DIGITAL
IMPACT REPORT
2025
To guide businesses and grow economic development across Mississippi.
Our Mission
Our Vision
The Mississippi SBDC Network is the state’s leading provider of small business guidance and resources for economic growth.
Message from
The State Director
The Mississippi SBDC Network is an economic development organization that provides confidential, one-on-one business counseling at no-cost, technical assistance, and training to support entrepreneurs throughout the Magnolia State.
Who We Are
Client
Spotlight
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CORE
Results
Clients Counseled
Capital Formation
Business Starts
Jobs Created
Sales Growth
State Director Sharon Nichols
Elected to
America’s SBDC Board
Sharon Nichols, State Director of the Mississippi SBDC Network, has been elected to the board of America’s SBDC, the national association representing Small Business Development Centers. Nichols, who has led the Mississippi SBDC Network since 2018, was selected during the organization’s national training conference in Orlando and will help shape strategies to strengthen small businesses nationwide. Under her leadership, the Mississippi SBDC Network has become a critical resource for business advising, innovation, and economic growth across all 82 Mississippi counties.
SSBCI Business Counselor
Flint Brent
Highlighted in Success Stories
Technical assistance supports two Mississippi small businesses
Through SSBCI-funded technical assistance, Flint supported two Mississippi small businesses in strengthening capital readiness and making strategic investments to expand capacity, modernize operations, and pursue new growth opportunities, demonstrating how targeted advising paired with access to capital can drive measurable business results.
RISE Center at Ole Miss Supports
Six Tech Companies at
National Innovation Showcase
Mississippi technology companies earned national visibility at a premier defense innovation event, where they pitched emerging solutions to federal tech scouts and industry leaders. Supported by the Mississippi SBDC Network’s RISE Center at Ole Miss, firms such as Camgian, Hyperion, Medina Doyle, Mythos AI, V2 Forensics, and Vertecore demonstrated the state’s growing strength in defense-focused innovation. Learn more about Mississippi’s expanding national footprint in tech commercialization.
Mississippi SBDC Network Partners with
Innovate Mississippi
with the Accelerate Conference
For the first time, the Mississippi SBDC Network partnered with Innovate Mississippi in November to convene both technology-driven and main-street entrepreneurs at the Accelerate Conference, offering dual tracks designed to connect participants directly into Mississippi’s entrepreneurial ecosystem.
Mississippi SBDC Network Client
David Kittrell
Named 2025 SBA Small Business Person of the Year
Kittrell Industrial and Supply was named Mississippi’s 2025 Small Business Persons of the Year by the U.S. Small Business Administration, recognizing the company’s growth and contributions to the state’s economy. The Mississippi SBDC Network was proud to be among the partners supporting the business and to nominate the owners for this statewide honor, which also placed them in contention for national recognition during National Small Business Week.
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