Regional Economic Development Center

Regional Economic Development Center The University of Memphis
Name:	Regional Economic Development Center The University of Memphis
Address:	208 McCord Hall Memphis, Tennessee 38152
Telephone:	901 678-2056
Web Site:	http://planning.memphis.edu/
Days Open:	Monday-Friday
Hours Open:	8:00-4:30 (call for appointment)
Director:	Steve Redding
Email:	tredding@memphis.edu
Purpose:	To encourage economic development by stimulating job-producing activities. The Center specializes in economic and community development projects.
Eligibility:	Both public and private sector; both start-ups and existing businesses; businesses must be located within the 47-county area of West and Middle Tennessee (west of Nashville).
Fees:	The Center must charge a break-even fee. The cost varies depending on the complexity of the project.
Services:	Small Business Assistance in areas such as product design and development; business management counseling; feasibility studies; loan packaging for loans and loan guarantees by EDA, SBA, FmHA, and SBIC; entrepreneurial counseling; identification of firms with export trade potential; foreign market development assistance. Technical Assistance for community and economic development: industrial development strategies; identification and selection of industrial development sites; development of social, economic, and business data banks. Feasibility studies. Library of Planning Materials open to the public by appointment.
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