The Mississippi Development Authority invites you to participate in a multi-industry business development mission to WESTERN Canada from September 11-15, 2023. The mission will include one-on-one business appointments with pre-screened potential buyers, agents, distributors, and joint venture partners. Stops in additional cities are available upon request. Click here to REGISTER. (Registration…
Jackson State University’s College of Business will host HBCU Entrepreneur’s Week March 27–29, 2023 with a focus on government contracting.
Nine local entrepreneurs gathered to present their ideas for a groundbreaking product to a panel of judges.
It's on! Startup founders are invited to register for startup pitch competitions in regions across Mississippi as part of the CoBuilders initiative. Right now competitions are open for registration in Oxford/Lafayette County, Clarksdale, Starkville, Jackson, Hattiesburg and on the Gulf Coast. Winners from regional competitions will join the CoBuilders Accelerator…
Four Mississippi companies are attending the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas this week along with the Mississippi Development Authority, which also has a booth. The companies are: Starkville-based Camgian (intelligent software services powered by data science and artificial intelligence); Flowood-based Kopis Mobile (hardware and software communications solutions for the…
In the past decade, over 100 percent of job growth has come from companies less than five years old, said J.F. Gauthier, founder of Startup Genome and keynote speaker for Accelerate 2021. As legacy corporations automate more jobs and streamline their workforces, startup companies create the jobs that fill those…
When social distancing requirements hit in 2020, one of the casualties at Innovate Mississippi was the Mentor Lounge, a regular in-person event series that started in 2018, occurring throughout the year and at each annual Accelerate conference. Sponsored by Jones Walker LLP, the Mentor Lounge enables Mississippi entrepreneurs to meet…
After skipping a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Mississippi Entrepreneurship Forum, organized by the Mclean Institute for Public Service and Community Engagement at the University of Mississippi, took place virtually this April, featuring participants from the Mississippi entrepreneurial ecosystem. Innovate Mississippi was proud to sponsor and participate in…
JACKSON, Miss.—The Mississippi Entrepreneurship Forum (MEF) announces the inaugural NextUp Statewide Student Pitch Competition, which will be held on April 13, 2021, to kick off their 6th annual forum designed to bring together the innovation community and discuss resources and strategies for Mississippi entrepreneurs. Student entrepreneurs from all Mississippi colleges, universities,…
This October, Venture Atlanta will be a completely virtual conference, which offers Mississippi entrepreneurs and investors not just an opportunity to register and participate in all of their content; startup companies from all over the Southeast are invited to apply to pitch, as well. Venture Atlanta has two ways that…