Business News and Resources

• Press Releases

  SBA Disaster Loans Available to Mississippi Private Non-Profit Organizations Affected by Hurricane Ida

  October 28, 2021

  SBA Working Capital Disaster Loan Deadline Approaching for Mississippi Businesses Affected by Hurricane Zeta

  September 1, 2021

  Restaurant Revitalization Fund Training

  April 26, 2021

• Counseling and Assistance

  Mississippi's Small Business Development Centers (SBDC)

  SCORE

  Find a Mentor or Counselor

  Mississippi Veteran Business Outreach Center

  Boots to Business Registration Portal

  Mississippi Women's Business Center (Alcorn State)

  Export.gov

• Historically Black Colleges and Universities Initiative

  HBCU Initiative Info

  Alcorn State University

  Coahoma Community College

  Mississippi Valley State University

  Rust College

  Tougaloo College

• Other Resources

  Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

  Energy Star

  Occupational Safety and Health Administration

• Contracting Resources

  SBA Contracting Programs

  Federal Business Opportunities

  8(a) Suitability Tool

  Mississippi Procurement & Technical Assistance

• From Our Office

  SBA National Page

  2022 SBA MS District Office Small Business Award Information

  Starting a Business Mississippi

  2020 Small Business Person of the Year Ceremony Video

  Use Our Starting Up Assessment Tool

  Opportunities for Black-Owned Businesses Are Thriving

  Follow These 10 Steps to Starting a Business

  Business Plan Executive Summary

  Obtaining Business Licenses & Permits

  Business Structure and Tax Implications

  You have questions on starting or expanding your business? We have answers!

• Disaster Resources

  Disaster Assistance

  Disaster Loan Payments

  Disaster Loans Use of Proceeds

  Disaster Cleanup

  Emergency Preparedness

• State and Local Resources

  State of Mississippi Home Page

  Mississippi Secretary of State

• Capital Resources

  SBA's Role in Lending

  Borrowing Money

  Exporting Loans

• Success Stories

  Sal & Mookie’s New York Pizza & Ice Cream Joint Jeff Good and Dan Blumental

  Sal & Mookie’s New York Pizza & Ice Cream Joint Jeff Good and Dan Blumental

  Nick Wallace Culinary

  The Studio Looking Good, Doing Good!

  AGJ Systems and Network