- Ole Miss School of Business
- Innovate.ms
- Mississippi Angel Network
- Miss. Small Business Development Center
- Transactional Law Clinic
- UM Foundation
- Insight Park
- Division of Technology Management
- Haley Barbour Center for Mfg. Excellence
- Mississippi Development Authority
- Mississippi Small Business Development Center
- Oxford-Lafayette County Chamber of Commerce
- North Mississippi Enterprise Initiative (NMEI)
CIE News
Student Feature | Meet Emily!
March 6, 2017
Meet Emily! Emily came on board as a Student Business Consultant in the fall semester of her senior year. She worked previously with the CIE in the Gillespie Business Model competition where her product, The Power Heel, took 2nd place. After speaking with Owens Alexander about the SBC program, she was excited to see if […]
Read MoreStudent Feature | Meet Eddie!
February 27, 2017
Meet Eddie! Eddie Johnson is a Senior Management Information System major. Before getting involved with CIE, he served as an independent IT Field Technician and Merchandise Auditor for various large retail merchants throughout the Greater Area of North Mississippi for three years. In the beginning of the Fall 2016 term, he continued my consultant endeavors […]
Read MoreFrogTutoring
February 23, 2017
FrogTutoring is an educational technology platform that facilitates one-on-one private tutoring offering the full range of academic courses and test prep in your area. The company has been featured on CNN and other media outlets. FrogTutoring is looking to hire some students to work not just as tutors, but also as mentors to students […]
Read MoreStudent Feature – Meet Haley!
February 20, 2017
Meet Haley! Haley Matchette works as a Student Media Coordinator in the CIE and assists with designing and writing copy for social postings. At the beginning of her freshman year, she started her own Marketing company which offers social media and graphic design services. After working in marketing for nearly 4 years, she wanted to […]
Read MoreJAMAS Announces $2500 Entrepreneurial Spirit of Mississippi Scholarship
February 10, 2017
Encourages University of Mississippi Students to Pursue an Innovative Business Career DEADLINE EXTENDED TO FEBRUARY 28, 2017 Jackson, MS – UPDATED February 28, 2017 – JAMAS Capital Management, a leading private investment firm, has announced the JAMAS Entrepreneurial Spirit of Mississippi Scholarship. The $2,500 scholarship is intended to help University of Mississippi students become the […]
Read MoreFriend of CIE and otherwise fantastic firm CoreLogic is hiring – RSVP by 2/10/17
February 9, 2017
Read MoreUniversity/College Entrepreneur Congressional Intern Program to start Summer of 2017
January 20, 2017
The National Council of Entrepreneurial Tech Transfer (NCET2) has developed, along with some Congressional staffers, a new University/College Entrepreneur Congressional Intern Program to start in the Summer of 2017. This eight-week program places exceptional university and college students in Senate and House offices to work on issues dealing with entrepreneurship and startups. The Program also includes […]
Read MoreRice Business Plan Competition Open!
December 6, 2016
The world’s biggest business plan competition for MBA students is accepting applications. Get in there!!!
Read MorePacked House for the First Innovation and Entrepreneurship Panel at Ole Miss CIE
November 8, 2016
The University of Mississippi and the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship hosted the first Panel on Innovation and Entrepreneurship on October 28th to a packed house. Over 150 people came to hear entrepreneurship and startup advice and stories from top Mississippi entrepreneurs for 2 hours at the Ole Miss School of Business Administration. The panel opened […]
Read MoreNovember Land Shark Tank Goes Off Without a Hook
November 8, 2016
Way to go to all the winners and participants in the LandShark Tank for November 2016! We had 11 competitors compete and they had some wonderful ideas. From Virtual Reality cultural immersion to all coffee shops and student garbage couriers, the ideas ran the gamut of possibilities for student businesses. We were really fortunate to […]
Read More