The U.S. Small Business Administration, or SBA, is supporting a new program to help women and minority entrepreneurs with SBIR grants. Federal SBIR grants are almost the only grants available for small businesses, and while Mississippi businesses are generally underserved in receiving these grants, women and minority-owned businesses are particularly…
Innovate Mississippi, with support from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, announces the Minority and Women Entrepreneur Development Program. Minority and women founders will be invited to join a network of peers to participate in programs that further entrepreneurial education, provide mentor connections, and offer general development assistance. Beginning on July 21st,…
Dr. Michele Morgan says it's fitting that her product, The MaxBit, appeared this month on The Today Show as a product offered under the Hammacher Schlemmer banner. After all, the 172-year-old catalog company gave The Maxbit its first "win" back in 2004. "When all I had was the prototype, and…
This pitch from Sonido is part of our series of videos from the Company and Investor Spotlight in November of 2019. Our goal is to showcase some of the companies and investors who were part of the event—and to give you some startup inspiration. Enjoy! In this video, Brady Hoggard,…
Hagan Walker and Anna Barker of Glo say they've been fortunate during the COVID-19 pandemic and economic downturn. The Starkville, Mississippi company, and frequent participant at Innovate Mississippi's Accelerate conference, has two major product lines—Glo Cubes and Glo Pals. Both are products that glow when put in contact with liquid.…
This pitch from Cattlog is part of our series of videos from the Company and Investor Spotlight in November of 2019. Our goal is to showcase some of the companies and investors who were part of the event—and to give you some startup inspiration. Enjoy! In this video, Loren Stark,…
Eric Hill, executive director of the Center for Entrepreneur and Outreach at Mississippi State University, published a noteworthy piece on Medium this week, where he had a ton to say about the potential that he's seeing in Mississippi's entrepreneurial ecosystem—and what it'll take to make our state the best in…
This pitch from CampusKnot is part of our series of videos from the Company and Investor Spotlight in November of 2019. Our goal is to showcase some of the companies and investors who were part of the event—and to give you some startup inspiration. Enjoy! In this video, Rahul Gopal,…
Dr. Bill Rayburn, CEO and Chairman of mTrade based in Oxford, Miss., is the new chairman of the board at Innovate Mississippi. Rayburn brings laser-focused experience and expertise as a successful founder, CEO and investor to Innovate Mississippi’s leadership. Prior to co-founding mTrade, Rayburn co-founded FNC, which he led from…
This pitch from WISPr is part of our series of videos from the Company and Investor Spotlight in November of 2019. Our goal is to showcase some of the companies and investors who were part of the event—and to give you some startup inspiration. Enjoy! In this video, Conor Ferguson,…