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Fort Bayou Wine & Spirits
1699 Bienville Boulevard, Ocean Springs, MS 228.875.2509
What is your business? Wholesale and retail wines and spirits; established in 1979.
What is your motto? Always be kinder than necessary and keep your standards high.
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What is one valuable lesson
you learned along the way?
Be involved in your community
through organizations and civic groups.
What are your strengths? Treating my customers and employees with the respect they deserve.
What is your Mission Statement?
To be successful in business through fair trade and community involvement.
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Brenda H. Simkins
State Farm Insurance Agent, Councilwoman at Large for the City of Pascagoula 1303 South Market Street, Pascagoula, MS 228.762.4822
www.bSimkinsInsurance.com
What do you like best about what you do? I truly like the educational component of my job. We take seriously the opportunity to educate our folks on not just how insurance works, but how it functions to protIect Naccumulated assetBs in a litigious environment and the impact of same on their retirement and long-term estate plan.
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from others in the same field? I have my mortgage brokerage license and have helped many people achieve the dream of home ownership. My agency’s ability
to finance homes and write home equity loans, as well as auto loans, is extremely unique, as there are only a select number of agents with the licensure to do so in the State of Mississippi.
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What would you like our readers to know about your business? J.Hilburn Men’s Clothier is the
fastest growing menswear brand
in the U.S. and we are not even in retail! I offer closet audits, fit advice and professional/casual wardrobe consultation. I then update my client’s look by providing a quality product using the finest fabrics in the convenience of his office or home. Our price point is about 1/3 less than retail because we bypass the middlemen’s mark ups.
What do you like best about what you do? I love giving my clients a quiet confidence just by helping them with their look. Every man deserves a wardrobe he can wear
with confidence and every man has his own signature brand. I always
tell my clients: “You are wearing YOUR brand, J.Hilburn is merely
the manufacturer of the clothing.”
We give our clients the opportunity
to personalize their clothing. For example, every shirt and sport coat has his initials with our compliments. Can you get more personal than that?
What sets your business apart
from others in the same field? Convenience, A Perfect Fit, and Affordable Quality. I provide my clients with convenience, by shopping in the comfort of their office, a perfectly fitted garment made from the finest Italian fabrics, at prices and a quality that no retailer can match.
Fiona Lipscomb
J.Hilburn Men’s Clothier Certified Personal Stylist 228.229.0350 Fiona.lipscomb@jhilburnpartner.com fionalipscomb.jhilburn.com
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