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2016 Gillespie Business Plan Competition Produces New Businesses
June 10, 2016
The Ole Miss Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship announced the winners of the 2016 Gillespie Business Plan Competition on April 8, 2016. The competition, sponsored by the Mabus Agency and Renasant Bank in its tenth year, began on February 21. The pool of 40 business teams narrowed to six finalists from which Nimble Fashion prevailed […]
Read MoreFormer Gillespie Winner Makes ‘Barkery’ A Success
February 22, 2016
When Janet McCarty enrolled at The University of Mississippi she set out to pursue her marketing degree, not become an entrepreneur. She would quickly learn that her path would change after she participated in the Gillespie Business Plan Competition. “For a while I had been making dog biscuits at home,” explained McCarty. “I knew they […]
Read MoreStudents Win Big at First Business Model Competition
November 10, 2015
The Ole Miss Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship hosted its first Fall Business Model Competition in October of 2015. The competition focused on turning an idea into a compelling business model. A business model describes how a company creates value for its customers and itself. “Our objective was to get students excited about thinking and starting new […]
Read MoreOle Miss CIE Wins Award for Best New Center for Entrepreneurship
October 31, 2015
The University of Mississippi Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship received the Emerging Entrepreneurship Center Award at the Global Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centers conference. The Global Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centers (GCEC) awarded the University of Mississippi Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) the Emerging Entrepreneurship Award on October 31st at its annual conference in Gainesville, […]
Read MoreCIE Opens New Location in Conner Hall
September 10, 2015
The Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship staff and faculty hosted campus visitors and others from the Ole Miss School of Business Administration hosted its open house October 16, 2015, for the new location in 10 Conner Hall. The center’s office was designed to be a student-friendly environment. With two student work centers, conference, a study […]
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