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DeSoto business support network reports on events, attendance and outreach; board presses for clearer metrics
Summary
The DEC Network presented a Q4 report on entrepreneur events and outreach. Board members pressed staff to include clearer benchmarks and neighborhood‑targeted outreach in future quarterly reports.
The DeSoto Development Corporation heard a quarterly update from representatives of the DeSoto business support network on Q4 programming and upcoming events aimed at entrepreneurs in DeSoto.
Kia Allen, standing in for network staff, summarized recent events including a DeSoto Business Connect information session and a mentorship “mix and mingle” co‑hosted with the DeSoto area chamber that staff said drew a packed room. Staff reported attendee demographics: roughly 72% female and 66% Black or African American; 14% of attendees were DeSoto residents. Staff…
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