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SBDCs reaching out to entrepreneurs from around the state.

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Across the state, the Mississippi Small Business Development Centers are serving clients in a variety of ways.

Robert Forster, the SBDC's associate state director, says there are changes coming with the push the federal government is putting on exports and the training required for small businesses to compete globally.

"It's very important in trying to balance trade so the exportation of goods and services can continue," he said. "Training will be offered throughout the state with the center at Hinds Community College responsible for supporting our counselors with questions about exporting to help our clients."

Another new thing coming is software that will allow the staff to make more sophisticated financial projections for clients. "With what's going on financially across the nation, it's become more important to have numbers that are true and make sense," Forster...

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