Jefferson Economic Developement Institute

JEDI'S MISSION IS TO INCREASE THE ECONOMIC WELL-BEING OF PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES THROUGH BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AND LOCAL WEALTH CREATION. THROUGH THIS MISSION, JEDI IS ADDRESSING THE ROOT CAUSES OF RURAL POVERTY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. SINCE 1996 IT HAS SUPPORTED OVER 6,700 PEOPLE IN GROWING A BUSINESS, CREATED 1,700 BUSINESSES AND JOBS, AND 70 HAVE RECEIVED FINANCING OF APPROXIMATELY 7.6 MILLION.