We wanted to let our readers know about a great WLBT story this past week focused, in part, on the growth of entrepreneurship during the COVID-19 pandemic and associated challenges to conducting "business as usual." WLBT's Roslyn Anderson reported the story, headlined "During the Pandemic, Mississippians Left Their Day Job…
Mississippi Development Authority and Startup Genome publish 2021 Global Startup Ecosystem Report Mississippi featured in world’s only preeminent report on advancing startup ecosystems – ranking as a Top 20 Global Ecosystem in Startup Experience Jackson, Miss. (Sept. 22, 2021) – The 2021 Global Startup Ecosystem Report by Startup Genome and…
Ocean Aero develops and manufactures high-tech, autonomous vehicles for nautical observation and data collection. Its signature vehicle, the Triton, is wind- and solar-powered, using a uniquely deployed sail for surface operations and stored battery power to travel underwater. Starting later this year, the Triton will be manufactured in GulfPort, Miss.,…
2021 is the first year that Make: magazine has published their list of "best maker schools in higher education" for colleges and universities—and Mississippi State University is on it. The "learning-by-doing"-focused magazine teamed with Newsweek to pull together a list of the top 200 higher education institutions that offer maker-focused…
The South Mississippi Angel Fund I announced its formation this week and is now gathering investors to invest in early-stage companies and grow the entrepreneurial ecosystem, targeting South Mississippi. Innovate Mississippi is helping organize the South Mississippi Angel Fund to be a $1 million fund. Individual member investors can also…
[Jackson, Miss.] The Mississippi Development Authority announced this week that it's inviting qualified teams to participate in the “Pitch in the V-Quad” competition to be held on Aug. 26. Qualified teams are those that are developing new products or services in the energy and agriculture technology sectors. Each pitch must…
The W.K. Kellogg funded Women and Minority Entrepreneurial Development Program offers a startup curriculum, access to mentors and potential funding. After two decades in the medical billing field, Melissa Bloom noticed that billing errors often start with the intake process at the reception desk. That gave her the idea of…
Nearly two decades of marketing focus leads to proven Know, Grow and Scale™ framework. The Business Growers, a marketing firm for growth-focused companies, announces its launch. The company will provide services for organizations nationwide, covering various areas, including branding, website development, design, marketing strategy, social media, search engine optimization (SEO)…
Rocketing Systems, a Starkville-based startup company run by recent Mississippi State University graduates, isn't quite the outlier it looks like on paper. The e-commerce software-as-a-service company has raised $685,000 in its three years by pulling together different components from Mississippi’s startup ecosystem. "Organizations like the Mississippi State University Entrepreneurship Center,…
Cameron Maddox said he and his fiancee were eating tacos on "$2 Taco Day," taking advantage of a promotion from Two Brothers restaurant in Starkville, Miss., where the two were attending college. Munching away, they got to wondering what other area eateries offer similar deals. After some time on Google,…