The meeting will begin at 5:30 p.m. with networking, light food and drinks. Company pitches will begin at 6 p.m. with two investment opportunities. Each company will give a 20 minute presentation with a 10 minute Q&A after. More information will be available soon. Contact Lynlee Honea at lhonea@innovate.ms or 601-960-3610 for more information.
Startup Weekend is a global grassroots movement of active and empowered entrepreneurs who are learning the basics of founding startups and launching successful ventures. It is the largest community of passionate entrepreneurs with more than 1,800 events in 120 countries around the world in 2014. All Startup Weekend events follow the same basic model: anyone is […]
Jackson State University will host a conference in celebration of Global Entrepreneurship Week, Nov. 17-19, 2014. The JSU Department of Entrepreneurship in the College of Business is sponsoring the event in partnership with the Kauffman Foundation. Themed "Unleashing the Entrepreneur Within," the conference will provide workshops covering topics on global opportunities in contracting; MDOT and […]
World Trade Center (WTC) Mississippi is hosting the 2014 Annual Meeting and Global Business Awards. Barbara Travis will serve as master of ceremonies of the luncheon, which will focus on international business excellence, arts and culture, music and education. Miss Mississippi Jasmine Murray will provide entertainment. The Tozzoli Award for Distinct International Business Leadership will be presented to Barry Cannada, chairman […]
Join Governor Phil Bryant, Chairman Jim Barksdale and Commissioner Mignon Clyburn of the Federal Communications Commission for the Mississippi Broadband Connect Coalition's (MBCC) fourth State Broadband Summit. Don't miss the announcement of new initiatives that will continue the work of MBCC. Representatives of telecommunications companies, business leaders, health care professionals, and state and local government personnel […]
Energy efficiency is an important, but often overlooked mechanism for cost savings in the industrial manufacturing, commercial and institutional sectors. The Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Workshop is designed to give attendees the knowledge to: Evaluate energy consumption patterns Increase efficiency operations Implement onsite combined CHP generation Meals are included with registration. Space is limited, […]
The meeting will begin at 5:30 p.m. with networking, light food and drinks. The presentation will begin at 6 p.m. followed by a 10 minute Q&A. The Mississippi Angel Network Winter Roadshow is featuring Flowood-based startup WiFi Streaming Network. WiFi Streaming Network provides high schools, community colleges and churches with the tools to create a […]
As part of the Renewable Energy World Conference and Expo: North America, Dr. Sumesh Arora, vice president of Innovate Mississippi, and Tony Jeff, president and CEO of Innovate Mississippi, will present the Renewable Energy Venture Startup (REVSup) course. This course is targeted at entrepreneurs, researchers, project developers, technology-transfer professionals, policy-makers, investors and economic developers (local, […]
The meeting will begin at 5:30 p.m. with networking, light food and drinks. The presentation will begin at 6 p.m. followed by a 10 minute Q&A. The Mississippi Angel Network Winter Roadshow is featuring Flowood-based startup WiFi Streaming Network. WiFi Streaming Network provides high schools, community colleges and churches with the tools to create a […]
The Mississippi Economic Council's (MEC) Capital Day offers business and community leaders from across Mississippi the opportunity to meet one-on-one with legislators, hear the latest on MEC's Legislative Agenda and learn what's on tap for the upcoming legislative session. The event will begin with a morning session at the Jackson Marriott, continues with briefings at […]