General Resources
- MS Procurement Technical Assistance Center
- Small Business Administration (SBA)
- Mississippi Development Authority (MDA Certification Form)
- Northwest Contract Procurement Center
- Ascent-Free Learning Platform for Women Entrepreneurs
- Y’all Business
- MS Boss
- SBA Offers Disaster Assistance to Mississippi Businesses & Residents Affected by Hurricane Ida
- US SBA MS 17234 Fact Sheet
- Small Business Development Class-Guaranty Bank
Funding Opportunities
- Facebook Invoice Fast-Track: Get Invoices Paid for Immediately | Facebook for Business
- Facebook to buy $100 million of invoices from diverse-owned businesses (cnbc.com)
- One Million Black Women-Black Women Impact Grants
- SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loan
- No-Poll Funding Opportunities
Financial Small Business Loan Programs
Guaranty Bank SEED Program
Power of HOPE Business Loan Program
Southern Bancorp Partners Loan Products
Articles
- 58% of minority-owned small businesses struggle to access capital: Survey – The HOPE Channel (operationhopechannel.org)
- Racial Equity in Banking Starts with Busting the Myths | BCG
- The case for accelerating financial inclusion in black communities | McKinsey
- Study Finds Persisting Racial Inequality in Access to Financial Services and Credit : The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education (jbhe.com)
- Funding Your Business: Myths and Facts About Grants for “For-Profit” Business
Youth Tips
- Teen entrepreneurship and financial literacy (May 2025)
- Teen entrepreneurship and financial literacy tips (June 2025)
