Author: Angelica Owens

Family Business Symposium Attendee Spotlight – Amy Walker

Highlighting another of our family business owners registered for the upcoming “It’s All Relative” 2022 Ole Miss Family Business Symposium hosted by the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, we spoke with Amy Walker, a third-generation family member and board of director at Ergon, Inc. Founded in 1954 by Walker’s grandfather Leslie Lampton, Ergon, Inc. has […]

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Family Business Symposium Attendee Spotlight – Bryan Hawkins

Highlighting another of our family business owners registered for the upcoming “It’s All Relative” 2022 Ole Miss Family Business Symposium hosted by the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, we spoke with Bryan Hawkins, the founder and president of Hawkeye Industries, Inc. in Tupelo, Miss. Established in 1995, Hawkeye Industries is a high-tech OEM contract manufacturer […]

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Family Business Symposium Attendee Spotlight – Emily Payne

Highlighting some of our family business owners registered for the upcoming “It’s All Relative” 2022 Ole Miss Family Business Symposium hosted by the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, we begin with Emily Payne, a fourth-generation member of the Fordice Construction Company. Headquartered in Vicksburg, Miss. with a second office in St. Francisville, La., the company […]

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Application Deadline for Fall CIE Competitions Arrives

OXFORD, Miss. – The final day to register for each of the Ole Miss Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship fall competitions has arrived, as Monday October 17, 2022 is the application deadline for both the “Servin’ the South” Business Model Competition and the Landshark Tank Pitch Competition. Each event can be applied to with a […]

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Current Professor and Former CIE Resident Blake Dubinski’s Company Earns Spot in Inc.com Top 5,000 Businesses

OXFORD, Miss. – Current adjunct professor in management in the Ole Miss Business School and former entrepreneur in resident for the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Blake Dubinski was recently recognized by Inc.com in their list of the top 5,000 fastest growing companies in America, with his company GenTeal coming in at No. 1,417, and […]

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