Innovate Mississippi

Marine Industries Science & Technology (MIST) Cluster Small Business Summit
2017-07-11 09:00 - 15:00 UTC | John C. Stennis Space Center, 39556, United States

Multicraft Ventures, LLC Grand Opening
2017-06-26 10:00 - 14:00 | MS
Please Join Us Monday June 26, 2017
Ribbon Cutting –10:00am
Pelahatchie Industrial Park
4326 Hwy 80 West, Pelahatchie MS
Join us in celebrating the grand opening of Multicraft Ventures, LLC a design and engineering company taking innovative business ideas from concept through product realization and turning them into market reality.
Hors d’oeuvres by Walker’s Restaurant immediately following ribbon cutting with guided tours of Multicraft Ventures and Multicraft Technologies facilities
Questions, please contact: 601-854-1227 or karen.yount@multicraft.com
RSVP not required but appreciated at karen.yount@multicraft.com
Multicraft International
Multicraft International is a privately held Mississippi based designer and manufacturer of world-class products for the automotive, outdoor power equipment, HVAC, industrial, and consumer industries. Products range from automotive brake switches, magnetic engine components, engine cooling resistor assemblies, interior lighting, and various electronic controls. Multicraft was founded by Ford Motor Company in 1978 with its original facility in what is now the newly renovated Multicraft Ventures facility. Our slogan is INNOVATION MULTIPLIED and if you can dream it, we can design and build it. For more information, please visit us at www.multicraft.com.
Multicraft Ventures, LLC
Multicraft International’s recently formed division, Multicraft Ventures, was established with the goal to develop innovative products and businesses both independently and collectively through collaboration with other entrepreneurs. Ventures has full resources available for concept development, in-house prototyping, engineering design with full CAD capability, licensing and patenting, manufacturing design, testing, production facilities, and capital access. For more information, please visit www.multicraftventures.com.
Multicraft Innovation Academy
Opening on the campus of Pelahatchie high school in August 2017, Multicraft Innovation Academy is a collaboration between Multicraft, Pelahatchie H.S., and the MS Department of Education to establish an Industrial Maintenance Technology certification program. Participating students will study Industrial Maintenance curriculum as part of their education with hands-on technical training through a summer shadowing program at Multicraft continuing with technical training and paid internships during students’ senior year.

NASA Industry Day
2017-06-06 09:00 - 15:00 | MS
This event is open to any business who would like to learn about selling their goods and services to the various NASA facilities and their prime contractors. After a brief presentation, representatives will be available to meet and answer your questions.
Lunch will be provided.

UAV Training
2017-06-05 08:00 - 2017-06-07 17:00 | Stennis Space Center, John C. Stennis Space Center, MS, 39529, United States

Wordpress Meetup #2
2017-05-18 18:30 - 20:30 | MS
USLegalForms, Inc.
3720 Flowood Drive, Flowood, MS
Speaker 1 – Basic WordPress Security Justin Edens
Speaker 2 – WordPress Site Speed Matt Cox
Speaker 3 – Travis Finseth with Nuzu – WordPress and SEO

2017 Procurement Conference
2017-05-15 07:30 - 2017-05-16 15:30 | MS

MSU's FlashPoint Training for Startups
2017-05-11 18:00 - 20:00 | The Junction Coworking, 796 Howard Avenue, Biloxi, MS, 39531, United States
MSU’s FlashPoint is a training program for startups that will be held in Biloxi. It will focus on understanding who is the customer, what is the value provided, and the basics of building a business model. Based on curriculum developed by the National Science Foundation, FlashPoint focuses on pushing teams out of their comfort zone and out talking to customers.
Participating teams will:
I. Learn the fundamentals of crafting a value proposition and customer discovery.
II. Build a scalable business model based on heavy customer feedback
III. Make a go/no-go decision regarding their business

The Entrepreneur Center @ MDA 2017 Spring Webinar Series-Social Media
2017-05-09 12:00 - 13:00 | Online Webinar

CTX-C Spire Tech Experience
2017-04-27 04:00 - 17:00 | The University of Mississippi, Oxford

Startup Weekend Jackson
2017-04-21 17:30 - 2017-04-23 20:30 | MS

5th Annual MSTUG Technology Expo 2017
2017-04-19 09:00 - 15:00 | MS
For details and registration click here

Village Healthcare Launch Party
2017-04-18 17:30 - 19:00 | MS
The Launch Party for Village Healthcare is Tuesday, April 18, from 5:30-7:00 p.m. at Coalesce. Light hors d’oeuvres and local craft beer from our friends at Lucky Town Brewery will be provided!
Please RSVP to John Morgan Hughes at johnmorgan@village-health.org or text 601.672.4988.
What started out two years ago as a conversation at dinner among friends, has culminated into a startup company with real transformative capabilities for the cost and quality of wellness care as well as how we pay for our healthcare. The company’s goal is to open 50 Village clinic locations serving 25,000 patients in Mississippi by 2020. For more information, visit www.village-health.org.

Boost Your Business with Facebook!
2017-04-13 09:30 - 12:00 | Hilton Hotel, 1001 East County Line Road, Jackson, MS, 39211, United States

Innovate Mississippi Open House Reception
2017-02-28 16:30 - 18:30 | Innovate Mississippi’s Jackson Office, 121 North State Street, Suite 500, Jackson, MS, United States

Oxford Discovery Luncheon
2017-02-10 11:30 - 13:00 | MS

Marine Industries Science & Technology (MIST) Cluster Small Business Summit
2017-02-07 09:00 - 14:00 | John C. Stennis Space Center, 39556, United States
This event will focus on various NASA activities at Stennis, as well as the large prime contractors that locally support NASA.
The event will feature presentations on the missions, programs, and projects within and supporting NASA’s rocket engine testing at Stennis, the NASA-Stennis Federal City, the NASA Shared Services Center, as well as information on upcoming contracts and ways small companies can help support the small business goals on larger contracts.
Refreshments will be provided by the Country Inn & Suites in Slidell, LA and lunch will be available for $15 per person.

Laurel Discovery Luncheon
2017-02-02 11:30 - 13:00 | MS
Join us in Laurel to learn how three distinguished executives – Gary Watts, Fuse.Cloud, Rachel Johnson, Howard Industries and Robin Robinson, Sanderson Farms – are transforming their work environments into ones that encourage innovation and are equipped to manage the challenges of the future!

1MC Jackson
2017-02-01 09:00 - 17:00 | MS
We’re back for 2017!
Presenting at 1MC this Wednesday, February 1, 2017, is Brad McMullan, CEO of bfac.com. Learn about one of the fastest growing mobile app design companies in the world this Wednesday at 9AM.
We’ll see you there!
1 Million Cups is a free, weekly national program designed to educate, engage, and connect entrepreneurs. Developed by the Kauffman Foundation, 1MC is based on the notion that entrepreneurs discover solutions and network over a million cups of coffee.

Gulfport Connections Breakfast - State of the Port Address
2017-01-31 08:30 - 09:30 | MS

CPC 503 Understanding the Biogas Business and Technologies
2016-12-12 08:00 - 17:00 | Orange County Convention Center, 9990 International Drive, Orlando, FL, 32819, United States

MIST Small Business Summit
2016-12-06 09:00 - 14:00 | John C. Stennis Space Center, 39556, United States

Conference on Technology Innovation
2016-11-01 - 2016-11-02 | Jackson Marriott, 200 East. Amite Street, Jackson, 39201, United States

Company & Investor Spotlight
2016-11-01 | Jackson Marriott, 200 East. Amite Street, Jackson, 39201, United States

Industrial Energy Efficiency Workshop
2016-09-28 10:00 - 14:30 | MSU Coastal Research & Extension Center, 1815 Popps Ferry Rd, Biloxi, MS, 39532, United States

Mississippi – A Data Driven State Data Summit
2016-09-23 08:00 - 17:00 | MS
For information on this data summit or to make a reservation to attend the free event, please contact Libbi Bryant at elb8@msstate.edu or call 662-325-9242.

Industrial Energy Efficiency: Culture and Compressed Air (WebEx)
2016-09-22 13:00 - 14:00 | Online Webinar
When its time, click here to join the meeting.
Join by phone:
Call-in toll-free number: 1-866-218-2764
Call-in number: 1-866-218-2764
Conference Code: 464 061 8660
Meeting number: 735 077 057
Meeting password: [REDACTED]

Mississippi Innovators Hall of Fame Awards Gala
2016-09-15 | The Country Club of Jackson

Marine Industries Science & Technology Cluster, Small Business Summit
2016-09-06 09:00 - 13:00 | Stennis Space Center, John C. Stennis Space Center, MS, 39529, United States

Industrial Energy Efficiency Workshop
2016-08-31 09:30 - 14:00 | Mississippi Manufacturers Association, 720 N. President Street, Jackson, MS, 39202, United States
