Launch/Startup Challenges
Deadline for V-Quad Entrepreneurs Technical Assistance Program (ETAP) Grant Applications
The Mississippi Development Authority currently is accepting applications for the V-Quad Entrepreneurs Technical Assistance Program (ETAP) grants. Teams are eligible for a maximum award of $25,000 each in the form of a voucher that may be used to receive technical assistance from a research university in Mississippi. MDA will award a total of $100,000 in […]
Water Access Hackathon!
Bean Path Makerspace 451 N. Gallatin St ., Jackson, MS, United StatesStudents get a taste of startup life in this fast-paced program where they’ll walk away with mentors, a clickable prototype & prizes.
Higher Purpose, Co. – Clarksdale, MS – Application Process
Black-owned Mississippi businesses should complete the membership application by April 17th. A pitch event will be held on May 17th.
Mississippi State E-Center – Pitch Event
The Mississippi State Entrepreneurship Center in Vicksburg seeks to develop entrepreneurial ventures in the Vicksburg region and to draw particularly from the technology partners and connections associated with ERDC and ERDCWerx. Located in the beautiful MCITy Building in downtown Vicksburg, the MSE E-Center Vicksburg brings all of the resources and experience of MSU’s E-Center to […]
Mississippi Polymer Institute – Pitch Event
The Accelerator 46 Shelby Thames Drive, Hattiesburg, MS, United StatesThe Mississippi Polymer Institute cultivates business growth and participation in advanced materials markets. As the industrial outreach component of the University of Southern Mississippi’s 500-acre Innovation and Commercialization Park, we collectively provide capabilities and resources relevant to businesses at all stages of maturity. As a partner in the CoBuilders Accelerator and the NIST Manufacturing Extension […]
Mississippi State E-Center – Pitch Event
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 […]
JSU / The Bean Path – Pitch Event
The Bean Path Makerspace 451 N Gallatin Street, Jackson, MS, United StatesAs a partner in the CoBuilders Accelerator, WBC at JSU will collaborate with The Bean Path to provide assistance to companies.
Higher Purpose, Co. – Pitch Competition
Jackson Medical Mall 350 W. Woodrow Wilson Avenue , Jackson, MS, United StatesBlack-owned Mississippi businesses should complete the membership application by April 17th. A pitch event will be held on May 17th.
Mississippi Polymer Institute – Pitch Event
The Accelerator 46 Shelby Thames Drive, Hattiesburg, MS, United StatesThe Mississippi Polymer Institute cultivates business growth and participation in advanced materials markets. As the industrial outreach component of the University of Southern Mississippi’s 500-acre Innovation and Commercialization Park, we collectively provide capabilities and resources relevant to businesses at all stages of maturity. As a partner in the CoBuilders Accelerator and the NIST Manufacturing Extension […]
Community Development Foundation – Pitch Event
The Community Development Foundation (CDF) is a membership-based organization serving to advance the community through partnerships and growth initiatives for more than 75 years. We are the local Chamber of Commerce for Tupelo, Mississippi and serve as the economic development organization for Tupelo/Lee County, Mississippi. CDF’s business incubator is the Renasant Center for IDEAs, and […]