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The Vicksburg Entrepreneur Bootcamp is a six-week program to train entrepreneurs and small business owners on the skills needed to start and grow a successful business

Vicksburg Warren Chamber of Commerce Opens Enrollment for “Vicksburg Entrepreneur Bootcamp” Fall 2023

The Vicksburg Warren Chamber of Commerce announced today the opening of enrollment for the Fall 2023 Vicksburg Entrepreneur Bootcamp. The program will begin on Monday, September 11 and run for six weeks. Classes will be held at the Hinds Community College – George Oaks Building, Bruce Training Lab, room 110 from 5:00 – 8:00pm.

The Entrepreneur Bootcamp program is designed to support individuals interested in starting or growing a small business. The program will cover essential business topics including market research, accounting, legal, finances, and marketing. In addition, the program will include past winners and participants of the program, who will provide insight on their successes and challenges. Business community leaders will also serve as coaches and mentors to participants.

At the end of the program, entrepreneurs will be encouraged to finalize and present their business plans to a committee of bankers, who will review and rank them. The entrepreneur that develops the best and most feasible business plan will […]

-The Vicksburg Leadership program is a nine-month project-based program that provides participants with a unique opportunity to learn about and exert leadership by identifying key issues that impact Vicksburg – Warren County while developing solutions to those issues that benefit both the class participants and the community.

Vicksburg Warren Chamber of Commerce now accepting applications for Leadership Vicksburg 2023-2024

The Vicksburg Warren Chamber of Commerce announced today that it is now accepting applications for the Leadership Vicksburg 2023-2024 Program. Leadership Vicksburg is a nine-month project-based program that provides participants with the opportunity to learn about and exert leadership by identifying key issues that impact Vicksburg – Warren County, while developing solutions to those issues that benefit both the participants and the community. The program will kick off with an orientation and retreat in September and then meet the second Wednesday each month.

City of Vicksburg Mayor, George Flaggs expressed his support for the program, “Leadership Vicksburg is committed to shaping community members into community leaders and as a city we want to continuously see residents take an interest in their community and take action by exercising their own leadership gifts. Every year we welcome the opportunity to work […]

On behalf of myself and the Board of Aldermen, I would like to express our sincere appreciation to the U.S. EPA for recognizing the City’s redevelopment efforts with the award of this important Brownfield Grant.

The City of Vicksburg to Receive 960,000 grant from the EPA for Cleanup of the Former U.S. Rubber Site on Hwy 61 South.

Vicksburg, MS May 25, 2023. The Vicksburg Warren Chamber of Commerce announced today that the City of Vicksburg is among 262 communities receiving grants totaling more than 215 million in competitive EPA Brownfields funding through the Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup (MARC) grant programs. Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) made the announcement as part of the more than $315 million from the Biden Administration’s investing in America Agenda to expedite the assessment and clean- up of brownfield sites across the country while advancing environmental justice.

The 960,000 grant required no match from the City of Vicksburg and will allow for the removal of approximately 30,000 tons of rubber waste, dispose of above ground storage tanks and residues, as well as other waste materials, drums, and totes currently present at the site.

Mayor George Flaggs stated, “On […]

Vicksburg Warren School District Improves to “B” Rating

District Rises Two Grade Levels in State Accountability System

Vicksburg, Miss. – The Vicksburg Warren School District (VWSD) expects to jump to a “B” rating for its performance in the 2021-22 school year when the Mississippi State Board of Education  pproves official grades for all Mississippi schools and districts on Thursday, Sept. 29. In 2019, the District earned a rating of “D”. No official grades were given in 2020 or 2021 due to the pandemic.

Mississippi’s schools and districts are graded on an A-F scale. These grades are part of the state’s required accountability system. VWSD’s improved grade is largely due to the progress students made during the 2021-22 school year rebounding after achievement declined in the first year of the pandemic.

“The school board of trustees has, for years, been working to transform the district and to support teaching the skills our students need to be successful in college, career and life,” said VWSD Superintendent Chad Shealy. “I am proud of the effective strategies we have used to engage students and of the hard work our teachers, students, principals, families, staff, and community partners have done to jump two letter […]

Leadership Vicksburg Class of 2022-2023
Open Registration

LEADERSHIP VICKSBURG IS COMMITTED TO SHAPING COMMUNITY LEADERS BY PROVIDING THE TOOLS NECESSARY TO ASSESS ISSUES AND DETERMINE EFFECTIVE WAYS TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT SOLUTIONS THAT BENEFIT BOTH THE INDIVIDUAL AND THE COMMUNITY.