This October, Venture Atlanta will be a completely virtual conference, which offers Mississippi entrepreneurs and investors not just an opportunity to register and participate in all of their content; startup companies from all over the Southeast are invited to apply to pitch, as well. Venture Atlanta has two ways that…
Mark Isaacs is joking, a little, when he says the WonderWindow has been fifty years in the making. But that's the length of his career as a Massachusetts Institute of Technology trained architect who became a developer of award-winning "green" buildings, now turned start-up entrepreneur. Isaacs doesn't just want to…
Dr. Nashlie Sephus, Ph.D., an Innovate Mississippi board member and mentor, is included in a new program designed to recognize the achievements of Georgia Institute of Technology alumni who are improving the human condition. The Georgia Tech Alumni Association has announced 40 distinguished honorees who have innovated industries and positively…
Compete Running is an Oxford, Miss.-based startup that has launched an app to help runners analyze their data and score their runs, giving them a "number" that's handy for training, virtual races and more. Marvin King likes spreadsheets so much that he found himself using them not just in his…
This pitch from CoFlyt 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 from the…
Walmart is currently accepting applications for its 7th Annual Open Call, which seeks U.S.-manufactured products that they can sell on Walmart shelves. This year, pitch meetings will be held virtually on October 1st with Walmart buyers. The deadline to apply is August 10th, with additional information and the online application…
This pitch from Capture 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, Josh Frazier, founder…
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…