Jackson Free Press

Current and aspiring business owners have a number of training opportunities in the next week. On Thursday, Aug. 5, the Small Business Development Center at Jackson State University hosts a seminar on small business grants and loans. The workshop, at the Mississippi e-Center, runs from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. For more information and to reserve a spot, call 601-979-2795.

Next week, financial services organization MinCap hosts a business seminar teaching "seven steps to business success." The free seminar runs from 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 10, in the Jackson Medical Mall's Community Room. Presenters will review MinCap's loan programs for minority- and women-owned businesses and offer information on starting a new business.

Barbour on Health Care, Biofuels

Gov. Haley Barbour hosts a forum tomorrow on how new federal health-care legislation will affect business owners. Sponsored by the Mississippi Economic Council, the event features presentations by National Association of Manufacturers and the National Restaurant Association. Tim Alford, president of the Mississippi State Medical Association, also discusses how federal health-care reform will affect medical clinics, and Aaron Sisk, an attorney with the Mississippi Insurance Department, addresses the law's provision for state health-insurance exchanges.

The program begins at 9:30 a.m. at the Jackson Convention Center and runs until noon. To register, of for more information, visit msmec.com.

Next week, Barbour appears at Mississippi State University's 2010 Biofuels Conference at the Hilton Jackson. The governor speaks at 9:20 a.m. on Aug. 12, addressing the state perspective on biofuels research and development. For more information, visit biofuelsconference.msstate.edu.

Nunnery's and Gallery 119 Team Up

Nunnery's Gallery has moved its fine-art collection and framing service downtown. The fine art and framing shop, which originally opened in 1998 on Meadowbrook Road, moved in with Mike McRee's Gallery 119 at its location on South President Street July 1.

The move is an opportunity to take advantage of downtown Jackson's rebirth, Nunnery's owner Mike Nunnery said. "It was just time for a change," Nunnery said. "It's a beautiful building. Downtown Jackson's starting to hop, and we wanted to be a part of it."

The newly combined gallery, dubbed Nunnery's at Gallery 119, represents 24 artists and offers custom framing, in addition to fine art.