Steve Grantham heads JR Group, a Mississippi restaurant company that primarily owns Outback Steakhouses with $33M in sales in 2020 (during COVID) with a 14% return on sales to net income. The company currently employs over 500 people in Mississippi and West Tennessee. The business is currently in an expansion role to acquire 9 additional Outback Steakhouse restaurants in the southeast. This will bring them to 17 total stores with annual sales in excess of $55M. Steve is an Ole…

On November 11, 2021, the CIE will host a hybrid business model competition in the Jackson Avenue Center. Colleges and universities from around the mid-south are invited to have their best student teams present their business model to our judges. Every team pitches for a chance to win $10,000! Applications are now open.

Pitch your idea in 1 minute. Convince the judges that your idea is the best and you are capable of executing this idea. Top prize is $1,000 paid to your LLC (student must have at least 20% interest in company) or through the university’s scholarship foundation. Second prize is $300 and third is $200.

It is Career Fair/Expo season.  Career Prep wants you to be prepared.  Join us in the new Career Prep space for strategies to ensure a positive Career Fair/Expo experience.  

Establishing and maintaining contact with the insurance industry is a hallmark of the Ole Miss RMI program.  Our career fair is limited to our majors and those taking our insurance classes.