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From left, Carolyn Abadie, the owner of Book Mart & Cafe, and Hannah Jian discuss the details of creating an online platform for Book Mart & Cafe to sell books on Friday in Starkville. Jian wanted a way to help businesses that are impacted by COVID-19, so she decided to start a pro-bono consulting organization and offer services to a few Starkville businesses. Photo by: Claire Hassler/Dispatch Staff
Business at the Book Mart & Cafe on Main Street in Starkville doesn’t look much like it did before the COVID-19 pandemic descended on the area in March.
Most of the Mississippi State University students who frequented the bookstore and the Bully Shop inside it went home for the summer. A lot of older readers began to stay away for fear of exposure to the virus.
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New resource available to assist business owners in historic Gulfport Building
Officials from the Mississippi Small Business Development Center, headquartered at the University of Mississippi, celebrated the opening of the Gulf Coast Business Resource Center on Thursday (May 20) in downtown Gulfport. Photo by Thomas Graning/Ole Miss Digital Imaging Services
GULFPORT, Miss. – Officials from the Mississippi Small Business Development Center, headquartered at the University of Mississippi, celebrated the opening of the Gulf Coast Business Resource Center on Thursday (May 20) in downtown Gulfport.
Sponsored by Hancock Whitney, the Gulf Coast Business Resource Center is on the eighth floor of the historic Gulfport Building at Hancock Whitney Plaza. The new business center will provide one-on-one counseling, workshops, technical assistance and international trade expertise.