State Funding Resources

MISSISSIPPI

The Abilities Fund
For rehabilitation professionals and microenterprise organizations contact:
410 N 18th St, Centerville, IA 52544-1823 
Phone:             (641) 856-2173       
Toll Free:             (888) 222-8943       
Fax: (641) 856-3101 
Email: prlind@abilitiesfund.org

For individuals with disabilities contact:
4177 Alyssa Court SW #1, Iowa City, IA 52240 
Phone:             (319) 338-2521       
Toll Free:             (866) 720-3863       
Fax: (319) 338-2528 
Email: benbingle@abilitiesfund.org

URL: http://www.abilitiesfund.org/
NOTE: To access their services, begin with their "Informed Choices" online tool. If you need to access this information in an alternative format, contact them directly. 

"The Abilities Fund is the first and only nationwide community developer and financial institution targeted exclusively to advancing entrepreneurial opportunities for Americans with disabilities. We do this by delivering a unique combination of financial products, training, technical assistance services, and advisory supports to individuals with disabilities and the organizations that support them."

Alcorn State University Cooperative Extension Services
SOFSEC/Rural Entrepreneur Program/Alcorn State University
1000 ASU Drive #479, Alcorn State, MS 39096
Phone:             (601) 877-3951      
Fax: (601) 877-6694
URL: http://www.alcorn.edu/index.htm

Geographic Area Served: State of Mississippi (Rural)

Business Assistance: Home-Based & Micro Businesses in Mississippi 
URL: http://msucares.com/business_assistance/homebusiness/index.html

Golden Triangle Enterprise Center
1 Research Blvd., Suite 201, Starkville, MS 39759
Phone:             (662) 320-3990      
Fax: (662) 320-3999
E-mail: E-mail info@gtec.org
URL: http://www.gtec.org

The Golden Triangle Enterprise Center is a high technology incubator program located in the Mississippi Research and Technology Park in Starkville, Mississippi. The GTEC incubator was established in September 1996 to assist new high technology companies in overcoming the hardships of starting a new business.

Gulf Coast Business and Technology Center 
1636 Popps Ferry Road, Biloxi, Mississippi 39532 
Phone:             (228) 392-9741       
Fax: (228) 392-9743 
E-mail: btc@cableone.net 
URL: http://www.gcbtc.org/home.asp

The BTC helps you put the business puzzle together by providing these important elements at a very affordable cost. At the center, you work near other entrepreneurs, people with similar goals and problems, with whom you may discuss mutual solutions. In other words we help create an environment to succeed.

Kemper County Industrial Incubator Center
102 Industrial Park Drive, DeKalb, MS 39328
Phone:             (601) 743-2754      
Fax: (601) 743-2760
E-mail: kceda@mississippi.net

Kemper County Industrial Incubator Center is a non-profit organization specializing in financial/accounting, legal services, networking, help with Access to Loan Funds, international trade, manufacturing practices assistance, federal procurement, and marketing.

Mississippi Development of Enterprise and Community Resource Development
233 East Hamilton, Jackson, MS 39225
Phone:             (601) 354-2750      
Fax: (601) 354-2777
E-mail: mscenter@mindspring.com
URL: http://msucares.com/departments/ecrd/index.html

Mission: To enhance the quality of life and economic opportunities for rural Mississippi residents through the development of cooperative businesses and other economic strategies.

Mississippi Department of Economic Development
P. O. Box 849, Jackson, Mississippi 39205
Phone:             (800) 340-3323                   (601) 359-3552      
Fax: (601) 359-2832 (601) 359-3619
URL: http://www.mississippi.gov/ms_sub_sub_template.jsp?Category_ID=23

• Mississippi Development Authority 
  URL: http://www.mississippi.gov/frameset.jsp?URL=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mississippi.org%2F

  The Economic Development portion of MDA includes Existing Industry & Business, Financial Resources, International Development, National Development, Minority Business Enterprise, and Tourism Development. 
  The Financial Resources Division manages three key areas of service to Mississippi business: the state's business loan programs, incubators, and technology advancement.

• Mississippi Development Authority - Business Incubators
  URL: http://www.mississippi.gov/frameset.jsp?URL=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mississippi.org%2F

Mississippi State University Cooperative Extension
URL: http://msucares.com

The Mississippi State University Extension Service provides research-based educational programs and information in agriculture and natural resources, 4-H youth development, family and consumer education and community resource development to improve the economic, social, and cultural well-being of all Mississippians.

• Link to Area Offices 
  URL: http://msucares.com/counties/index.html

Mississippi Women's Economic Entrepreneurial Project (MWEEP)
106 West Green Street, Mound Bayou, MS 38762
Phone:             (601) 741-3342      
Fax: (601) 741-2195 or             (601) 335-3060      
E-mail: jthompson@tecinfo.com

The National Council of Negro Women (NCNW) established economic entrepreneurial centers in Mound Bayou and Ruleville in Bolivar County, Mississippi. This area has been designated as a rural Enterprise Zone by the government. THE NCNW works closely with key officials and staff persons administering this revitalization effort to leverage SBA funding and avoid any duplication of effort.

Northeast Mississippi Business Incubation System-NEMBIS
1828 Proper Street, P.O. Box 1015, Corinth, MS 38834
Phone:             (662) 287-4369      
E-mail: nembis@tsixroads.com

NEMBIS is a non-profit organization that provides financial/accounting, networking, help with Access to Loan Funds, and marketing.

Quitman County Development Organization, Inc.
QCDO's Micro-Enterprise Loan and Business Development Program
201 Humphrey Street, P.O. Box 386, Marks, MS 38646
Phone:             (601) 326-4000      
Fax: (601) 326-3904
URL: http://www.ruralisc.org/qcdo.htm

Geographic Area Served: Quitman County and north Delta Rural Enterprise Community in Northwest Misissippi (Rural)
Mission: Increase the number of and provide support for women- and minority-owned small businesses in Quitman County and the North Delta Rural Enterprise Community Area, by offering afforable loans, accessible technical assistants, and appropriate training for staff and clients.

Southern Rural Development Center
Box 9656, #6 Montgomery Drive, Mississippi State, MS 39762
Phone:             (601) 325-3207      
Fax: (601) 325-8915
URL: http://ext.msstate.edu/srdc/

The SRDC serves as a proactive leader and primary facilitator of rural development research, education, and policy dialogue that will improve the socioeconomic conditions of the Southern region. The SRDC fosters innovative and creative approaches to sustainable rural development and serves as a key player in building collaborative networks that reach across agencies, institutions, and communities.