Events

Is your company an outstanding place to work? Are your employees engaged and empowered? Does your business foster an environment that makes work challenging, rewarding and positive? Does your community benefit from your presence and contributions to the economic growth of our state?

2012 Nomination Form

The Mississippi Business Journal and our partners have launched a stimulating opportunity for great employers to be identified and recognized for raising the bar of excellence in our state’s business climate.

The search is on to find the “Best Places to Work in Mississippi”. If you believe in your company and its successes with employees, the economy, and your community, then it’s time to let the rest of us know about that.

For additional information about this special event of the Mississippi Business Journal, contact our advertising department at (601) 364-1000.

Leadership in Law

2011 LEADERSHIP IN LAW NOMINATION FORM – (closed)

In November 2011, the Mississippi Business Journal will host Leadership in Law, a reception and awards celebration honoring 50 members of the state’s legal community and the 2011 Lawyer of the Year.
The Mississippi Business Journal will honor the state’s most successful lawyers with our first Leadership in Law. The MBJ will honor both legal success and qualities of character that make only a few stand out.
For additional information about this special event of the Mississippi Business Journal, contact our advertising department at (601) 364-1011.

Fast 40

Fast 40 tells the success stories of the state’s 40 fastest-growing businesses. Companies ranked on the prestigious Fast 40 list submit financial data to an independent auditor for review, and are then profiled by the MBJ’s editorial team. It has a two-year shelf life.

The Fast 40 Program, co-presented by the Mississippi Business Journal, KPMG LLP and Watkins Ludlam Winter & Stennis, PA honors the state’s most dynamic privately-owned businesses for their contributions to the growth and success of the entire community. Like the INC 500 list of the nation’s fastest-growing companies, the Fast 40 list represents the backbone of Mississippi business and industry.

Health Care Heroes

Mississippi Business Journal is looking for nominations to identify and honor outstanding men and women in the health care industry whose contributions have increased the wellbeing of the community.

2011 Nomination Form – (closed)

Nominations can be e-mailed to Tami Jones at tami.jones@msbusiness.com or mailed to Mississippi Business Journal 200 N. Congress Street, Suite 400, Jackson, MS 39201.

Submitting multiple nominations for one nominee is not necessary, as the selection committee will not decide based on show of support but rather on quality and thoroughness of supporting information.

Mississippi Business & Technology EXPO

In April 2012 - Jackson Trade Mart, 1200 Mississippi Street, Jackson, MS 39201.

It is time again for the state’s largest business-to-business networking event — the Mississippi Business & Technology EXPO. The event, presented by Comcast Business Class, will be held April 2012 at the Trade Mart Building in Jackson, MS. The event is a special project of the Mississippi Business Journal.

Now in its 29th year, EXPO will feature nearly 100+ exhibits and is expected to again attract thousands of attendees. This year’s event will feature a Business Breakfast, the Top 40 Under 40 Awards Luncheon, FREE seminars,Business After Hours and much more.

Some of the highlights of the event include:

EXPO 2012 will kick-off with a breakfast beginning at 7:30 a.m. This is an event that you don’t want to miss!
The Top 40 Under 40 Awards Luncheon will begin at 11:30 a.m. This program will recognize 40 of Mississippi’s top business and community leaders under the age of 40.
Business After Hours Networking Event with 10 popular restaurants, live music, and cash bar will begin at 5:00 p.m. in the center aisle of the Trade Mart.

Informative seminars presented by Hinds Community College’s Eagle Ridge Conference Center will offer EXPO attendees and exhibitors additional opportunities for boosting their business savvy during the event. Don’t miss your opportunity to learn from professional trainers on how to handle your “tough” customers, implement new marketing strategies, and more.Whether you’re an entrepreneur, a sole proprietor or Chief Executive Officer (CEO), this is one event you want to attend!Registration Information & Contact Information

The event is open to the public. General admission is FREE with a business card. For more information, call the Mississippi Business Journal at (601) 364-1000.
For specific information about booth registration as a vendor, or other specific event details, please contact Tami Jones, Advertisting Director at (601) 364-1011 or tami.jones@msbusiness.com.

Top 40 Under 40

One of Mississippi’s most prestigious awards programs is back and taking nominations for the 18th consecutive year. Top 40 Under 40 recognizes the state’s 40 up-and-coming business leaders under the age of 40.

In order to qualify for consideration, individuals must have been born after Dec. 1, 1970, and have lived and worked in Mississippi for at least two years. Nominations should be returned to the Mississippi Business Journal no later than January 1, 2012.

2012 Nomination Form – (closed)

Individuals selected as recipients of the Top 40 Under 40 award will be profiled in a special publication in 2012. A luncheon will be held in their honor.

The Top 40 Under 40 program seeks to identify and recognize individuals who have made significant contributions to Mississippi’s overall economic progress, often working at their own local levels.

Since its inception in 1993, the Top 40 Under 40 program has honored hundreds of Mississippi business leaders who are playing active day-to-day roles in moving the state’s economy well into the 21st century.

However, Top 40 Under 40 is anything but a single-business awards program. Recipients have come from virtually every walk of life.

The key to the program’s success is that individuals are nominated by friends or business associates who best know their professional and civic involvement. All of the Top 40 Under 40 recipients have involvement that go well beyond normal working hours. Their days are extended by a large number of civic and community activities.

Fifty Leading Business Women

2012 Nomination Form for 50 Women

We look for the most powerful, influential women business leaders in Mississippi. As senior decision-makers, this elite group is making a significant impact on the economy of our state.

Much more than an awards program, the 50 Women is a Development and Networking Organization that encompasses training with ongoing opportunities for the inducted women to grow together as business leaders.

The new class attends two days of seminars, networking round table discussions at the Eagle Ridge Conference Center in Raymond, Mississippi on August 17-18, 2011, including an awards luncheon in their honor. They will be honored by the sponsors on Wednesday evening with a champagne and cheese reception, followed by a Girls’ Night Out dinner in a popular area restaurant.

MBJ will feature the contributions of these dynamic women to their companies and their communities in the form of a special color magazine.

Business Woman of the Year

Attended by over 525 statewide business leaders, the Business Woman of the Year luncheon is the culmination of a special project conducted by the Mississippi Business Journal.

The Business Woman of the Year program honors the achievements and contributions of women in business from across the state, and it serves as a follow-up event to the 50 Leading Business Women program held every August.

Ten finalists for Business Woman of the Year are selected from the most recent 50 Women class. The finalists are honored during the luncheon, with the highlight of the day being the naming of the Business Woman of the Year.

For additional information about this special event of the Mississippi Business Journal, contact our advertising department at (601) 364-1000.