Our Mission
To serve as the leading 501c3 economic development organization that impacts communities and economies for improvement through education, entrepreneurship, small business development in Western Kentucky.
Our Vision
SBE-DRC is a national model agency for growing and improving economies through small business development.
History
MEDI now the Small Business and Entrepreneurs Development Resource Center, Inc. (SBE-DRC) was founded in 1989 to help ensure the vitality and growth of Hopkinsville-Christian County’s small and minority-owned businesses. Through strong leadership and progressive partnerships, SBE-DRC was created to address the need for minority-owned business startup, development, and employment.
SBE-DRC (formerly MEDI) was formed by local leaders committed to minority economic development: Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), Christian County Economic Development Council, NAACP, Hopkinsville-Christian County Chamber of Commerce, City of Hopkinsville, Human Relations Commission (of Hopkinsville), Christian County Government and the Movers & Shakers.
Since 1989, SBE-DRC has helped to start several small and minority-owned businesses that created jobs and invested in capital; provided countless hours of business training and technical assistance, increased businesses’ access to capital, improved public policy, and enhanced the local business climate. In January 2009, MEDI’s Board of Directors elected to expand its scope and market area to provided services throughout Western Kentucky.
Executive Director
Henry Snorton, III, CEcD
Executive Director
E-mail: hsnorton@medisuccess.org
Phone: 270-885-8885
Cell: 270-839-3426
Board Of Directors
Walter Cummings, Christian County Government
Colonel Reginald Davis (R), Retired Colonel, US Army
Dr. Chester Crump, MD, Crump Family Medical Practice
Dr. Tresa White, DMD, Tresa Croney White Dentistry
Derek Poor, Western Kentucky Workforce Partnership
Jimmy Lancaster, Bikes and Moore