Volunteers, employees and board members of the tourism sector or related organizations can get training and build networks with other tourism professionals in the Excellence in Tourism Leadership Program.

Get resources, training to launch small business

Filed Under: Community, Economic Development, Small Business August 23, 2021

Entrepreneurs can get the resources and training needed to launch a small business in 30 days in an upcoming series of online courses.

StartUp Mississippi participants will learn how to create a small business plan, conduct a market analysis, promote their business on social media, gain necessary resources for establishing a business, and create and maintain a webpage.

John J. Green named SRDC head at MSU

Filed Under: Economic Development, Rural Development April 19, 2021

John J. Green is bringing a career immersed in Southern sociology and community development to his new position as director of the Southern Rural Development Center headquartered at Mississippi State University.

Webinar series helps ‘StartUp’ small businesses

Filed Under: Community, Economic Development, Technology November 2, 2020

STARKVILLE, Miss. -- With the right resources and partnerships, now is not too late for aspiring entrepreneurs to StartUp their small businesses in 2020.

StartUp is a series of online courses designed to provide the education and training needed to start a business in 30 days. To access the free virtual sessions, participants need about three hours a week and a smartphone, tablet or computer. Faculty and staff with Mississippi State University Extension will host the seminars beginning Nov. 30.

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Survey of 2019 MS backwater flood helps reveal 2020 losses

Filed Under: Agriculture, Agricultural Economics, Disaster Response, Economic Development May 21, 2020

A sharper focus on the economic impact of the lower Delta backwater flood of 2019 helps predict the implications of continued flooding this year.

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Where You Are

Community, Economic Development, Rural Development, Small Business
Volume 8 Number 2

Vaunita Martin cares so much about the rural county where she attended Itawamba Community College that she’s made a career out of making it an even better place.

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Development Direction

4-H, Support 4-H, Community, Economic Development
Volume 8 Number 1

Assessing and Adjusting

MSU Extension prepares 4-H HomeGrown Scholarship campaign

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Keeping Belzoni Gardening

Community, Economic Development, Rural Development
Volume 8 Number 1

Even before the first crop in the Belzoni Community Garden was planted in 2019, Clifton Williams and Chandra Hines had devoted countless hours toward keeping the town both beautiful and fed as part of Keep Belzoni Beautiful.

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Bringing Groceries Home

Community, Economic Development, Rural Development
Volume 7 Number 3

Extension helps town secure grant funding to land local grocery

From 2017 to 2021, living in Quitman County meant driving nearly an hour to Batesville and back to buy groceries.

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New Fundraising Pro Joins Extension

Extension Program Development Teams, Economic Development
Volume 2 Number 3

Staggers encourages individuals, businesses to support Extension

Contributing to the Mississippi State University Extension Service just got a little easier. William “Will” Staggers joined the MSU Foundation in December 2015 as an assistant director of development. He works to attract additional support for Extension’s research-based educational programs, facilities, professional development, and other needs.

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