Own it.
But not on your own.
Southern Business Institute is a group of business owners united to empower and help one another.
Entrepreneurs from Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama, Arkansas, and Tennessee working together. The Southern Business Institute is focused on creating space for businesses in the South to align interests, empower business owners, and share resources.
Through a web-based member platform, virtual meetups, and in-person events, the Southern Business Institute will create opportunities for members to connect with other like-minded entrepreneurs to collaborate on business ideas and cultivate business relationships.
Who can be a member?
The Southern Business Institute will be open to any business in Mississippi, Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Tennessee - with a focus on small business entrepreneurs, women-owned business owners and others interested in promoting and launching businesses throughout the South.
Articles & Resources
Join SBI for access to more Member-exclusive resources
and contribute to upcoming publications.
Why be a Member?
Connections.
Locate, connect, and collaborate with other local business owners. Cross-market your business through the Southern Business Institute member network.
Resources.
Find resources and information to help manage your business, get answers to business questions from like-minded business owners, and share resources to help others.
Events.
Priority access to the Southern Business Institute events, including the premier CollabSouth business event to be held in 2022.
Credibility.
Make your business eligible for consideration in business-to-business recognitions and awards. Qualify for additional certifications and accreditations for you and your business.
The Vision
Looking around our community, the only professional organizations and platforms for collaboration are based on business location, business type, and groups the owner associates with personally.
Other business networks limit the group to a single seat of a particular profession. The broader need for businesses to collaborate and connect is missing. Business growth is contagious and when businesses thrive communities thrive. The Southern Business Institute is the cornerstone to small business collaboration and growth throughout the South.
