SBDC TROY’s Rural Food Venture Program inspires culinary entrepreneurs and culminates in exciting finale

The Small Business Development Center at Troy University, in collaboration with the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture and the Sorrell College of Business, recently completed its Rural Food Venture Program. (TROY photo/JOEY MEREDITH)
 

The Rural Food Venture Program, a transformative initiative among the Small Business Development Center at TROY, the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, and the Sorrell College of Business, has nurtured aspiring food entrepreneurs and ignited economic growth in communities across the Wiregrass.

The program ran in two phases – one focused on existing restaurants and food…

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It’s a dog-gone good life at student-owned Countryside Kennels

Sarah Snyder's Countryside Kennels was the winner of the IDEA Bank's student marketing competition during the spring semester.

Sarah Snyder's Countryside Kennels was the winner of the IDEA Bank's student marketing competition during the spring semester.

What started out for Sarah Snyder as part-time high school job has gone to the dogs, literally.

The sophomore business major from Roeton, AL has created Countryside Kennels and was the winner of the IDEA Bank’s Student Entrepreneur Marketing Competition, which was open to IDEA Bank students during the spring semester.

Sarah Snyder, owner of…

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Inaugural Dothan Community Entrepreneurship Bootcamp a success

The Sorrell College of Business partnered with UAB's Heersink Institute and others for the program.

The Sorrell College of Business partnered with UAB's Heersink Institute and others for the program.

Aspiring entrepreneurs from the Dothan area recently wrapped up a 6-week Dothan Community Entrepreneurship Bootcamp co-hosted by Troy University’s Sorrell College of Business and the University of Alabama-Birmingham’s Marnix E. Heersink Institute for Biomedical Innovation.

Lynne Firmin George, Director of TROY’s IDEA Bank, said the program morphed into a multi-faceted partnership with the adaptation of a program developed…

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Troy Mayor Jason Reeves proclaims March 15 TROY SBDC Day in honor of the Center’s work in small business development

Troy Mayor Jason Reeves is joined by friends of the TROY SBDC to celebrate SBDC Day.

Troy Mayor Jason Reeves is joined by friends of the TROY SBDC to celebrate SBDC Day.

Troy Mayor Jason Reeves has proclaimed March 15 as SBDC Day in Troy in connection with the seventh national observance of the small business support centers nationwide provide.

The Small Business Development Center at Troy University serves a 10-county region in southeastern Alabama and provides expert consultants in business and entrepreneurship to existing businesses and those wanting…

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