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Shreveport recognizes FairShare small-business training graduates; entrepreneurs describe program's impact
Summary
Council members and program graduates praised the FairShare business development program. Director Leon Wheeler and several local entrepreneurs described a six-week course the city ran with Southern University and credited it with improving business capacity and helping participants win contracts and jobs.
The Shreveport City Council on April 7 recognized graduates of the city's FairShare business development program, and several participants spoke to the council about how the six-week course helped their companies.
Leon Wheeler, director of FairShare, said the program trained 25 to 30 local businesses at a rigorous pace and aimed to build capacity for small firms seeking city contracts. Participants described sessions held at Southern…
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