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USDA, Federal Agencies Partner to Kick off National Small Business Month in the Midwest

USDA kicked off National Small Business Month with the Midwest “Path to Prosperity" event at the Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville, MO on April 24th and 25th. This was the 19th event, since 2022, to provide regional business and economic development workshops that featured experts from the financial industry, federal government, community partners and stakeholders.

Jacqueline A. Davis-Slay, Senior Advisor, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization Posted in Equity Farming Initiatives Rural USDA Results
May 23, 2024
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USDA Celebrates Renee McDonald, a Georgia Woman-Owned Agriculture Entrepreneur during National Small Business Month

Renee McDonald, a first-generation sheep producer in Lee County Georgia, spends many nights monitoring newborn ewes. In the last lambing season at Sheepy Acres Farm, eight out of ten of her pregnant ewes gave birth to twins. The lambing season holds many memories, but it also presents challenges, including twin births that require double the attention.

staff of USDA’s Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization Posted in Equity Farming Initiatives
May 18, 2023
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