Each spoke recognizes that their job is identifying and connecting federal relief resources and community assets to market demand to build lasting livelihoods, always ferreting out marginalized people, places, and firms in both the action and the benefit.
The Spokes
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North Central Planning and Development District (NCPDD)
NCPDD was created to aid business and the local community in the areas of planning, economic and community development. The Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) Loan Program provides loans to socially and economically disadvantaged minority and women-owned businesses and the other program is the MS SMALL BUSINESS ASSISTANCE LOAN PROGRAM (MSBALP)
NCPDD is designated as an Economic Development District through the MS Economic Development Administration covering seven counties (Attala, Carroll, Grenada, Holmes, Leflore, Montgomery, and Yalobusha) and 26 municipalities.
Contact Name: Chris Weathers
Phone: 662-283-2675
Email: cweathers@ncpdd.org
Website: ncpdd.digitalceds.com
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WEM Consulting Group, LLC
WEM’s mission is “To set the captives free through financial education, counseling and training on essential and major purchases.”
WEM coordinates outreach events, provides coaching to women-owned and disadvantaged small businesses, and helps those businesses create a business plan and financial statements.
Contact Name: Willie McGriggs
Phone: 601-954-2429
Email: wemconsultinggroup2010@gmail.com
Website: wemconsultinggroup.com
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Knowledge Info LLC
Knowledge Info is headquartered in Lexington. The organization is dedicated to working on issues that advance the quality of life in the Mississippi Delta such as housing, food security, and excellence in education, living wage jobs, and economic resilience.
Knowledge Info has decades of experience providing leadership and oversight for all agency programs and policies and is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day supervision of the provision of services.
Contact Name: Henry Luckett
Phone: 662-299-2565
Email: henryluckett@bellsouth.net
Website: knowledgeinfollc.com
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The Institute for Evaluation and Research (TIER)
The Institute for Evaluation and Research (TIER) strives to inspire, empower, and engage businesses, organizations and individuals through meaningful process, outcome, and impact data.
Then, TIER translates that data into understandable, usable business plans to improve performance and services for the disparate population and underserved organizations.
TIER possesses a unique perspective in providing leadership and guidance. With over twenty years of experience in grant writing and evaluation
Contact Name: Lori Cable
Phone: 417-214-1060
Email: loric@tierinstitute.com
Website: www.tierinstitute.com
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BOLO Works, LLC
For nearly two decades, BOLO works has provided culturally informed professional learning and training to nonprofits, government entities (local to national), schools and community coalitions.
Services focus on professional consulting related to program development and effective implementation of programming.
BOLO Works brings expertise and leadership by assisting clients in turning problems into solutions.
Contact Name: Natalie Lane
Phone: 417-214-1061
Email: nataliec@bolo.works
Website: www.bolo.works
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Fresh Start Enterprises
Fresh Start Enterprise LLC offers consulting assistance and outreach in helping you, the client, start your businesses by guiding you through the following essential aspects: (1) Securing your federal business Employer Identification Number (2) Registering your business with the Secretary of State (3) Assisting you in securing federal fund number (If applicable, non-profit) (4) D-U-N-S Number identifier for your business (5) SAM.gov registration (6) Assist with communication, branding. and/or marketing needs
Contact Name: Leslie M. Greer
Phone: 601-953-8480
Email: freshstartenterprise2@gmail.com
Website: www.freshstartenterprisellc.com
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Ad Astra Consulting
Ad Astra Consulting has over 10 years proficient in business development, marketing, and training.
Ad Astra Consulting expands the client-base and dynamizes the impact, taking a people-first approach to developing powerful, creative, full-spectrum public outreach and engagement campaign using commercial marketing methods to promote participation and economic recovery (specifically tailored to the target audience)
Ad Astra Consulting will provide social media training and website design.
Contact Name: Seth Cable
Phone: 417-214-1419
Email: sethc@ad-astra.consulting
Website: www.ad-astra.consulting
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Carson Contacting
We provide training, coaching, and technical assistance in the following areas: Business Start-Up, Business Plan Development, Personnel Development, Internal Controls, and Health and Well-Being.
Contact Name: Angela Carson
Phone: 601-955-1132
Email: angela@carson-consulting.com
Website: www.carson-consulting.com/about
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Sydney Brown
Contact Name: Sydney Brown
Phone: 601-566-9253
Email: sbrown1887@aol.com
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Dwayne Perkins
Contact Name: Dwayne Perkins
Phone: 601-927-6501
Email: dperkins@cmpdd.org