Strategic Partnerships The Mississippi Economic Council (MEC) has a broad member base of over 11,000 business leaders across 1,100 firms, presenting a wide field for potential partner programs, sponsorships, and co-branded initiatives aligned with advocacy, research, resources, and leadership.

Advocacy and Policy Influence MEC positions itself as the state’s voice for business with active legislative engagement and leadership programs. This creates opportunities to offer policy analytics, data-driven lobbying support tools, compliance services, or sponsorships of policy-focused events and research reports.

Leadership Development With Leadership Mississippi and longstanding leadership training, MEC is likely receptive to executive education, training platforms, event technology, and certified program delivery services tailored to professional development and member engagement.

Digital Ecosystem MEC leverages WordPress, Joomla, Google Cloud, and other tech stacks; there may be demand for website modernization, content management optimization, cloud security, analytics, CRM integration, and email deliverability enhancements to improve member experience.

Event and Member Engagement MEC hosts major events (annual meetings, STAR Education programs) and has a focus on member involvement; opportunities exist for event tech platforms, sponsorship packages, attendee management, streaming solutions, and survey polling services to deepen engagement.