By becky Gillette I contributor mbj@msbusiness.com Facebook or face-to-face? Both have their advantages. While many businesses are taking advantage of Facebook, Twitter and other types of electronic social media to connect with customers, it is still a good idea to take advantage of events like the Mississippi Business & Technology EXPO for opportunities to [...] [...]

The 2013 Mississippi Business and Technology EXPO, the state’s largest business-to-business networking event, will mark its 30th anniversary milestone April 4 at the Trade Mart Building in Jackson. Thousands of attendees are expected to take in more than 100 exhibits, attend free seminars and take part in several special events throughout the day. The EXPO [...] [...]

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For Jim McIntyre, any day is a good day to fly a flag. But the day of the Mississippi Business Journal’s Business & Technology EXPO is an especially good day to fly a flag, or two, or three, or…. McIntrye, owner of A Complete Flag Source at 5295 1-55 North, has been setting up a [...] [...]
Many businesses are taking advantage of Facebook to connect with customers. But you still can’t beat face-to-face interactions with customers, business associates and vendors like the opportunities provided by participating in the Mississippi Business & Technology EXPO April 5 at the Trade Mart in Jackson. Now in its 28th year, the EXPO has become a [...] [...]

Always a well attended event at the EXPO, the Top 40 Under 40 luncheon will be held Thursday at 11:30 a.m. This popular program turns 20 this year and is the Mississippi Business Journal’s longest running recognition program. Since 1993, the program has honored 40 of Mississippi’s best and brightest leaders from a wide range [...] [...]

It’s hard to imagine the Mississippi Business & Technology EXPO without the army of volunteers from the Greater Jackson Chamber Partnership. These long-time EXPO supporters, the Chamber’s Ambassadors, are a friendly army and they contribute many hours to make the event a success. Their involvement began when the EXPO was in its early days 29 [...] [...]
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Opportunities, networking abound at 28th MBJ Expo Dan Modisett, general manager for WLBT TV-3 in Jackson, calls the 28th-annual Mississippi Business & Technology EXPO, a “great opportunity” for businesses to build relationships and reach out and touch potential advertisers. “It’s one of the better networking opportunities we have during the course of the year,” he [...] [...]
Carolyn Boteler believes her employees are like family. Minutes earlier, the CEO and president of TempStaff had accepted her company’s third “Best Places to Work in Mississippi” award at the Kickoff Breakfast for the 2010 Mississippi Business & Technology EXPO at the Mississippi Trade Mart on April 7. With her management team surrounding her, Boteler [...] [...]