ILED (Innovation-Led Economic Development)

Connecting the Dots from Creativity to Cash

ILED (Innovation-Led Economic Development) emphasizes innovation as a central mechanism for economic development.

Venture Coaching Academy

The Mississippi Technology Alliance Venture Coaching Academy gives entrepreneurs, service providers, investors and economic developers the tools to coach new venturs to success.  The 9-week course will teach you how to size up a client, evaluate the deal and prepare the client to pitch the deal to investors.  Designed for busy professionals, the course includes a one-hour webinar each week with additional learning on your own. 

Registration is now open for the next Venture Coaching Academy that begins in November.

To learn more about the Venture Coaching Academy, contact Stacey Gaines, 601-960-3610 or sgaines@mta.ms.  

Mississippi Innovation Network

The Mississippi Technology Alliance works with local public, academic and private sector partners to develop ILED programs specific to each region of the state.  The purpose is to build regional networks to foster entrepreneurship and connect entrepreneurs to private equity investors and professional service providers.

ILED practitioners throughout the state form the Mississippi Innovation Network in each region.  MTA uses the same regional map as Momentum Mississippi.  Click here to view the Momentum Mississippi regions.

Innovation-Led Economic Development Training

MTA has developed five ILED training modules to educate stakeholders about the importance of innovation-led economic development approaches as part of an overall economic development strategy including best practices for regional approaches and Mississippi-specific activities and programs.  Each 2-hour workshop can be presented onsite in your region at no cost to participants.  Topics covered are:  Introduction to ILED, Commercialization 101, Commercialization Tools, Angel Investing 101 and Market Research Methods.

For more information about ILED Training, contact Stacey Gaines.

This project is partially funded by a grant from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA).  SBA’s funding should not be construed as an endorsement of any products, opinions or services.  All SBA-funded projects are extended to the public on a non-discriminatory basis.