Terry, Mississippi native Sheena Allen launched two tech startups in Mississippi; the first one, an app for keeping up with expenses and receipts, she built while still at the University of Southern Mississippi.After stints in Silicon Valley and Austin, she's now in New York City. Despite her big-city address, she…
While many college students can benefit from tutoring outside of their regular classes, existing approaches don't always appeal to the young adults who need those services—something that CollegiateTutoring.com founder Lee Ingram pointed out in his winning presentation in the 2017 Mississippi New Venture Challenge's Student category. "Students really do prefer…
The federal Health Resources and Services Administration has recognized The University of Mississippi Medical Center as one of two "Telehealth Centers of Excellence" in the nation, the agency's top award. The recognition was announced during an October 5th news conference in Washington, D.C. UMMC will received $600,000 in initial funding…
The 2017 Conference on Technology Innovation offered a slightly different format and focus this year, swapping breakout sessions for a single stage where "Big Ideas" speakers offered critical suggestions on improving Mississippi's entrepreneurial ecosystem.“We’ve put a lot of emphasis on coding, the innovation ecosystem and economic development in 2017,” said…
Innovate Mississippi has recently helped investors from North Mississippi form The North Mississippi Angel Fund – the first member-managed angel investment fund in the area.
Crowdfunding has increasingly become a viable source of capital for entrepreneurs and artists seeking to see their dreams come to fruition, their creative endeavors accomplished, their unique products widely distributed. One of the most successful platforms for for acquiring risk-free startup capital, social media marketing and free advertising is the online crowdfunding company Kickstarter. Like its contemporaries…
STARKVILLE, Miss.—A major research center at Mississippi State University has a new leader. Bagley College of Engineering alumnus Clay Walden is the new executive director of the Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems at MSU. He succeeds Roger King, who retired in June after a distinguished career with the university. “Roger…
Kopis Mobile is excited to announce that we have been ranked #384 in the Inc. 5000 list of fastest growing private companies in the U.S. This is truly an honor for the Kopis Mobile team. Additionally, we ranked third in the Computer Hardware category nationwide and we are the second…
Developers involved with the renovations of the old Mississippi Hardware Building unveiled plans Thursday for a $19 million project to convert the former garment factory and hardware building into a multi-floor innovation and tech transfer center to serve the Vicksburg area and the central Mississippi region. Following the presentation, the…
The 2017-18 school year will mark the fourth full year of the Mississippi Scholars Tech Master program. The program was announced in January of 2014 and began in seven pilot counties and today has grown to more than 60 counties. Tech Master was patterned after the Mississippi Scholars program, which…