The US Commercial Service Tuesday, June 2, 2020 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. ET Cost: $25 per participant per webinar. Overview Join speakers from the U.S. Embassies in Abu Dhabi, Doha, Muscat, and Kuwait City, & Baker McKenzie as they provide information for...
Local Barbershops, Hit Hard During the Pandemic, Find Relief Through EDGE NEED Grant MEMPHIS, Tenn. (May 15, 2020) – Three more inner-city small businesses received relief today in the form of NEED Grants. The EDGE Finance Committee approved $16,000 in grants...
Via Tennessee Chamber Earlier this week, the Tennessee Department of Revenue (DOR) released its highly anticipated state monthly tax collection report for April 2020. The business community and legislators have been anxiously awaiting this information to see precisely...
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (May 8, 2020) – After weeks of uncertainty and fear, several Memphis businesses have some relief and a renewed spirit after they were approved for an EDGE NEED Grant. In the words of Simply Fabulous owner, Fabiola Francis (pictured right) who was...
Continuing Education Training Institute (CETI) brings together national leaders in continuing education with business experts to explore workforce trends that impact your students and your programs. The conference offers specialized training to enhance educational...
Southwest Tennessee Community College is now offering free online courses. From now and until June 30, you can sign up for any of the courses listed below at no cost. The selections are focused on learning new skills that can help you grow your small business....
Memphis, TN (May 4, 2020) – A busy 2019 that saw more than $680 million in investment and an additional 1,700 jobs for our area, has earned the Economic Development Growth Engine for Memphis & Shelby County (EDGE) a 2020 Mac Conway Award for Excellence in Economic...
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (May 1, 2020) – In 20 years, Fabiola Francis, owner of the catering company Simply Fabulous, has never had a layoff. But since the COVID-19 lockdown, she is down to just two part-time employees. “Because of the lockdown, we lost more than 80 percent of...
If you are a business owner, Governor Lee and his Economic Recovery Group need your input as they work to safely reopen Tennessee’s economy. They are eager to hear from all businesses about the challenges you are experiencing and how the state government can possibly...
This Brookings brief recaps the state of racial and gender equity within business ownership, the challenges that minority- and women-owned business enterprises (MWBEs) faced during the depths of the Great Recession, and how the COVID-19 small business crisis could...
An open and public meeting of the Board of Directors and Executive Committee Meeting of the Shelby County Joint Economic and Community Development Board (JECDB) will be held on Thursday, March 20, 2025 at 9:00 a.m.
The session underscored the importance of collaboration between government, business leaders, and community organizations in promoting economic growth.
