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Gillespie Business Plan Rules

Gillespie Business Plan Competition Rules 2023 applications are now open through March 31. Apply TODAY! Timeline, Rules and Resources The annual Gillespie Business Plan Competition, organized by the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, is designed to foster entrepreneurship by encouraging students in the Ole Miss community to develop their business ideas. Over the years, many […]

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Comprehensive Online Training

Samuel H. “Sam” Altman is an entrepreneur, programmer, venture capitalist and blogger. He is the President of the world’s premier startup seed accelerator, Y Combinator, and co-chairman of  OpenAI  (Wikipedia). He has collected a series of impressive lectures that help walk you through the essentials of starting and growing a business. All his videos  And […]

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Startup Foundations and Competitions

Baylor New Venture Competition – The Baylor New Venture Competition on-campus event is a two-day business plan competition and elevator pitch competition promoting student entrepreneurship. The competition showcases student created, managed, and owned ventures. 2017 winners earned $60k! Cardinal Challenge – 12 teams of entrepreneurial graduate students gather in Louisville for their chance to win more than […]

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Council on Community Engagement

Initiated by the McLean Institute to encourage members of the UM community to provide their expertise in community engagement and service activities, the COCE, is a campus-wide group which works together in defining community engagement for the University of Mississippi.

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Oxford-Lafayette County Entrepreneurial Alliance

Sponsored by the Oxford-Lafayette County Economic Development Foundation (EDF) and The Oxford-Lafayette County Chamber of Commerce, the entrepreneurial alliance exists to support the development of entrepreneurship throughout the community by developing mentoring programs; and reaching out to students, unemployed, and employed looking to associate with people of like interests in pursuing their desires to create their own businesses.

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Cross-Campus Partners

These are the folks across Ole Miss who help us build a world-class cross-campus program

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Dr. Michael and Kim Perry Memorial Scholarship

Dr. Michael and Kim Perry Memorial Scholarship The purpose of this endowment is to honor in perpetuity Kim and Michael Perry and to provide deserving students in the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship program at the University of Mississippi. Recipients will be rising juniors or rising seniors in the School of Business Administration who have […]

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Robert Julian Allen III Memorial Scholarship

Robert Julian Allen III Memorial Scholarship Endowment for Innovation and Entrepreneurship The purpose of this endowment is to honor in perpetuity Robert Julian Allen III, and to provide deserving men and women in the School of Business Administration at the University of Mississippi. The recipient will be an entering freshman with an interest in innovation […]

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Start a Business in Oxford!

The Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship exists to get your business going and to develop entrepreneurship in Mississippi and the country. We’re not the only people at OleMiss or in Oxford who want to help you.

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