to start ups and existing businesses since the 1980s in partnership with the U.S. Small Business Administration. The MSBDC’s lead operation and administrative offices are housed at the University of Mississippi and there are seven centers and 17 counselors statewide. Over the last [...] [...]
It was apparent to those who voted her Miss Vicksburg High School that Janita R. Stewart was destined to make a mark on the world. Starting with being a student aide for the Vicksburg Corps of Engineers when she was still in high school, Stewart went on to stellar careers first with the Corps and [...] [...]
The Bike Crossing on West Jackson Street in Ridgeland is a good example of a business having the right location and the right product at the right time. It’s owned by the Bartley family — Robert and Linda and their sons Michael and David — and opened in 2009 in Pocahontas on U.S. 49. The [...] [...]
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