Southern Mississippi Planning
and Development District
The SMPDD operates various direct loan programs designed to
finance new and expanding businesses that otherwise would not be
able to obtain conventional financing. It serves the 15 counties in
south central and southeastern Mississippi. SMPDD also provides
some training and census/demographic information.
228-868-2311 / www.smpdd.com
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Gulf Coast Business Council
The Gulf Coast Business Council is the strong and united voice of
business on public policy issues of importance to the Mississippi
Gulf Coast region. Through leadership and collaboration on
targeted strategic issues, it promotes and advances the economic
vitality and quality of life in our region.
228-897-2020 / www.msgcbc.org |
Harrison County Development Commission
Created in 1958, the Harrison County Development Commission
is the lead economic development agency for Harrison County,
including the cities of Pass Christian, Long Beach, Gulfport,
Biloxi, and D’Iberville. HCDC is committed to promoting
Harrison County as a positive place to do business, to developing
quality jobs for our citizens and to “moving the Mississippi Gulf Coast
forward.”
228-896-5020 / www.mscoast.org |
The Innovation Center
A business “incubator” that provides business assistance to small
start-up businesses: leasing of office and light manufacturing space,
a virtual client program, business training and counseling, access to
shared client services and office equipment, telecom/ internet
capabilities, and client use of common areas including computer
lab and conference rooms. The center seeks to improve entrepreneurial
success rates by supporting and “graduating” successful small businesses!
228-392-9741 / www.innovatems.com |
Mississippi Development Authority
The MDA provides services to foster investment in Mississippi
businesses and industry. Counseling and professional assistance is
also provided. It maintains extensive resource materials including
demographic data, industry reports, census statistics, as well as
maintaining several databases pertaining to resources throughout
the state.
228-523-4034 /www.mississippi.org |
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Mississippi Gulf Coast
Community College
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is dedicated to
improving the economy by providing quality academic, careertechnical
and workforce education, and training to the citizens of
our four county district. In today’s globally competitive, business
environment, a highly skilled and productive workforce is a
company’s greatest asset. MGCCC works with business, industry,
and other organizations to offer customized, job specific training
designed to enhance employee performance to achieve their goals
and objectives.
1-866-735-1122 / www.mgccc.edu |
Mississippi Minority Enterprise
Business Center
The Mississippi Minority Business Enterprise Center (MS MBEC)
is sponsored by the Department of Commerce’s Minority Business
Development Authority (MBDA).We are further supported by the
Arkansas-Mississippi Minority Business Council (AMMBC) and
the Mississippi Development Authority (MDA).
The mission of the Mississippi Minority Business Enterprise
Center (MS MBEC) is to increase the opportunity for ethnic
minorities to participate in a competitive, national and global marketplace.
We are focused on ensuring fair and equitable participation
of minority owned business throughout the state of
Mississippi, as well as a vast array of other contracting opportunities through
the public and private sectors in Mississippi.
228-385-9324 / www.msmbec.org |
Mississippi Small Business
Development Center
The Gulf Coast Small Business Development Center provides a
variety of services to small businesses in the south six counties in
Mississippi. Services include counseling,workshops, and information
services. Resources that are available include business plan
development, market analysis, capital sources, technical support
services. The GC SBDC is a partnership with SBA, the Mississippi
Legislature and the University of Mississippi.
228-396-8661 / www.olemiss.edu/depts/mssbdc |
Small Business Administration
The SBA provides guaranty loans to finance start-up and existing
small businesses, disaster loans for commercial and residential
property, and procurement programs such as 8(a) and HUBZone
to help small businesses sell their goods and services to the Federal
Government.
228-863-4449 / www.sba.gov/ms |
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Service Corps of Retired Executives
SCORE is a non-profit organization of working and retired business
managers/ owners and other professionals who provide free
and confidential business counseling and mentoring to entrepreneurs.
228-863-0054 / www.scoregulfport.org |
South Mississippi Contract
Procurement Center
SMCPC provides assistance to Mississippi Businesses in identifying
and pursuing federal, state, and local government contracting
opportunities through electronic bid matching SMCPC also
works with the business community in marketing themselves to
these agencies, prime contractors, and other private and public
companies, SMCPC assists businesses in becoming registered in
CCR, ProNet, and ORCA, certified as 8(a), HUBZone, WBF,
MBE, and any other programs of interest.
228-396-1288 / www.mscpc.com |
The University of Southern Mississippi
Gulf Coast
Creative. Bold. Determined. The University of Southern
Mississippi Gulf Coast provides nparalleled university resources
to the people of south Mississippi. Through its Gulf Park Campus
in Long Beach and five teaching sites stretching across the three
coastal counties of Mississippi, Southern Miss Gulf Coast is meeting
the educational needs of this community. Southern Miss Gulf
Coast offers higher education to the citizens of south Mississippi
with over 50 bachelor’s, master’s, a specialist’s and doctoral degrees.
228.865.4500 / www.usm.edu/gulfcoast |
WIN Job Center
The Workforce Investment Network (WIN) in Mississippi is an
innovative strategy designed to provide convenient, one-stop
employment and training services to employers and job seekers.
It combines federal, state and community workforce programs
and services into physical locations and electronic sites.
228-539-6800 / www.wininmississippi.org |
Mississippi Gulf Coast
Chamber of Commerce
The Mississippi Gulf Coast Chamber of Commerce fosters
leadership and the advancement of the community vision
and interests of its members. Coast Chamber strives to
improve the business climate through facilitating, advocating,
and providing information on behalf of the region.
228-604-0014 / www.mscoastchamber.com |
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