(Ridgeland, MS) -Innovate Mississippi will host the 16th Annual Conference on Technology Innovation November 10-11 at the downtown Jackson Marriott, as a keystone event of November again being declared by Governor Phil Bryant as Innovation Month in Mississippi. “For the last 15 years, we have gathered the innovation community together…
By: Ted Carter, Mississippi Business Journal Feature, Business October 28, 2015 SCORE, formerly the Service Corps of Retired Executives, has returned to mentoring small business owners and entrepreneurs in metro Jackson after a 12-year absence. SCORE of Metro Jackson will operate from an office at the Greater Jackson Chamber Partnership, 201…
Posted by: Contributing columnist, CLARION LEDGER FEATURE, BUSINESS, October 28, 2015: The recent authentication of only the second photograph of Billy the Kid really got me thinking about how much our world has changed in the 150 years since that photo was taken. The ability to perfectly record a human being’s…
Posted by: Contributing Columnist, Mississippi Business Journal Feature, News, Economic Development, October 23, 2015: So what is in a Twitter hashtag anyway? A lot, when you take a close look at the nine characters in “#MsInNov8” that were specifically chosen to promote the concept of innovation in Mississippi during November. …
STARKVILLE, MS – Today Camgian announced that it has been recognized as one of the “Best Entrepreneurial Companies in America” by Entrepreneur magazine’s Entrepreneur360™ Performance Index, a premier study delivering the most comprehensive analysis of private companies in America. See full article.
Posted by: Contributing columnist, CLARION LEDGER FEATURE, BUSINESS, October 21, 2015: For the third year in a row, Gov. Phil Bryant has declared November as “Innovation Month” to highlight the significant innovation activity in the state and challenge individuals and organizations to do more to promote and grow the innovation economy…
Posted by: Contributing columnist, CLARION LEDGER FEATURE, BUSINESS, October 14, 2015: I have a question I shouldn’t be asking. At Innovate Mississippi, we work to drive innovation and technology in Mississippi. I’m also a self-proclaimed technology evangelist. Even so, I have actually found myself wondering lately: Is technology evolving too fast?…
Posted by: Mollie Bryant Clarion-Ledger, Business October 12, 2015 Internet providers are working to bring broadband to rural Mississippi, where the Federal Communications Commission reports about 40 percent of residents lack the service. Eight counties don’t have broadband service at all, FCC data show. View Article
(Ridgeland, Miss.) – Innovate Mississippi announces that the next Discovery Luncheon, which is a community-based event that spotlights Mississippi’s rich entrepreneurial culture, will be held Tuesday, October 20, in Oxford at the Powerhouse from 11:30 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. Organized by Innovate Mississippi, this first Oxford Discovery Luncheon is presented…
Posted by: Contributing Columnist, Mississippi Business Journal Feature, News, Energy, October 8, 2015: While I am on the topic of energy and how we produce and use it in Mississippi, I would like to share another technology that gets very little mention in the mainstream media, but has tremendous…