JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Jackson hosted the “Doing Business with the City” event on Thursday, brining entrepreneurs, city leaders and community partners together.
“What’s going on this evening is a connection of community leaders and the businesses that do operate here in the City of Jackson. With me being one, I am definitely excited to be here,” said Olivia Draine, with Renasant Bank.
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Organizers said the goal was to make sure businesses understand the steps to become a vendor, get licensed and successfully contract with the city.
“People, I think, don’t necessarily know all of the steps that are necessary to become a contractor with the City of Jackson. They don’t necessarily have the information given on the how to and the why and the benefits of it. So, we want to make sure that our business community is well abreast of everything that they need to be able to sustain and scale their businesses,” said Yika Hoover, with the City of Jackson…