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Mississippi doesn’t have one catch-all state license required for all businesses. However, it requires all retail businesses to obtain a Sales and Use Tax permit that accounts for, collects and remits applicable sales taxes. Tax is also collected on some services with exemptions for businesses such as welding, jewelry repair, meat processing and others. The … Continued

August 2022 August Newsletter 2022 Resources Training Events COVID-19 Relief SBA Deadlines for Disaster Relief  CLICK ON THE SBA LETTERS BELOW FOR DETAILS  Representing Mississippi in D.C.! Judy Forester, Mississippi SBDC Associate State Director, attended the 11th Annual “U.S. Chamber of Commerce: Building Resiliency Through Public-Private Partnerships” event in Washington D.C.! This two-day event was sponsored … Continued

July 2022 July Newsletter 2022 Resources Training Events COVID-19 Relief Business Resource Center Success Read the article SBDC Live Business Workshops Sign up  Meet Our Counselors  The Mississippi SBDC is staffed with counselors from a wide variety of backgrounds and expertise. Meet Jim Harper, a former engineer and business owner and learn why he loves … Continued

June 2022 June Newsletter 2022 Resources Training Events COVID-19 Relief Introducing … MS Delta SBDC!  Welcome the new Mississippi Delta Small Business Development Center!The ribbon was cut on our newest center May 31, 2022 !  We are excited to be partnering with CompuRecycling who will host the center in Greenville, MS.  The newly minted center will serve … Continued

May 2022 May Newsletter 2022 Resources Training Events COVID-19 Relief SBA Awards 2022 Congratulations to Mississippi SBDC client Nelson Haskin recipient of the SBA Minority Small Business Champion Award (previous newsletter listed award as Veteran’s SBA Champion. We apologize for the error) Nelson Haskin pictured above with wife Felicia and family at awards ceremony. He owns  Nellie’s Chicken in … Continued

April 2022 April Newsletter 2022 Resources Training Events COVID-19 Relief Equipping Business Owners with Opportunities for Connection, Education, Guidance SBA Disaster Deadline for Flash Floods is May 13, 2022 SBA Deadline Approaching in Mississippi for Working Capital Loans Due to Economic Losses From 2021 Excessive Rain and Flash Flooding. The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is reminding small … Continued

March 2022 February 2022 View in browser March Newsletter 2022 Resources Training Events COVID-19 Relief Equipping Business Owners with Opportunities for Connection, Education, Guidance 2022 SBDC Day at the Capitol  Wednesday, March 16, 2022, we celebrated SBDC Day at the Mississippi Capitol in Jackson.SBDC Day unites the nearly 1,000 SBDC centers across the country and the hundreds … Continued

February 2022 February 2022 View in browser February Newsletter 2022 Resources Training Events COVID-19 Relief Equipping Business Owners with Opportunities for Connection, Education, Guidance Celebrate Black History Month!  Learn how the Mississippi SBDC is  assisting black business owners through the Inclusivity Challenge!  Our Goal is to help start 500 new black owned businesses in the … Continued

January Newsletter January 2022 Newsletter View in browser January 2022 Newsletter Resources Training Events COVID-19 Relief Connection, Education, & Guidance *** This workshop is for growth companies with at least 3 years in business, within all industries*** We’re so grateful for our clients and the opportunity to serve them in 2021. QuickBooks Webinars: Now On … Continued