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“I could tell they were sincerely interested in what I was doing, and they wanted to find a viable, sustainable plan that would help me.
John Ruskey Quapaw Canoe Company
“We talked a little bit about what the Small Business Development Center can do, and we’ve been in contact ever since.
Marisol Doyle Leña Pizza and Bagels
ALICE DOSS JOINS
JACKSON STATE CENTER
In 2023, Mississippi SBDC @ JSU hired Alice Doss to serve as Business Counselor. Prior to coming to work with Mississippi SBDC, Doss served as the Supervisory Business Development Specialist for 8(a) Business Development at the Mississippi District Office of the U.S. Small Business Administration in Jackson, MS. Doss has over 45 years of service with the federal government.
MISSISSIPPI SBDC HOSTS
BUSINESS RESOURCE CONFERENCE
IN THE DELTA
Mississippi SBDC hosted a Business Resource Conference in the Delta on April 14th. Topics included SBA lending programs, financial literacy, business resource partners, and local lenders.
Regions Foundation also presented a check to further their commitment to support Delta entrepreneurship.
Marta Self (left center), executive director of the Regions Foundation, presents a ceremonial check to Sharon Nichols, State Director of Mississippi SBDC, to support the Mississippi Delta SBDC in Greenville. Others on hand for the presentation include (from left) Hughes Miller, UM Director of Industry Engagement; Ryan Strawbridge, Senior Vice President for Commercial Banking of Regions Bank; Mary Wallace Hannon, of Regions Foundation’s Operations and Strategic Communications; Derek Stephens, Assistant State Director of Mississippi SBDC, Patrice Harris, Director of the North Mississippi SBDC Center; Gene Finley, Managing Partner of CompuRecycling Center; and Eva Finley, Director of Operations of CompuRecycling Center.
