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Jeff Good and Dan Blumenthal, co-owners of Sal & Mookie’s New York Pizza and Ice Cream Joint, are honored to have been selected by the U.S. Small Business Administration as the 2013 Mississippi State Small Business Persons of the Year. Each year since 1963, the President has issued a proclamation calling for the celebration of [...]

Tupelo-based BancorpSouth has earmarked $500 million for loans to businesses and entrepreneurs seeking to locate in our state, as well as for existing businesses looking to expand operations through a loan pool dubbed “Grow Mississippi 2013.” In announcing the initiative, BancorpSouth CEO Dan Rollins said additional funding will be added to the loan pool during [...]

Small business owners interested in learning more about credit and business lending can attend an upcoming workshop hosted by Money Management International and the Mississippi office of the U.S. Small Business Administration. The seminar will be held July 19 at the SBA District office on the 10th floor of the Regions Plaza on Capitol Street [...]

VICKSBURG — The Small Business Administration and partners in the Vicksburg area will present a seminar on SBA loans and business planning on April. 12. The program is offered in collaboration with the Vicksburg-Warren County Chamber of Commerce and the Hinds Community College Small Business Development Center. The free session is set for 2 p.m. [...]