BPF talks with Jeff Good on his start in the restaurant business here in Jackson, MS with partner Chef Dan Blumenthal. Jeff talks about upscale dining, farm-to-table, the Jackson market and how they're still making it happen through the highs and lows.

BPF continues its important and well-timed conversation with Dr. Sidney Bondurant to discuss the challenges DAB has faced breaking into the marketplace.

BPF interviews Donna Harris and Aaron Rice of MJI to discuss her program being shut down by the MS State Department of Health. In this episode we take time focus on the legal aspect of this case.

Episode 1 - BPF interviews Donna Harris and Aaron Rice of MJI to discuss her program being shut down by the MS State Department of Health

BPF continues its conversation with Aaron Rice of MJI and eyebrow threading entrepreneur Dipa Bhattarai. In this episode we discuss the major mismatch between the minor risks and the amount of training hours required to accomplish the common sense sanitation measures for public health and how surrounding states have handled the same issue.

BPF's new podcast series is with Aaron Rice of The Mississippi Justice Institute and Dipa Bhattarai, an eyebrow threading entrepreneur. The Mississippi State Board of Cosmetology has shut down Ms. Bhattarai's two store locations stating that eyebrow threaders are required to have an esthetician's license to practice eyebrow threading in the state of Mississippi. This would require Ms. Bhattarai to spend hundreds of hours learning extraneous cosmetology methods. Here is Dipa's story.

The Junior Cadet Corps (JCC) is a middle school program designed to inspire these young people to set a course for success. This episode discusses the program's curriculum which is based on citizenship, leadership and character development.

The Junior Cadet Corps (JCC) is a middle school program designed to inspire these young people to set a course for success. The program gives students a sense of self-reliance and motivation to complete their education, establish jobs and careers and to be successful, productive citizens.