Joint Center President Attended AEO Southern Small Business Convening

Joint Center President Dedrick Asante-Muhammad attended the Association for Enterprise Opportunity’s (AEO) “Leveraging Regionalism to Support Small Business Convening” in Atlanta, GA. The convening focused on exploring economic development strategies in the southern region to support small business growth, with a focus on equitable access, financing innovations, and utilizing technology for better collaboration.

The states included in the southern region are Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee.