We wanted to pass on the following webinars from the Main Street Alliance and Small Business Majority for our startup companies working to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic. National Webinars: The COVID-19 pandemic is affecting our entire country and in particular, our small business community. In this time of rapidly…
This week we were pleased to see a column by Jon Pritchett, president and CEO of the Mississippi Center for Public Policy, in the Clarion-Ledger. In it, he shared his thoughts on AOL co-founder Steve Case's keynote address (a "fireside chat" with Jim Barksdale) at the Accelerate 2019 Conference on…
With the highest attendance we’ve had in years, the Accelerate 2019 Conference on Technology Innovation in Mississippi was a huge success for us at Innovate Mississippi and our partners and sponsors. The two-day event at the Westin in Jackson, Miss., launched after lunch on Tuesday, November 12th, with the Company…
WAPT got great footage and interviews to help us get the word out about Accelerate 2019, with a focus on entrepreneurship and job creation in the state of Mississippi. Despite sub-freezing morning temperatures, we were thrilled at the capacity attendance and vibrant energy at Accelerate 2019 at the Westin Jackson this…
Pitch your startup for a chance to win cash and in-kind prizes in the 2019 Mississippi New Venture Challenge. (Jackson, Miss.) Innovate Mississippi will present the 11th Annual Mississippi New Venture Challenge Pitch Competition Thursday, October 3, 2019 at the Clyde Muse Center in Pearl, MS. Approximately 30 Mississippi innovators…
Tasha Bibb, entrepreneurial development director for Innovate Mississippi, was the special presenter of the STEM Entrepreneurship workshop presented by Tougaloo College. The workshop, attended by 50 Summer Science and Engineering Program (SSEP) students, took place on Monday, June 24, 2019, and is a new addition to the SSEP program. Bibb's…
Photo, clockwise from top left: Brennen Hodge (CitizenHealth), Gary Butler (Camgian), Bilal Qizilbash (EasyKale), Tim Mask (Maris, West and Baker). The US Department of State invited a select number of leaders from Mississippi companies to the 2019 Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) in The Hague on June 3-5, 2019. The list…
Innovate Mississippi announced the formation of the Central Mississippi Angel Fund during the University of Mississippi Medical Center’s 2nd Annual Health Innovation and Transformation (HIT) Forum on May 21, 2019 at the Norman C. Nelson Student Union on UMMC’s campus. The Central Mississippi Angel Fund will focus on investing in…
Over 100 people in Mississippi's innovation ecosystem—entrepreneurs, economic developers, students and government officials—gathered in Jackson for the fifth annual Mississippi Entrepreneurship Forum, sponsored in part by the McLean Institute for Public Service and Community Engagement. “The forum is designed to bring colleges and universities together in Mississippi to share about…
Two great friends of Innovate Mississippi, Dr. Nashlie Sephus and Dr. Julie Cwikla, were honored at the 4th Annual Ada Lovelace Awards. The Ada award was created to celebrate women from around the Southeastern U.S. for their achievements in technology fields. The award ceremony took place in New Orleans at…