Innovate Mississippi

Mississippi State E-Center - Pitch Event
2022-02-25 - 2022-04-01
The MSU Center for Entrepreneurship and Outreach empowers students and Mississippi residents to plan, launch and grow successful local and global companies based on new ideas or MSU invented technology. Our companies are graded in the real world – by success or failure with actual, paying customers. We use applied learning to strengthen our pipeline of entrepreneurs from K-12 to college students to graduates and have broad involvement of alumni and friends to help mentor, coach and invest in our startups. As a partner in the CoBuilders Accelerator, we join a team that is working to propel Mississippi’s next wave of technology startups.

Startup Focus: Conceptual or early-stage companies located within Mississippi, or abroad with some connection to MSU. (Only Mississippi-based companies can be selected for CoBuilders, but MSU affiliated companies from any location can participate in the Startup Summit.)

Application Process: Teams should sign-up https://ecenter.msstate.edu/summit/ by March 10th with a completed application. They will be reviewed and counseled by an experienced entrepreneur and present at one of eight divisions between March 28th and April 1st. These pitches are open to the public.

For further information please contact Brooke Lammert at blammert@ecenter.msstate.edu.

JSU / The Bean Path - Pitch Event
2022-02-25 - 2022-04-28
The Women’s Business Center at Jackson State University (WBC at JSU) is dedicated to promoting economic growth in the City of Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi by providing confidential one-on-one counseling, low-cost training, networking, free workshops, technical assistance, and mentoring to women entrepreneurs on numerous business development topics, including business startup, financial reporting, and procurement. The WBC at JSU also assists women businesses seeking federal contracting dollars as Women-Owned Small Businesses, as well as provides valuable support on intellectual property protection and technology commercialization.
As a partner in the CoBuilders Accelerator, the WBC at JSU will collaborate with The Bean Path, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, to provide assistance to companies in Jackson and the surrounding areas.

Startup Focus: Early-stage companies in Jackson, Mississippi, and the surrounding areas.

Application Process: Companies should submit an application by February 22 to begin the process with a consultation session and work with a mentor to prepare for the Pitch Event held by mid-April. Once the venue is set, the community is invited to the Pitch Event to hear some of the best new startup opportunities from the region.

For further information please contact us via email at wbc@jsums.edu or via telephone at 601-979-4186
